A person's a person no matter how small.

NOVEMBER 1-10

STONER THEATER

SPONSORED BY

about the play

Join Horton the Elephant, Gertrude McFuzz, Mayzie La Bird, The Cat in the Hat and more of your favorite Dr. Seuss characters in one fantastical musical extravaganza from the Tony Award winning creators of Ragtime and Once On This Island.
 

When Horton the Elephant hears a small noise and discovers a world called Whoville on a tiny speck of dust, he embarks on the adventure of a lifetime to save the Whos and prove that a person’s a person, no matter how small.

Narrated by the Cat in the Hat, this 70-minute journey takes audiences to the Jungle of Nool, the Circus McGurkus, McElligott’s Pool & Solla Sollew as Horton, along with his friends JoJo and Gertrude McFuzz, learn the powers of friendship, loyalty and the imagination.

performances

Friday, November 1, 7:30 PM

Saturday, November 2, 2:00 PM

Saturday, November 2, 7:30 PM

Sunday, November 3, 2:00 PM

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Thursday, November 7, 7:30 PM

Friday, November 8, 7:30 PM

Saturday, November 9, 2:00 PM

Saturday, November 9, 7:30 PM

Sunday, November 10, 2:00 PM

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Approximate Run Time:

   75 minutes with no intermission
 

Recommended for ages 5+​

artists

tickets

CAST

JoJo..........DAWSON HUINKER*

Cat in the Hat..........RIDGE RUTHERFORD*

Horton the Elephant..........HUNTER WEST

Mr. Mayor..........DRAKE CARNEY

Mrs. Mayor..........SYDNEY BERGER

Gertrude McFuzz..........GRETA PAULSEN

Mayzie La Bird..........ELIZABETH JAMES

Sour Kangaroo..........LANA RUEGG*

Young Kangaroo..........MARYN ENGEL*

Wickersham Brother..........KALEB BEDWELL*

Wickersham Brother..........NOAH LIN NYGUARD

Wickersham Brother..........EVIE SMITH

Bird Girl..........ZOE ELIZABETH BALL*

Bird Girl..........CALEB OLSON-DANIEL

Bird Girl..........LILY SHELLEDY*

Yertle the Turtle..........GBOMI KAYODE

Vlad Vladikoff..........LARS OREDSON*

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JUNGLE OF NOOL CITIZENS

MADELLINE RUBY DE MEYER

FLYNN MCIVER*

EMERY BLACKFORD*

JOSIE HOUSTON*

LARS OREDSON*

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WHOVILLE CITIZENS 

CORLEY BLACKFORD*

LYDIA LEANNE DAVIS*

MAGGI DOUD*

CAMDEN ENGEL*

AMELIA HOFFMAN*

STELLA HOGAN*

ABI HOUSTON*

GBOMI KAYODE

VAUGHN MCIVER

JEANELLA MCKINNEY*

D'LICHA MUSTIN*

OWEN NICOLINO

LILLIAN SCHULTHEIS*

RACHEL TALLEY*

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*DMYAT DEBUT

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Director & Choreographer..........HALEY MELZ

Music Director..........FRANCINE GRIFFITH

Stage Managers..........SAMANTHA MELZ & JULIE HOWLAND

Scenic & Lighting Designer..........CHRIS HANIAN

Costume Designer..........MADELYNNE STRAKER-SEAY*

Props Designer..........DEB KORTE

Design Mentors..........BRANDON KAIR & SUSANNA DOUTHIT

Artistic Director..........DAVID A. VANCLEAVE

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*Design Apprentice

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INDIVIDUAL TICKETS:

Students | Seniors:  $19.50

Adults:  $24.50

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STONER SERIES SEASON TICKETS

Students | Seniors:  $50

Adults:  $65

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FLEX 15

$275

includes 15 vouchers to be redeemed for any 2019-2020 DMYAT performance

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Online: DMPA.org

By phone: 515.246.2300

In person: Civic Center Ticket Office

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venue

Stoner Theater, 221 Walnut Street

Des Moines, Iowa 50309

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Please enter through the Ticket Office entrance at 2nd & Walnut. Your ticket must be scanned upon entry; please have it printed or ready on your device.

All seating is general admission.

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PARKING

There is limited free parking on the downtown bridges, just east of Des Moines Performing Arts and plenty of metered parking surrounding the area. There are parking ramps at 4th & Grand and 3rd & Court.

DINING

Visit our friends at Court Avenue Restaurant and Brewing Company before or after the performance to further support DMYAT! Simply show your server your DMYAT ticket or Standing Ovation playbill and CABCo will donate 10% of your bill to DMYAT! It's that easy!

media

"A Magical Evening That Reminds You of the Power of Theatre & Imagination!"

BroadwayWorld Review

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"Fun is so fun, so run, run, run, to Seussical Jr.!"

Culture Buzz Review

Ridge Rutherford as the Cat in the Hat. Photos by Brandon James Photography.