TucsonStage Blog: First Stages TYA presents Dr. Seuss's The Cat in the Hat

Thursday, April 17, 2014

First Stages TYA presents Dr. Seuss's The Cat in the Hat

First Stages – Theatre for Young Audiences

PRESENTS

Dr. Seuss's The Cat in the Hat

April 18-27, 2014, Cabaret Space, Temple of Music and Art, 330 S. Scott Ave. 6 performances Adapted and Originally Directed by Katie Mitchell
Based on the book by Dr. Seuss

Directed by Katie Bucher
Featuring Brian Levario as The Cat,
Eddie Diaz at The Fish
Cisiany Olivar and Carrie Silverman as
Thing 1 & Thing 2
Shira Maas and Bradford Hill

From the moment his tall, red-and-white-striped hat appears around the door, Sally and her brother know that THE CAT IN THE HAT is the funniest, most mischievous cat they have ever met. With the trickiest of tricks and craziest of ideas, he is certainly fun to play with. And he turns a rainy afternoon into an amazing adventure. But what will mum find when she gets home...? A lively, engaging "play with sound effects" for performance by adults for young children. Not a word has been touched or added to Dr. Seuss's classic, ensuring anyone who's read the story will be transported into the world they've always imagined. Sally and the Boy are stuck inside, as the sun refuses to shine and day turns to wet and cold. Sally and Boy are not happy with being stuck in the house but fear they must resign to a life of sitting, sitting, and more sitting! As the children fall asleep of boredom, we meet the Fish. Fish is swimming and splashing about in his bowl, dreaming of fanciful adventures with whales. Then, a whistle is sounded and something goes “bump.” The children and Fish are startled! What could it be? They come to find that it is the Cat in the Hat. He has arrived to bring fun back into their life. The Cat proclaims that he knows “some new tricks.”