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Music by STEPHEN FLAHERTY Book by LYNN AHRENS and STEPHEN FLAHERTY

Lyrics by LYNN AHRENS Co-Conceived by LYNN AHRENS, STEPHEN FLAHERTY and ERIC IDLE

December 6, 2013 to January 5, 2014

The Waterfront Theatre on Granville Island

(1412 Cartwright Street)

IN A NUTSHELL: The award winning musical is back due to audience demand! In this colorful

tale, Horton the Elephant reminds us that a person’s a person no matter how small when he befriends

young Jojo and saves Whoville. Along the way, Mayzie LaBird, the Sour Kangaroo, and everyone in

the Jungle of Nool learn that it takes a community working together to solve problems. Oh, the things

you can think when you think about Seuss!

TICKETS – Adults $29, Students with ID/Seniors $25, Youths (Ages 3‐17) $15. Discounts

Available for groups of 10 or more. Call 604.685.6217 or purchase online at

www.carouseltheatre.ca.

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Based on the Works of DR. SEUSS

The Company of SeussicalTm 2010

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About Carousel Theatre for Young People Carousel Theatre for Young People is in its 38th season of creating and producing theatre specifically

for young people. Each season approximately 40 000 young people and their families benefit from

CTYP’s programming. In continuation with its partnership with VOCALEYE, CTYP will once again

offer special audio-described performances and a special touch tour to blind and low-vision patrons.

The company has received 12 Jessie Awards and 60 nominations in the Theatre for Young Audiences

category in the past five seasons. Carousel Theatre plays a unique role in the ecology of

our community, and is the only theatre company in BC that produces a fully

professional season of mainstage programming especially for young people.

About CTYP’s Seussical TM CTYP’s production of SeussicalTM swept the 2008 Jessie Awards winning 3 awards in the

Theatre for Young Audience’s category, including Outstanding Production.

“An affectionate tribute to one of the world’s most beloved purveyors of nonsense, Seussical is full of

colour, rhyme, and magic.” (Kathleen Oliver, The Georgia Straight)

“Kids will love the colorful fun and parents can be happy that the zaniness is mixed with nice

messages.” (Peter Birnie, The Vancouver Sun)

“...Carousel Theatre’s Carole Higgins stages a highly polished professional production wrapped up

like a shiny Christmas gift.” (Jerry Wasserman, Vancouverplays.com)

Director’s Notes: Carole Higgins Welcome to the return of our beloved Seussical. Our charming little musical has captured the hearts

of thousands of young people and families, so much so that audiences have clamored for its return.

The stories of Dr. Seuss are some of the most heart-warming, profound books ever written. The word

play, delightful rhymes and boundless imagination of these stories have put smiles on our faces and

songs in our hearts.

In the midst of all the fun that is Seussical is a simple, sweet story in which an elephant, a boy, a bird,

some monkeys, a kangaroo, a zebra and a host of animals come together to live in harmony and to

protect a little universe.

We live in a complicated, busy world with complicated problems. Dr. Seuss reminds us to slow

down, see those around us, to reach out and offer a hand to those in need. It is a message we can all

take to heart and come together to help make our world a gentler, happier place because… ‘a person’s a person no matter how small’.


Synopsis SEUSSICAL™ brings together an assortment of colorful characters and fantastical stories from

thirteen Dr Seuss books into one lively production that’s sure to have everyone laughing out loud.

The Cat is the Hat, one of Dr Seuss’s most well loved and mischievous characters, can be seen

throughout the play as he narrates the story and encourages Jojo, a small inquisitive child in

Whoville, to embark on a whirlwind of wild adventures.

The play begins in the Jungle of Nool where Horton the Elephant accidentally stumbles upon an entire

world of tiny beings living on a speck of dust. These beings, the Whos, beg Horton for help as they

are unable to control where their speck ends up and so are always at the mercy of chance. Horton

agrees to help the Whos and places their speck on a clover that he carefully guards voicing his

resolve with, “A person’s a person no matter how small.” Unfortunately none of Horton’s fellow jungle

animals can hear the Whos and so, led by Sour Kangaroo, mock him mercilessly for his devotion

towards the dust speck; all except, Gertude McFuzz, Horton's next door neighbor, who admires his

compassion and begins to fall in love with him.

The Wickersham brothers, a rambunctious group of monkeys, tease Horton, steal his clover and hand

it over to an evil eagle that drops the clover into an entire field of identical clovers. While Horton

desperately searches for his clover Gertrude, in a desperate attempt to capture Horton’s attention,

takes a pill to make her tail feather grow but overdoes it with alarming results. Mayzie La Bird, a

glamorous and narcissistic bird, convinces the kind-hearted Horton to sit on her new egg while she

takes a vacation. Horton makes a promise to protect the egg, even if it means he can no longer

search for his clover, and does so for month after month. He repeats the famous words, “I meant what

I said and I said what I meant. An elephant's faithful one-hundred percent!” Eventually Horton and his

egg are captured and sold to the circus in Palm Beach where they are reunited with the errant

Mayzie who decides to give the egg to Horton to look after forever.

Gertrude then tells Horton that she has finally found

his speck of dust. However the other animals have

had enough of the elephant’s eccentric behavior

and threaten to boil the speck of dust. Horton

entreats the Whos to make themselves heard and

at last JoJo gives a great yell that allows everyone

to hear the Whos. From then on all the animals

agree to look after the Whos with Horton.

Suddenly the egg hatches and out of it flies an

elephant-bird who looks just like the elephant who

cherished it all those months. Gertrude happily

agrees to help the ecstatic Horton raise the little

elephant-bird as she sings, "I have wings, yes I can

The Company of Seussical Tm 2010 fly...you teach him earth, and I will teach him

sky."And so everything is now perfect in the Jungle of Nool, in the heat of the day, in the cool of the

pool…


Carousel Theatre for Young People presents

SEUSSICAL TM

December 6, 2013 to January 5, 2014

At the Waterfront Theatre (1412 Cartwright Street on Granville Island)

For Ages 3+

Carousel Theatre for Young People’s favorite holiday musical is back by popular demand! This

three-time Jessie Award winning show, including Outstanding Production in the TYA category, is

sure to once again captivate audiences of all ages with its seat-dancing melodies, stunning

costumes, and dazzling set!

The host of beloved characters, including loveable Horton the Elephant, the mischievous Cat in the

Hat, and shy, little Gertrude McFuzz, return to The Waterfront Theatre from December 6, 2013

to January 5, 2014 to remind us that a person’s a person no matter how small. Complete with

energetic dance numbers choreographed by Melissa Young and eye-catching puppets and

props designed by Heidi Wilkinson, SEUSSICAL™ is a holiday treat “wrapped up like a shiny

Christmas gift.”Jerry Wasserman (VancouverPlays.com)

Artistic and Managing Director and SEUSSICAL™ Director Carole Higgins welcomes back

Greg Armstrong-Morris and Melissa Oei who appeared in Carousel Theatre’s 2010

production and now return as Horton and Zebra/Mrs. Mayor. Lucas Testini, who has outgrown

his previous role of JoJo also returns to professionally perform beside his sister, Amanda Testini,

for the first time! 11 year-old Nathan Piasecki joins the cast as young Jojo in his CYTP debut

and CTYP favorite Kayla Dunbar returns to the stage alongside Meghan Anderssen,

Lauren Bowler, Timothy E. Brummund, Anton Lipovetsky, and Troy McLaughlin.

The playfulness and whimsy of SEUSSICAL™ are brought to life by Musical Director Steven

Greenfield, Pianist Patrick N. Ray, Set-Designer Alison Green, Costume Designer Barbara

Clayden, Lighting Designer Itai Erdal, and Lighting Director Jeff Harrison. Stage Manager

Rebecca Mulvihill, Apprentice Stage Managers Jennifer Wilson and Noelle Sediego,

Production Assistant Ashley Noyes, Head of Wardrobe Darryl Milot, Technical Director Al

Frisk and Technical Assistant Jason Smith complete the award-winning creative team.

Public Performances: Dec 6 – 20

School Matinees: Dec 4-20

Preview Performances (Reduced Rate Tickets Available): Dec 6 @ 7pm & Dec 7 @ 10am

Opening Night: Saturday Dec 7 @ 7pm

Dress Up Performance: Dec14 @ 2pm

All Ages Performance: Dec 23 @ 10am, Dec 31 @ 10am & Jan 2 @10am

Vocal Eye Performance: December 8 @2pm


The Company

Meghan Anderssen: Sour Kangaroo, Who, Fish

Meghan is delighted to be back with Carousel Theatre for Young People

after spending two seasons cloaked in green and black as The Wicked

Witch in The Wizard of Oz. Past credits include: Fiddler on the Roof and

...Spelling Bee (Western Canada Theatre); Hairspray (Arts Club); The

Marvelous Wonderettes (Hey Look! It’s a Co-op); Guys and Dolls

(Chemainus); Annie Get Your Gun and Thoroughly Modern Millie (TUTS);

Somewhere In The World...(Charlottetown Fest.) In her “spare time”

Meghan is also a dance instructor and choreographer. Meghan is a UBC

graduate (B.A. in Dramaturgy).

Greg Armstrong-Morris: Horton the Elephant In this -- his 4th visit to the Jungle of Nool -- Greg is thrilled to don the

Horton Toque. Previously with Carousel Theatre for Young People:

Wizard of Oz (Wizard/Professor Marvel). Elsewhere: Singin' in the Rain

(Roscoe Dexter, Chemainus), The Zoo Story (Peter, Teatro Chaos --

Santiago, Chile), Spelling Bee (Barfée, Western Canada), La Cage aux

Folles (Albin/Zaza, Playhouse -- Jesse Award), True Love Lies (Kane,

Touchstone), [title of show] (Hunter, Equity Co-op -- Jesse Nomination),

Tiny Replicas (Jude, ZeeZee Theatre), Lord of the Rings (Bilbo

US/ensemble, Mirvish), Love's Labours Lost (Nathaniel, Bard on the

Beach), Hedwig & the Angry Inch (Hedwig, Hoarse Raven)."

Lauren Bowler: Mayzie LaBird, Who, Fish

Lauren is so happy to be a part of the Seussical team for the first time,

and is grateful to Carole, Steven, and Melissa (aka Deb) for the

opportunity. Lauren was recently seen in White Christmas, High Society

(Jessie Award nomination), Blood Brothers, and Gypsy (all for Arts Club

Theatre); Fiddler on the Roof (Western Canada Theatre); Chelsea Hotel

(Firehall Arts Centre, Persephone); The Drowsy Chaperone (Vancouver

Playhouse, Citadel, National Arts Centre). Lauren sings with Famous

Players Band, and does motion capture, primarily for the Barbie movies.

Thank you for joining us in the wonderful world of Seuss!


Timothy E. Brummund: Mr. Mayor, Wickersham

Monkey Timothy is honoured to be returning to Carousel Theatre for Young

People for Seussical! He is an accomplished theatre, voice-over and

film/TV actor and is a graduate of the Grant MacEwan Theatre Arts

Program. Career highlights include Guard/The Voice of Oz in The

Wizard of Oz (CTYP), Lieutenant Schrank in West Side

Story (Vancouver Opera), The Light in the Piazza (Patrick Street

Productions), Mamma Mia! (Mirvish Productions), the Voice of Audrey

II in The Little Shop of Horrors (Arts Club, Citadel Theatre) and Clown

One in The 39 Steps (Chemainus Theatre). For Lindy, Caela, Kieryn,

Thomas and William. XOXO

Kayla Dunbar: Gertrude, Who, Fish, Dance Captain Kayla Dunbar is simply tickled to be back at Carousel Theatre for

Young People exploring the whimsical world of Dr. Seuss. Acting credits

include: Avenue Q, High Society, Hairspray (Arts Club), Stationary

(Delinquent Theatre), Cat In The Hat, The Wizard Of Oz, A Year With

Frog And Toad (CTYP), The Crucible, 1984, The Comedy Of Errors,

Secret In The Wings (Studio 58), Hello Dolly, West Side Story, 42nd

Street (RCMT), Oliver! (Vancouver Playhouse), Grease, Annie (TUTS),

Emily (Gateway), and You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown (Blockhead

Productions). She was choreographer for the new musical The Park at

Studio 58 and choreographer for the new musical Stationary with

Delinquent Theatre. Kayla is a proud graduate of Studio 58. Next up

she will return to her alma matter to choreograph their production of

Grease.

Anton Lipovetsky: The Cat in the Hat Anton is thrilled to make his Carousel Theatre for Young People debut! Past

performing credits include My Funny Valentine (ZeeZee/Firehall), The

Unplugging (Arts Club), Countryside Christmas (Chemainus Theatre), FLOP!

(Delinquent Theatre) and, for the last two summers, the Bard on the Beach

Shakespeare Festival. He is the recipient of the 2011 Mayor's Arts Award

for Emerging Theatre Artist, the 2012 Jessie Award for Most Promising

Newcomer and his work as a composer and musical director for Virtual

Stage earned him the 2013 Jessie Award for Outstanding Composition. In

February, he will perform in the new musical Tiny Music at the Chutzpah

Theatre Festival. Anton is a graduate of Studio 58.


Troy McLaughlin: Wickersham Monkey, Who, Fish A native of Richmond, Virginia, Troy has spent most of his career

playing non-human characters and is excited to be doing it again.

Locally he has done Beauty and the Beast, Miss Saigon, and The

Producers. He has toured the world performing, choreographing and

teaching for stage, film, and t.v. Highlights include The Lion

King (Disney Theatrical), Starlight Express (Really Useful Group),

Dancing in the opening of the 2010 Olympics, asst. in creating flying

sequences for Broadways Spiderman, Director/Choreographer at

Norwegian Cruise Lines, creating the B.C. tap Anthem "The West Coast

Riff", Jesus Christ Superstar (Choreographer/TUTS), The Siegfried & Roy

Show, The Radio City Rockettes, Manhattan Tap, and entertaining the

troops for the US Department of Defense. Troy has created a program

called Troy's Bop Shop that offers dance to studios, public and private schools. (www.bopshop.ca)

Melissa Oei: Zebra, Mrs. Mayor Melissa is delighted to be back for her seventh straight season

performing with Carousel Theatre for Young People where she

previously appeared in Love You Forever, Aesop's Fables, and Arthur

Boy King. She is a graduate of Studio 58 and has performed with

Arts Club, Citadel Theatre, Theatre North West, TUTS, United Players,

Kaleidoscope Theatre, and Caravan Stage Company among others.

This Spring Melissa will play Vivie in Alley Theatre's production of

Mrs.Warren's Profession. Melissa is also a theatre instructor with

CTYP's theatre school and Teen Shakespeare Program. Many thanks

as always to Carole, the Carousel ladies, and her other half Gaelan.

Nathan Piasecki: Jojo Nathan’s ecstatic to make his Carousel Theatre for Young People

debut! He has performed with RCMT (Oklahoma, Hello Dolly, Will

Rodgers Follies), TUTs (Music Man, Bye Bye Birdie), Footlight

Theatre (Wizard of Oz, A Whole Lotta Latkes, Of Course There Are

Fairies, Joseph) and Fraser Valley Gilbert & Sullivan Society.

Nathan has also appeared in film & television. He studies with Tri-

Cities Dance Centre & Sandi Siemens (vocal). He is a graduate of

Tarlington Training’s Professional Showcase Program, has

performed with Gotta Sing Gotta Dance and also trained with

Lindbjerg Academy. He thanks the entire Seussical team and his

family for their support.

http://www.bopshop.ca/


Amanda Testini: Impala, Who, Fish After flying kites in Carousel Theatre for Young People's production of

The Cat in the Hat last spring, Amanda could not be more excited to be

back in the land of Seuss! Amanda's recent credits include Joe Segal: An

Extraordinary Life (Infinity Films), Nine (Randolph Academy), The House

of Bernarda Alba (Toronto Fringe Festival), as well has appeared

onstage with Theatre Under the Stars, Uncle Randy Productions, and

Footlight Theatre. “Think and wonder, wonder and think.” - Dr. Seuss

Lucas Testini: Wickersham Monkey, Who, Fish

Lucas Testini is thrilled to be back doing Seussical for the 4th time, and

reprising his role as a Wickersham monkey for the 3rd time. Lucas has

been in many Carousel Theatre for Young People productions, including

A Christmas Carol, where he played the role of Tiny Tim, and Peter Pan,

where he played Michael Darling. When Lucas is off the stage, you can

usually find him playing competitive soccer, or walking his dog.

Creative Team

Barbara Clayden: Costume Designer

Barbara Clayden has been a theatre artist for over 30 years, designing

costumes and sometimes sets for various theatre and dance companies

around Vancouver, including the Arts Club Theatre, Blackbird Theatre,

Mortal Coil, Neworld Theatre, Presentation House, Pi Theatre, Rumble, and

Theatre Replacement. She has been nominated for numerous Jessie

Richardson Awards for Outstanding Costume Design and won a few along

the way. Barbara has designed costumes for several Carousel shows

including Arthur Boy King, The Wizard of Oz, and Robin Hood


Masae Day: Piano Two

Masae is happy to be back playing the piano in red pajamas! After

graduating from UVic with a BMus in violin, she got sidetracked into

theatre and liked it so much she stayed. She also appeared as a

musician in The Tempest (Bard on the Beach), and worked as music

director for The Road to Canterbury (Itsazoo) and The Suicide (Douglas

College). Recent acting credits include Dracula and A Pretty Girl at the

Chemainus Theatre Festival; and Balm in Gilead, Spring Awakening, The

Government Inspector, and Attempts On Her Life at Studio 58, where she

graduated last spring

Al Frisk: Technical Director

Al, a graduate from UBC’s Technical Theatre & Design program, is

thrilled to be working on Seussical once again. He has designed

several sets for Carousel Theatre for Young People including Arthur:

Boy King, Pharaoh Serket, Robin Hood, and The Odyssey and recently

designed the set for Jack & The Bean for Presentation House. Al is also

a founding partner of Scene Ideas, which does a variety of construction

and production management projects. Some of our recent jobs include

the Times of India Film Awards, Michael Buble’s 2012 Christmas

television special Home For The Holidays and Rick Hansen’s Celebration

25 benefit concert. www.sceneideas.ca

Alison Green: Set Designer Alison is thrilled to be designing again for this wonderful company. She

has designed for the Arts Club Theatre, the Playhouse Theatre

Company, Vancouver Opera, Pacific Opera, and the Belfry Theatre.

Recent projects include Mary Poppins, My Turquoise Years, Intimate

Apparel, and Hairspray(Arts Club); Death of a Salesman, This,

Dangerous Corner (Playhouse); Seussical, The Secret World of

Og (Carousel Theate for Young People);The Rape of Lucretia,

Idomeneo (Pacific Opera); The Dream Healer (UBCOpera

Ensemble). She has recently retired from the faculty of the UBC

Department of Theatre and Film, and is a member of the Associated

Designers of Canada.

http://www.sceneideas.ca/


Steven Greenfield: Musical Director

Born and raised in Calgary, Steven has been based out of Vancouver

since 2006. As a musical director, credits include Carousel's productions

of Seussical and The Wizard of Oz, as well as The Spitfire Grill (Pacific)

and Edges (Streamlight), for all of which he has received Jessie and

OVATION! Nominations and awards. As an actor, credits include

Ordinary Days and 'Moist' in Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (Relephant),

The Spitfire Grill (Pacific), 'Thomas Andrews' in Titanic (TUTS), West Side

Story (Vancouver Opera) and The Musicals of Musicals! (Fighting

Chance). Thanks to Carole and Melissa. Special thanks to family, friends

and JvR.

Jeff Harrison: Lighting Director Jeff has designed lighting over 75 shows in Vancouver and

internationally, and has been nominated for 8 Jessie Richardson

Awards including one win for his work with Carousel Theatre for

Young People. He is a graduate of SFU’s School for the Contemporary

Arts and attended the Banff Centre for the Performing Arts. Past design

credits include: Wizard of Oz, Cat in the Hat, Arthur: Boy King. In

2014 he will become the Technical Director of Ballet BC. Jeff is a

member of the Associated Designers of Canada.

Carole Higgins: Artistic and Managing Director Carole is celebrating her 13th season as Artistic Director of CTYP.

Her many directing credits include The Cat in the Hat, The Wizard of

Oz, Birdbrain, A Year with Frog and Toad, Seussical, The Big

League, Peter Pan and many other plays for Carousel Theatre for

Young People, and ‘Nucklehead Fever for Western Canada Theatre

and TheatreOne. She also heads the faculty of CTYP’s Teen

Shakesepeare Program. Over the years, her directing work has been

honoured with two Jessie Awards and six Jessie Nominations. She

clearly remembers the magic of seeing her first play at age three.


Itai Erdal: Lighting Designer Itai Erdal has designed over 200 shows for such companies as:

Stratford Festival, Vancouver Playhouse, Arts Club, Bard on the

Beach, Citadel, Volcano, Factory, Tarragon, Neworld, Electric

Company and Theatre Replacement. He has won the Jack King

award in 2005, a Dora award in 2007, the Dublin Fringe Design

Award in 2008, Jessie Richardson awards in 2003, 2009 & 2011

and Victoria's Critics' Choice Spotlight Award in 2012. Itai’s one-

man show How to Disappear Completely (The Chop), won the best

director award at Summerworks Festival, and has toured to Seattle,

Victoria, Toronto, Stratford and Portland, OR. Itai is the artistic

director of The Elbow Theatre. www.itaierdal.com.

Darryl Milot: Head of Wardrobe Darryl wasn't around for the previous editions of Seussical, so

opening the boxes and pulling out all the amazing costumes was like

an early Christmas! This is Darryl's 3rd season as Head of Wardrobe

for Carousel Theatre for Young People, and he hopes you enjoy this

wacky musical as much as he has enjoyed bringing it back to the

stage!

Rebecca Mulvihill: Stage Manager Rebecca is delighted to be back at Carousel Theatre for Young

People, having stage managed last season's Arthur: Boy King, and

worked as assistant stage manager on The Wizard of Oz. Other

recent credits include Fall Away Home (Boca Del Lupo), Kayak (Alley

Theatre), A Craigslist Cantata (Arts Club), Mimi (Touchstone Theatre),

and two seasons at Bard on the Beach. Rebecca has also worked

with Theatre Junction, The Belfry Theatre, Kaleidoscope Theatre, and

Green Thumb Theatre, and has stage managed many festivals and

events around BC. She is a graduate of the University of Victoria.

http://www.itaierdal.com/


Ashley Noyes: Production Assistant, Child Chaperone

Ashley is delighted to be joining Carousel Theatre for Young People on

Seussical after having spent two summers with the company’s Teen

Shakespeare Program. She is a graduate of Theatre at UBC. Favourite

credits include: Hamlet, The Tempest (Carousel Theatre for Young People),

Seascape with Sharks and Dancer, Closer (Shift Theatre Society), The Bomb-

itty of Errors (Twenty-Something Theatre), Salt Water Moon (Ridickulous

Theatre), Miss Cosmos (Bright Young Theatre), Bye-Bye Birdie (TUTS) and A

Little Creation (Theatre at UBC).

Patrick N. Ray: Piano One Following his award-eligible performances as Thing 2 in Seussical and the

voice of Toto in The Wizard of Oz, Patrick makes his much-anticipated

return to Carousel Theatre for Young People, this time as Thing 1 (thanks

to a court-ordered promotion). Seriously though, there's nowhere he

would rather spend the holiday season than with the talented folks at

CTYP. Plus the show provides him with a much-needed break from

waking up at noon each day. After earning diplomas in piano

performance from the Royal Conservatory and the London College of

Music, Patrick is finally putting his skills to good use. As usual, he is

dedicating this show to an attractive young lady that he has yet to meet.

Noelle Sediego: Apprentice Stage Manger, Studio 58

Student Noelle is a Vancouver born and based theatre artist who is currently in

her graduating semester at Studio 58. Some of her passed roles at Studio

58 include Stage Managing Spring Awakening directed by David

Hudgins and A Midsummer Night’s Dream directed by Scott Bellis. Noelle

is so very excited to be joining with Carousel Theatre for Young People in

Seussical as an assistant stage manager and she hopes you enjoy the

show!

Jason Smith: Technical Assistant

Jasan, aka Swing, is excited to be back working with Al and Jeff on

Carousel Theatre for Young People’s production of Seussical! A graduate

of the 2010 Douglas College Stagecraft program specializing in set

construction, Swing has gone on to work for such companies as Scene

Ideas, Brand Live, and the Massey Theatre. Enjoy the show!


Heidi Wilkinson: Prop Designer Heidi has been a set designer, props builder/puppet maker for over 17

years. She has just wrapped up her 15th season as head of props with

Bard the Beach and she currently teaches in the theatre program at

Capilano University. You have seen her work at Carousel Theatre for

Young People in numerous productions and she is so excited to be

Seussing it up again with this fantastic crew. She has received 4 Jessie

Awards and 8 nominations for her work and she recently won best

production design at the 2013 Greater Vancouver Zone Festival.

Jennifer Wilson: Apprentice Stage Manager Jennifer Wilson is a student at Simon Fraser University. She is studying theatre

production with a focus in Stage Managing. Recent credits are lighting designer

for Tomorrow, Today (SFU Blackbox) and apprentice stage manager for Arthur:

Boy King with Carousel Theatre for Young People. Enjoy the show!

Melissa Young: Choreographer Melissa is excited to be back choreographing Seussical! Recent

choreography credits include: The Wizard of Oz, A Year with Frog and

Toad (Carousel Theatre for Young People) As You Like It, The Comedy of

Errors (Bard on the Beach,) Oklahoma!(Chemainus Theatre Festival.) As

an actress, Melissa has appeared in Guys and Dolls (Chemainus

Theatre,) High Society, Disney's Beauty and the Beast, The Producers,

Gypsy (Arts Club.) Additionally, Melissa works as a Motion Capture

actress on various Barbie movies. She has been nominated for six Jessie

Awards.

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