'Seussical The Musical Jr.' Auditions For Kids In Grades 4-8 Upcoming

GUILFORD, CT — Auditions for "Seussical the Musical Jr.," being staged by Guilford Youth & Family Services' Family Theater Production, are set for Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023 from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. for kids in grades 4 to 8 at the Greene Community Center, 32 Church St., in Guilford.

Performances will be held at the Guilford High School Performing Arts Center on June 24 and 25, 2023.

There is no fee to audition, however registration is required. Call 203-453-8047 today to schedule an audition time.

And there are opportunities for Guilford High school students to be tech crew members. Contact Mike Kosko via email at koskom@guilfordct.gov or call 203-453-8047, ext. 226

The GY&FS production of Seussical Jr. The Musical is produced by Mike Kosko, directed by Matt Landry-McWilliams with Aron Smith as the Music Director.

For lots more information,visit the GY&FS 'Suessical The Musical Jr.,' page on its website here.

About Seussical the Musical Jr.

Seussical JR. begins with a young boy named JoJo who conjures up the Cat in the Hat with his powerful imagination and is whisked to the Jungle of Nool for a fantastical adventure. There, JoJo learns of the plight of the tiny citizens of Whoville, who live on a planet the size of a speck of dust. Their sole protector is Horton the Elephant, who is the only one with large and sensitive enough ears to hear them bipping and beeping and playing their oompahs. The small world is threatened by Sour Kangaroo and the Wickersham Brothers, who, in disbelief that a world could be so small, try to steal the dust-speck so they can cast it into a vat of Beezle-Nut oil. During all of this drama, Horton has not noticed that he has an admirer, Gertrude McFuzz. She blames his indifference on her one-feather short tail and endeavors to find a way to change her looks. Meanwhile, Horton's friend, Mayzie La Bird, is bored with perching on her nest, and convinces the watchful elephant to sit on her egg, so she can take a vacation. The Cat follows all of these storylines and finally casts the boy into his own as the irresponsible son of Mr. and Mrs. Mayor of Whoville, JoJo, who ultimately saves his whole tiny world with one big, imaginative "think."