Theatre Arts Department brings “Suessical” to Campbell stage

     When Horton the Elephant discovers the people of “Who” are about to engage in a civil war between those who butter their bread up and those who butter it down, he risks everything to come to their aid.
     Horton is one of a menagerie of delightful Dr. Suess characters who populate the whimsical Broadway musical “Suessical,” presented by the Campbell University Theatre Arts Department. Performances of “Suessical” are set for Friday and Saturday, Oct. 21-22, at 8 p.m.; Saturday, Oct. 22, at 3 p.m.; and Thursday, Friday and Saturday, October 27-29, at 8 p.m., in the Ellis Theater of the Rogers Fine Arts Center.
     “’Suessical’ has something for everyone,” said senior Gretchen Ross who plays one of the three “Bird Girls,” in the musical. “It combines the Dr. Suess books to form this great story set to music and narrated by ‘The Cat in the Hat.’”
     Playing Horton’s love interest, Gertrude McFuzz, is junior Amber Wynn; freshman David John Hailey plays Horton the Elephant; sophomore Jeff Enoch is The Cat in the Hat; junior Megan VenDeventer plays Mayzie LaBird; junior Charlotte Fore and freshman Amanda Holmes round out the Bird Girls; junior Brittany Kefauver is Sour Kangaroo; and Adam Hamlin, senior Jeremy Allen and Christopher Morrow, son of Campbell Choral Director Dr. Phillip Morrow, are the Wickersham Brothers. Also featured is Morrow’s daughter, Hillary, as Jo Jo.
     Tickets for “Suessical” may be reserved by calling the Campbell University Theatre Arts Box Office at (910) 893-1509 or (800) 334-4111, ext. 1509.