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Discover Fauquier September 2019

COME BACK TO

ME WITH ALL

YOUR HEART!

(Hosea)

Left the church, and feel like

you can't go back again?

Join us and fi nd a Church

that cares, that accepts and

welcomes you, and that

invites you home.

St. Andrew the Apostle Parish

is an independent Catholic

community that is Truly

Welcoming and Truly Catholic.

Join us for Mass on Sunday Mornings

at 10:45 a.m.

St. Andrew the Apostle Parish (at Grace Church)

From Warrenton take Route 643 (Meetze Rd), to a Left on Route

602 (Rogues Rd), to a Right onto Grace Church Lane

Learn more about us online at

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Just 22 miles from Culpeper

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540-347-9220

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WE ARE CLOSER

THAN YOU THINK!

The celebrated books and beloved

characters of Theodor Geisel (more

famously known as Dr. Seuss) come

alive on the Fauquier Community

Theatre (FCT) stage in Seussical the

Musical, a fantastical, magical, musical

extravaganza. These classic, colorful

tales that are loved by millions of children

(and former children) are seamlessly

brought together by all of our favorite

Dr. Seuss characters, including Horton

the Elephant, Gertrude McFuzz, Lazy

Mayzie, The Cat and the Hat, and all

of the Whos of Whoville! The musical

is a mashup of the Dr. Seuss classics,

centering especially on two: "Horton

Hears a Who" and "Horton Hatches the

Egg," and dropping in characters from at

least 15 other books, accommodating the

FCT cast of 30+ characters who sing and

dance into our memory!

The performance starts off with the song

"Oh, The Thinks You Can Think," which

introduces Bevin Hester as the Cat

in the Hat and defines the principals.

Bevin is a hoot and proves a vivacious,

loveable narrator. We also meet the

main character, Horton, the loyal and

lovable elephant (Peter Marsh). As the

story goes, Horton finds a speck of dust,

places it in a clover and discovers that

the speck houses Whoville, a village of

tiny people in distress. No one else can

hear them, and Horton suffers ridicule,

especially from the bright and sassy

Sour Kangaroo (Ashley Williams). JJ

Calavess shines as Jo-Jo, who is a Who

citizen. He captures how tough being

different can be, showing great courage

in following his own path.

Along the way, Horton is duped into

"temporarily" babysitting the egg of a

selfish, lazy bird named Mayzie (Kenzie

VanDerwerker,

who plays fun-

loving and sassy

perfectly), who

then bustles off

to Palm Beach

for an extended

vacation. The

trio of Seussian

lady birds

(Helen Messick,

Erica Davies,

and Isabella

M c D o n a l d )

follow Mayzie

Seussical

The Musical

by Christie Clark

and Gertrude around and delight the

audience wherever they go.

Horton hatches Mayzie's egg, rescues his

pint-sized pals, and ends up with lovesick

bird Gertrude McFuzz (the lovely and

talented Abby Dahl). You see, nobody

actually believes Horton hears the Who,

and it seems everyone wants to put him

away in a looney bin. The Wickersham

Brothers (Frankie Williams, Scott Pierce,

and Cary Reese), a gang of mockering

monkeys, delight in making trouble for

Horton.

As each story unfolds, you will marvel

at how relevant and profound Seuss'

subtle themes are, making this musical

one that appeals to all ages. The set is

well-designed and craftily constructed to

facilitate many complex choreographic

high kicking, lively moments designed

by Alanna Mensing. The costumes,

co-designed by Amber Kiffney, Micki

Lindquist, and Teena Stevic are bright,

delightful, and colorful and certainly add

to the vibrancy of the Seuss imagination

and creativity.

This is a show that celebrates friendship

and community as much as the power

of the individual imagination. It also

teaches the power of being unique and

the importance of fighting for your beliefs.

Dr. Seuss would be thrilled!

FCT's production of Seussical The

Musical is directed by Betsy Hansen,

produced by Brooke Lyn Clark,