For those unfortunate folks who didn’t catch the recent PCS drama production Seussical, the story follows the two protagonists Horton the Elephant and Jojo the Who on an adventure driven by the imagination. The show’s star, Lindsey Wildman, describes it as “Horton Hears a Who on steroids” and says that it is actually 14 different Dr. Seuss stories wrapped into one coherent story with music. As for how the play went, it was spectacular thanks to this year’s strong group of singers; many cast members said they had some of the most complex costumes and sets we’ve ever had.

A real part of the wow factor was the set made up of three moving blocks with different Seuss-like patterns painted on each side for different scenes. These sets required a lot of help from the stage crew, but that was just fine because they too were dressed up as other Dr. Seuss characters and blended right in. One of the best scenes was when the entirety of Whoville piles onto one of the blocks and they sing about the story of the Lorax and the crowded block is swung around the stage.

The costumes were either a flamboyant mixture of half animal, half human clothes or a super fabulous glitter show that really brought out the chaos of Dr. Seuss. The best costume was Carla and little Ruby Hansen in matching kangaroo suits. To encourage Dr Seuss magic shenanigans, The Cat In The Hat actress Sadie Stone had to improvise multiple scenes in the show, which lead to a hilarious exchange with the devious Mr. Hansen on the second weekend Saturday show.

During the scene when The Cat In The Hat is auctioning off Horton the Elephant, Sadie calls on random people in the audience and made the mistake of calling on Mr. Hanson, who actually walked up onto the stage and offered a safeway card for Horton. Overall, the show was super exciting. Even with a smaller cast than usual and a bunch of kids getting sick, they really brought amazing energy and left you thinking about all the things you can think.