MILFORD — Read Across America Day is celebrated on March 2—the birthday of Theodore (Dr. Seuss) Geiselmto get kids excited about reading. To keep the celebration going, Milford High School Drama Club will perform “Seussical The Musical: Theatre for Young Audiences Version” during the first weekend in March.

“Seussical” is a combination of many Dr. Seuss stories such as Horton Hears a Who, The Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories, and Green Eggs and Ham.

This version of the show is geared toward a young audience and is edited from the full-length show to run about an hour and 15 minutes with no intermission.

“We did the full production of this show back in 2013, and it was such a delight that I knew it was one we should do again,” said director Carissa Meiklejohn.

“We decided on the Young Audiences Version to encourage our youngest community members to see it.”
To be considerate of bedtimes on a school night, Thursday’s opening night performance will be held at 6.

“Practically every song is a different style of music. It is so much fun and full of energy,” said Ms. Meiklejohn.

Milford High School seniors who are featured in the cast, crew, and pit orchestra include Nick Del Rossi, Kyleigh Dunlap, Jakob Faulkner, Xavier Green, Anna Hatfield, Stephen Layton, Danae Martinez Romualdo, Rowan Melvin, Victoria Nikolaeva, Sophia Sobota, Amiere Sudler, Haley Thompson, Paige Thompson, Mystery Villa, Alonzo Walker, and Cullen Young.

In addition, Milford High School students are excited to have a group of over 15 student singers from Banneker Elementary joining as the Who ensemble.

Performances will be held in the MHS auditorium on Thursday, March 3 at 6 p.m.; Friday, March 4 at 7 p.m.; and Saturday, March 5 at 1 and 7 p.m.
Tickets will be available at the door at $5 for students 18 years or younger, $6 foro senior citizens 60 and over and $8 all others.

Masks must be worn properly over the nose and mouth at all times while in the school building.

For additional information, contact producer Erica Snyder at (302) 422-1610 or esnyder@msd.k12.de.us.