Elephant & Piggie's "We Are in a Play!"

Elephant & Piggie's "We Are in a Play!" logo
Elephant & Piggie's "We Are in a Play!" logo
Elephant & Piggie's "We Are in a Play!" logo
February 11 - March 5, 2023

Book and Lyrics by Mo Willems
Music by Deborah Wicks La Puma
Based on the Elephant & Piggie books by Mo Willems

Co-Directed by Travis Monroe Neese and Tuesdai B. Perry
Choreographed by Tuesdai B. Perry
Music Direction by Henry Allan

Get ready for a musical experience, ripped from the pages of Mo Willems' beloved, award-winning, best-selling children's books, that will leave audiences doing the "Flippy Floppy Floory" dance all night long! In this vaudevillian romp, Elephant and Piggie sing and dance their way through plenty of pachydermal peril and swiney suspense.

Saturdays at 11am & 1pm
Sundays at 11am
Two Additional Saturday Performances on February 25 & March 4 at 3pm
Evening Performances on Thursday, February 23 & March 2 at 7pm

Prairie Lakes Theater
515 E. Thacker StreetDes Plaines, IL 60016

Get ready for a musical experience, ripped from the pages of Mo Willems' beloved, award-winning, best-selling children's books, that will leave audiences doing the "Flippy Floppy Floory" dance all night long! In this vaudevillian romp, Elephant and Piggie sing and dance their way through plenty of pachydermal peril and swiney suspense.

Cast

  • Gerald Bob Spidale
  • Piggie Amanda Donohoe
  • Squirelle/Dog Faith Bas
  • Squirelle/Penguin Ray Mindas
  • Squirelle Henry Gessner
  • Squirelle Sydney Hendrix
  • Squirelle Jacqueline Kotula
  • Squirelle Mackenzie Maples
  • Understudies Carolyn Sundlof Boudreau (Squirelle), Henry Gessner (Gerald), Mackenzie Maples (Piggie)

Creative

  • Co-Director Travis Monroe Neese
  • Co-Director/Choreographer Tuesdai B. Perry
  • Music Director Henry Allan
  • Scenic Design Eric Luchen
  • Costume Design Martha Shuford
  • Lighting/Sound Design Kurt Ottinger
  • Prop Design/Scenic Styling Ray Mindas
  • Hair and Wig Design Roberto Puig
  • Stage Manager Erin Versosky
  • Producer Heather Benveniste
  • Producer Debbie Szczesniak