Lewis and Clark High School Presents: SEUSSICAL

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SEUSSICAL Resource Guide Table of Contents:
SEUSSICAL Synopsis
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Dr. Seuss Books Included in SEUSSICAL
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About Dr. Seuss
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Character Breakdown (listed alphabetically)
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Theatre Etiquette
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Theatre Terms
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Songs from SEUSSICAL
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Recipe for Sam-I Am’s Green Eggs and Ham (If you dare!)
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Classroom Activities
Pre-school/Kindergarten to Grade 1
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Grades 2 – 4
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Grades 5 – 8
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Grades 9+
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Before the Show Suggestions & Discussions Before Viewing SEUSSICAL
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Activities Before Viewing SEUSSICAL
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World of Seuss Word Search
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Dr. Seuss’s Who’s Whoses
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Ack! What’s that? A Yill-iga-yakk!
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Suggestions & Discussions After Viewing SEUSSICAL
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Activities After Viewing SEUSSICAL
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Lyrics and Arrangements
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Find the Habitat
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Citizen’s Duties/Responsibility/Parenthood
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SEUSSICAL cast and Web Links
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SEUSSICAL Synopsis
Seussical, a hilarious adaptation of the stories of one of the world’s most beloved authors, Dr. Seuss, brings together a
mix of characters and stories from 13 different books.
The play follows Horton the Elephant who begins a quest to save the people of Whoville, who live on a tiny speck of dust.
The Cat in the Hat narrates the story and pops up throughout the play.
Horton is daydreaming, splashing in a pool in the Jungle of Nool, when he hears a faint cry for help. It is coming from a
speck of dust and no one else can hear it! He rescues the speck, places it on a clover and decides to guard it. The other
animals, led by the Sour Kangaroo, mock him mercilessly. Gertrude McFuzz, Horton’s next door neighbor, admires his
compassion and begins to fall in love with him. She is the only animal who doesn’t make fun of him.
Horton soon discovers the dust speck is a tiny planet covered with microscopic people called Whos. They introduce
themselves and explain their predicament. They are unable to control where the dust speck flies! Horton’s resolve to
guard the dust speck is strengthened. The animals of Nool continue to make fun of Horton, but he will not ignore the
Whos in Whoville, especially little Jojo who becomes his friend. Jojo has a very large imagination that gets him into
trouble. The Cat in the Hat feeds Jojo’s imagination – leading him into one adventure after another.
Meanwhile, Gertrude has been trying to get Horton’s attention. She feels as though her one-feathered tail isn’t pretty
enough to attract Horton. Mayzie La Bird, a beautiful bird with a huge tail, convinces Gertrude to see Dr. Dake, who gives
her a pill that will make her tail grow.
Horton, while protecting the dust speck, encounters a group of rambunctious monkeys, the Wickersham Brothers. The
monkeys steal the clover and hand it off to an evil eagle, who then drops it in a huge field of clovers! While Horton
desperately searches for his clover, Gertrude, who has a new fancy tail, tries to get Horton’s attention, but with no luck.
Mayzie appears and convinces Horton to sit on her new egg for a little while. He sits and sits, and sits and sits. After
months, Mayzie still doesn’t come back, and Horton promises never to leave the egg, even if it means he can’t search for
his clover.
Without any warning, Horton and the egg are captured by hunters and sent to the circus. He sees Mayzie there, who has
been spending a very long vacation in Palm Beach. Horton asks her to take her egg back, but Mayzie decides to give the
egg to Horton, who pledges to take care of it- “I meant what I said, and I said what I meant- an elephant’s faithful, One
hundred percent.”
After a long search, Gertrude finds Horton and tells him she has found the speck of dust with
Whoville on it. But there is more trouble when the animals of Nool put Horton on trial and
threaten to boil the speck of dust. Horton entreats the Whos to make themselves heard, JoJo
gives a great yell and the animals of Nool finally hear the Whos. The court acquits Horton, and
the Sour Kangaroo decides to do her part in protecting the clover. On Who, JoJo is celebrated
for his achievement, to be honored as Thinker Non-Stop.
To everyone's surprise, the egg suddenly hatches and a tiny Elephant-Bird comes out. Horton
panics, realizing he can't teach the bird to fly, and asks Gertrude what he should do. She
responds, "I have wings, yes I can fly...you teach him earth, and I will teach him sky." They
agree to raise the child together.
Dr. Seuss Books Included in SEUSSICAL
The Cat in the Hat
Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are?
Green Eggs and Ham
Horton Hatches the Egg
Horton Hears a Who!
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
If I Ran the Circus
I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew
McElligot’s Pool
Oh, the Places You’ll Go!
Oh, the Thinks You Can Think!
The One Feather Tail of Miss Gertrude McFuzz
The Sneetches
Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories
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About Dr. Seuss
The pen name “Dr. Seuss” was chosen by Theodor Seuss Geisel (1904-1991) when he
dropped out of college to work in advertising, draw political cartoons and write
children’s books. His ironic self-granted “doctorate” title is now known around the
world by adults and children alike. He added the moniker to appease his father who
had always wanted him to become a doctor. As Dr. Seuss, he has been awarded a bevy
of prizes—including seven honourary doctorates. Although a political cartoonist,
advertisement illustrator, and Hollywood screenplay writer, it is for his children’s books
that he is so loved and well-known.
Theodor Seuss Geisel was born in 1904 on Howard Street in Springfield,
Massachusetts. Ted's father, Theodor Robert, and grandfather were brew masters in
the city. His mother, Henrietta Seuss Geisel, often soothed her children to sleep by
"chanting" rhymes remembered from her youth. Ted credited his mother with both his
ability and desire to create the rhymes for which he became so well-known. Ted left
Springfield as a teenager to attend Dartmouth College, where he became editor-in-chief
of the Jack-O-Lantern, Dartmouth's humor magazine. After being ousted as editor (following a party that broke a few school
rules), Ted continued to contribute using the pseudonym ‘Seuss’. After Dartmouth, a brief stint at Oxford University and a tour of
Europe, Ted returned home to the United States to pursue a career in cartooning. His advertisements for Standard Oil, Flit
Insecticide, and Essomarine (along with many others) were followed by a more serious turn to political cartoons, featuring
Seuss-like characters, and Ted’s unwavering opinions about World War II, American foreign policy, and other current events.
After contributing to more than 60 periodicals, and more than a thousand newspapers, Ted began to focus on writing a book- a
book that has the oft-told anecdote of being rejected 27 times! It all started in 1937 with Dr. Seuss’ first children’s book, And to
Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street. Since then Dr. Seuss divided his literary output into two categories: Big Books and the
Beginner Readers. The Big Books, like the Horton stories, have messages with a moral and ethical intent. They include Yertle
the Turtle, an anti-fascist tale of a Hitler-like turtle tyrant, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, a hymn to anti-commercialism, and
The Lorax, an ecological manifesto. The Beginner Readers include the extremely popular The Cat in the Hat and Green Eggs
and Ham and they were written to make reading fun. It is no wonder that Dr. Seuss is a favorite with teachers, librarians, social
activists and millions of people who remember their first introduction to Circus McGurkus, the Sneetches and The Cat in the Hat!
Dr. Seuss’ stories have been translated into 15 languages- over 44 children’s books have found their way into over 200 million
homes and hearts throughout the world!
Character Breakdown (listed alphabetically)
The Cat in the Hat
Citizens of Who
Dr. Dake
Fish
Gertrude McFuzz
The Grinch
Horton the Elephant
Jojo
Jungle Creatures
Mayzie La Bird
Mr. & Mrs. Mayor
The Sour Kangaroo
Vlad Vladikoff
Wickersham Brothers
Yertle the Turtle
Our narrator, the Cat brings a cheerful, exotic and exuberant form of chaos to the play popping up
everywhere and anywhere!
The Whos are a lot like you and me, only so small they can’t be seen by the human eye. They live on a
tiny planet, on a tiny speck of dust.
Dr. Dake by the lake gives Gertrude McFuzz pills for her tail to grow larger and larger, until she can’t fly
and he has to cut it off!
The inhabitants of McElligot’s Pool.
A plain bird with a one-feather tail. She is Horton’s neighbor and friend. She is loyal, kind and in love
with Horton (though he never notices her).
A citizen of Who. He’s a mean one, this Mr. Grinch.
Our protagonist – a compassionate, caring, loveable pachyderm who lives in the Jungle of Nool.
A ‘thinker’, a smart child with a very wild imagination. He lives on Who with his parents (Mr. and Mrs.
Mayor) and is always getting into trouble for having outrageous ‘thinks’.
Animals who inhabit the Jungle of Nool.
A self-centered, selfish and vain bird with a beautiful tail. She manipulates anyone she can into doing
what she wants. Mayzie isn’t all bad- she does have moments of generosity.
JoJo’s parents. Mr. Mayor has just been elected, and he and his wife are trying hard to raise a difficult
child in a difficult world. They love him dearly and try to do the right thing.
One of Horton’s neighbors. She has a lot of attitude and mocks Horton’s promise to take care of the
Whos on the dust speck because she thinks he’s crazy. The Sour Kangaroo’s baby, Young Kangaroo,
hangs out in her pouch.
A black-bottomed eagle who drops the clover with the Whos into a 100 mile wide field.
A rambunctious group of monkeys who tease, play pranks and make mischief by bullying Horton.
The Judge.
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Theatre Etiquette
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Food, drinks, candy and gum are not permitted in the theatre. If your class has packed lunches
please ensure that they stay inside backpacks until your group has left the theatre.
Please remind your students that the rest of the audience, and the actors, can hear them if they
talk during the performance, even if they whisper. Excessive movement is also distracting.
Remind your students not to approach the stage, sets or props before, after or during the show.
Please encourage your students to use the restroom facilities prior to being seated. There is no
intermission during our student matinees. Individuals who need to leave the theatre will be reseated at a convenient moment during the performance.
If anyone in your group needs to leave the theatre during the performance, we ask that you do so
through the doors at the rear of the auditorium. Students are not permitted to leave the theatre
unless accompanied by an adult.
Please note that photography and videotaping (or other video or audio recording) of this production
is strictly prohibited.
Absolutely NO CELL PHONES or I-PODS will be tolerated in the theatre. They must be off and out of
sight. This includes students, parents and teachers!
We encourage our audiences to respond to our performances; laughter is welcomed when
appropriate and applause at the end of a performance is the best feedback of all. If you really like
the performance, a way you can show the actors is by standing up and clapping (called a ‘standing
ovation’). Standing ovations are used when you think the performance was extra special and
deserving.
Enjoy the performance!
Theatre Terms
Actor
A performer who tells a story to the audience by playing a character.
Composer
A composer is a person who writes music. They will collaborate with a lyricist to create a new
song.
Director
The person responsible for guiding the actors, designers, and crew according to his or her
artistic vision. The director works with the actors and the design team to create the world of
the play.
Lyricist
A lyricist is a writer who specializes in song lyrics (words to a song). They will collaborate with
a composer to create a new song.
Stage Manager
The person responsible for making sure all of the technical aspects of a show run smoothly.
In a theatre, the Stage Manager sits in the lighting booth, behind the audience, and “calls the
show”. This means that they give cues throughout the performance to the lighting operator,
the sound technician, and to the Assistant Stage Manager.
Blocking
This is the director’s planning of the actor’s movements on stage.
Technical Rehearsal
Also called “Tech”, this rehearsal is specifically to establish and run through lighting and
sound cues. The technical rehearsal gives the technicians a chance to program the sound
and lights with actors, and it gives the actors a feel for the show with sound and lights.
Dress Rehearsal
The full running of the production before the show opens to the public.
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Songs from SEUSSICAL
1. Oh, The Thinks You Can Think
2. Horton Hears A Who
3. Biggest Blame Fool
4. Here On Who
5. How to Raise a Child
6. Oh, The Thinks You Can Think (Reprise)
7. It’s Possible
8. Alone In The Universe
9. The One Feather Tail Of Miss Gertrude McFuzz /
Amayzing Mayzie
10. Monkey Around / Chasing The Whos
11. Notice Me, Horton
12. How Lucky You Are
13. Horton Sits On The Egg
14. Egg, Nest And Tree
15. Mayzie In Palm Beach
16. Amayzing Horton
17. Alone In The Universe (Reprise)
18. Solla Sollew
19. All For You
20. The People Versus Horton The Elephant
21. Oh, The Thinks You Can Think (Finale)
22. Green Eggs And Ham (Finale Bows)
Listen to the Music with Your Class!
Seussical is a musical that is almost entirely sung through. The
story is told in lyrics more than in dialogue. Prepare your class to
hear the story sung by talking about the musicals they know.
Note how much we learn about characters and plot from the
songs in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, old classics like The
Wizard of Oz, or newer musicals like Hairspray. Listen to a song
from one of these movies, or something similar, and then
together talk about all you learn from listening to the lyrics.
Seussical: The Musical (Original Cast Recording) is available
from iTunes, Amazon, and at most local CD stores (just look in
the soundtrack section).
You can also preview the music from the show on the Amazon
site, and on the Ahrens & Flaherty (the show’s creators) website:
www.ahrensandflaherty.com
*Please keep in mind that Lewis and Clark High School’s
production of Seussical is the Jr. Version. All official recordings
of Seussical are from the original full-length Broadway
production. In the LCHS version, some of the songs are shorter,
or do not appear at all.
Recipe for SamSam-I Am’s Green Eggs and Ham (If you dare!)
If you, like Sam-I-am, also like green eggs and ham, you will like these green guacamole eggs and green glazed ham- just try them.
You can make the guacamole as mild or as spicy as you like. (If you don’t want to cook a whole ham, try making a tablespoon or two of the glaze for a
slice of the ham.) You can eat them here or there- you can eat them anywhere!
Ingredients for Ham
1 fully cooked and smoked ham, about 8 to 10 lbs
1 cup apple or mint apple jelly
3 tomatillos, husked and minced
1 cup minced cilantro leaves OR ½ cup minced cilantro leaves and ½ cup minced parsley
leaves
Ingredients for Eggs
4 ripe avocados
Juice of 2 to 3 limes
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons white onion, minced (optional)
2 serrano chilies, seeded and minced (optional)
4 ounces butter OR 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil or other light cooking oil (canola or
sunflower)
12 eggs*
*Ensure that the eggs are fully cooked before consuming to avoid foodborne illness such as
salmonella.
Directions for Ham
1. Heat ham as directed by the package instructions. Let cool to almost room temperature, about 20 minutes.
2. Mix the apple jelly and the minced tomatillos together to make a glaze. Spread the glaze all over the ham, except on the cut side.
3. Using your hands, gently pat the cilantro, or cilantro and parsley mix, into the glaze until it is solid green.
Directions for Eggs
1. Cut the avocados in half and remove the pits. With a spoon, scoop the flesh out in a bowl. Mash it with a fork, then add the lime juice and salt, and if
you want, the onions and chilies. Mix again.
2. In a large frying pan, melt the butter or heat the oil over medium heat. When hot, crack the eggs into the pan.
3. Cover the pan and cook until the yolk has a pale white film over it and is slightly to very firm*.
4. With a spatula, gently slide the eggs onto plates or a serving platter.
5. Spoon guacamole (avocado mixture) over each yolk, covering it.
(Reprinted from Green Eggs and Ham Cookbook, Recipes inspired by Dr. Seuss, by Georgeanna Brennan, ©2006 Random House Inc, New York)
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Classroom Activities (please feel free to use activities from other sections, tailored to your group’s needs)
All Students:
1. Please read and discuss the section in this Resource Guide about Theatre Etiquette.
2. Encourage your students to look at different aspects of the production. Assign a group to each of the
following, and have a discussion following the performance: Lights, Sound, Costumes, Set.
Pre-school/Kindergarten to Grade 1
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4.
Read aloud to the group from one or more of the following Dr. Seuss stories:
Horton Hears a Who!
The One Feather Tail of Miss Gertrude McFuzz
The Cat in the Hat
Discuss with the group the difference between a stage play and a movie. What might they
see when they come to the theatre? (Actors on stage, costumes, dancing, fun lights, and silly
sounds . . . etc)
To prepare your group of youngsters for their visit, have a chat about:
• quietly watching the show (and not talking to neighbors)
• clapping and laughing with the group (it’s ok to have fun!)
• the Dr. Seuss stories you have read aloud to them, so they are familiar with the
characters (Horton, the Cat)
A good movement game (great for up to grade 3):
“Let’s all be…”
Discuss moving safely, in control of one’s body, and respecting the personal space of others.
• Play some appropriate music quietly in the background
• The students move through the space without talking
• The teacher calls out something from a Dr. Seuss story that the children are familiar
with (i.e. ‘Let’s all be green eggs!’ or ‘Let’s all be Thing 2!’ or ‘Let’s all be Horton!’ etc.)
• The students move around the space acting like the person or thing until the teacher
says a new idea (you could play the game ‘moving only, no sounds’ depending on your
group.
Grades 2 – 4
1.
Read one or more of the following Dr. Seuss stories in class to familiarize the group with the characters they will
see onstage.
Horton Hears a Who!
If I Ran the Circus
Green Eggs and Ham
Oh, the Thinks You Can Think
The Cat in the Hat
• Have a discussion on adaptation, using books, film, television, and even video
games as examples. (I.e. The Grinch Who Stole Christmas is a children’s book, a
classic cartoon, and a feature-length film. The Superman comic books have led to
TV shows, books, video games, numerous films, and even a musical – just like
Seussical!)
2.
Some very important themes throughout the play are keeping one’s promise
and friendship. Have each of your students write down answers to the following
questions:
• What is a promise? Have you ever made someone a promise? Think of a time
when you kept a promise no matter what – and you were glad you did. Is keeping a
promise important even if it is really hard?
• We can find friends in all sorts of places – in classmates, neighbors, parents, and
even pets! Who is your friend? Why do you like having them as your friend?
3.
A good movement game:
Dr. Seuss Charades
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Write several Dr. Seuss’ related characters, places, things, etc. on pieces of paper.
One student silently acts out one of these ideas and others raise their hands to guess what they are doing.
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Classroom Activities (please feel free to use activities from other sections, tailored to your group’s needs)
Grades 2 – 4 Cont’d:
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WHO
Rhyme activities:
a) Have students think of words that rhyme with the following list of words. Create sentences from the
rhymes, and turn the rhymes into stories, or create a class book.
TREE
TAIL
THINK
DUST
SPECK
FLY
SING
POOL
SEUSS
b) To help students identify rhyming words, have them play Rhyme Line.
i.
Divide the class into two teams, with students acting as the judges. Each team is
then evenly divided into two lines facing the judges, line A and line B. Each judge
presides over one team. The game is a race to see which team can get through their
lines first.
ii.
At the start, the person who is at the head of line A says any one word, and the person
in line B must say a word that rhymes with it. When the judge has given the okay, the
two players run to the back of their lines and the lines move forward. Player B must
say a word that actually rhymes with what Player A said. It must also be an actual
word – no made-up words allowed! If the judge says a word doesn’t count for
whatever reason, the players must start over with a new set of words. Whichever
team gets through their entire A and B line first, wins!
iii.
After you have played the game, have students sit down and write a list of all the
rhyming words they can remember from the game. They can include new words.
Read a few passages from a Dr. Seuss book which illustrates the use of rhyme. Then
have students try their hand at writing a poem using rhyming words from their lists.
Grades 5 – 8
1. Some of Dr. Seuss’ books have very important social issues
underlying the simple children’s story. Read one of the following
books in class and discuss:
• The Lorax and the environment
• The Sneetches and civil rights/racism
• The Butter Battle Book and war
• How the Grinch Stole Christmas and commercialism
• Yertle the Turtle and fascism
2. Theodore Seuss Geisel (‘Dr. Seuss’) lived a very long interesting
life.
a. Have your students write a bibliography about Dr. Seuss
OR
b. Assign groups of students to study certain periods of Dr.
Seuss’ life, having a final assignment culminate in an
oral class presentation or performance.
3. Have students work in small groups or pairs to adapt one of Dr.
Seuss’ stories into a Reader’s Theatre script or short play. Once
the pieces have been edited and the final drafts are ‘published’,
cast and perform them!
4. Read David Smith’s award winning children’s book If the
World Were a Village and discuss it with your students. Why
is there such inequality in the world? Brainstorm.
The Lorax and an endangered Truffula Tree
The Lorax by Dr. Seuss, © 1971, Dr. Seuss Enterprises L.P.
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Grades 5 – 8 Cont’d
5. Horton promises to protect both the tiny planet of Who as well as the egg (‘A person’s a person, no matter how
small.’)
a. Study the United Nations Convention on the Civil Rights of the Child and discuss why each Right is
important and how we can protect those Rights (i.e. recess time ensures that ‘The child shall have full
opportunity for play and recreation.’)
i.
Every child,
child without any exception whatsoever, shall be entitled to these rights.
ii.
The child shall enjoy special protection,
protection and shall be given opportunities and facilities, by
law and by other means, to enable her/him to develop physically, mentally, morally,
spiritually and socially in a healthy and normal manner
manner and in conditions of freedom and
dignity.
dignity
iii.
The child shall be entitled from her/his birth to a name and a nationality.
nationality
iv.
The child shall enjoy the benefits of social security;
security he/she shall have the right to
adequate nutrition, housing, recreation
recreation and medical services.
services
v.
The child who has a physical, mental or social disability shall be given the special
treatment, education and care required by her/his particular condition.
vi.
The child, for the full and harmonious development of her/his personality, needs love and
understanding.
understanding
vii.
The child is entitled to receive education,
education which shall be free and compulsory, at least in
the elementary stages; the child shall have full opportunity for play and recreation.
recreation
viii.
The child shall in all circumstances be among the first to receive protection and relief.
relief
ix.
The child shall be protected against all forms of neglect, cruelty and exploitation
exploitation. He/she
shall not be the subject of traffic,
traffic in any form and shall not be admitted to employment
before an appropriate minimum age.
x.
The child shall be protected from racial, religious and any other form of discrimination.
discrimination
He/she shall be brought up in a spirit of understanding, tolerance, friendship among
peoples and peace.
Grades 9+
1.
2.
Some scenes in the musical Seussical are from Dr. Seuss’ children’s book Horton Hatches the Egg.
Though it is a children’s book, there is a very important message that the author is trying to convey.
a.
The problem of caring for an unborn child and infant is placed at centre stage when
Mayzie abandons her egg and Horton decides to take care of it (“I meant what I said and
I said what I meant, an elephant’s faithful one hundred percent”). Discuss stereotypes
placed on parents (single parents, ‘deadbeat’ parents, etc) and how both Mayzie and
Horton fit into either description. Is there a role reversal?
Theodor Seuss Geisel was a prominent political cartoonist during World War II.
Many of his political cartoons feature Seuss-like creatures, his biting
commentary, and his sense of humor.
a.
Download different Dr. Seuss political cartoons and distribute
them to your class.
(http://orpheus.ucsd.edu/speccoll/dspolitic/)
i.
Have each student write a brief summary of the issue
depicted (30 to 100 words). Have them note the
source of this information.
ii.
Have each student make up five questions about the
cartoon which require someone to examine the
cartoon carefully. Ask them to record their answer to
each question on a separate sheet.
iii.
Have the students switch their cartoons with a
partner, and have the partner answer each of the 5
questions. If there are any differences between the
answers, have the partners discuss.
b.
Have the students create their own political cartoons based
on current world politics, inspired by the style of Dr. Seuss.
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Before the Show
Suggestions and Discussions Before Viewing
SEUSSICAL
• One of the theses in the show is loyalty. Have your students look up the
word in the dictionary. Ask students what loyalty means to them and
discuss examples of how you can be loyal to someone.
• Dr. Seuss is known for creating nonsense words in his stories. Can you
think of any made up words you remember from his books? Listen for
them as you watch the show.
• One of the songs in the show is called “Oh, the Thinks You Can Think.”
Discuss what a think could be.
• In our play, there are fewer actors than characters. Ask your students to
observe closely to see if they can tell which actors play more than one
part.
Activities Before Viewing
SEUSSICAL
• Familiarize yourself with the characters made famous by Dr. Seuss by
completing the word search and the character matching pages using the
character drawings at the bottom of the page. (Both worksheets
included)
• Dr. Seuss stressed creativity in a way no one else had encouraged
before him. Develop your own Seussian character by completing the
drawing in your own creative way. (Worksheet included)
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Suggestions and Discussions After Viewing
SEUSSICAL
• Ask your students how the play was different from the Dr. Seuss books you
read. There are pieces of several different stories in the show. How many
different stories were used in the play?
• What were some of the nonsense words you heard in the show? Make a list of
them with their meanings.
• What does Horton do to show he is loyal? Who else is loyal in the show? Have
students relate something they have done that shows loyalty.
• Describe the planet who. What would it be like to live there?
• How do the characters change throughout the play? Gertrude? Kangaroo?
Mayzie? Horton?
• What kind of thinks did Horton and Jojo think? Why do the other characters
think they are different?
Activities After Viewing
SEUSSICAL
Music and Writing:
• Just like the creators of Seussical used music to tell the story, you too can
create Broadway-style music and lyrics. (After the Show Worksheet #1)
Science
• Seussical’s invented plants and animals still follow our earthly means of
habitation. Use this worksheet to find habitats for Dr. Seuss’ fictional
creations. (After the Show Worksheet #2)
Government and Social Values:
• In a very real way, Seussical calls us to reflect on what social responsibilities
we have as family members, friends, Americans, and citizens of earth.
Follow this activity to explore these responsibilities. (After the Show
Worksheet #3)
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Production Credits
Jojo
Cat in the Hat
Thing 1
Thing 2
Horton the Elephant
Mayzie
SEUSSICAL CAST
Charlotte Dubiel
Sage Howard
Maddy Weatherhead
Rae Marks
Zach Wymore
Juanita Andersen
BIRD GIRLS
Liz Connelly
Madison Martin
Laura McDowell
Melissa Utter
Mayor
Mrs. Mayor
Yertle the Turtle/Grinch
Vlad Vladikoff
Gertrude
The Sour Kangaroo
THE WICKERSHAMS
Chantel Furguson
Kate Janzen
Nick McConnell
Jon O’Grady
Britney Rogers
Faith Wamsley
Alex Edmonds
Ceilan Hunter-Green
Jon O’Grady
Nick McConnell
Gabby Deede
Haley BrinJones
JUNGLE ANIMALS/WHOS/FISH
Maddie Ballou
Kelsey Christensen
Ben Jones
Alexis Lancaster
Jessica Newell
Mary Ormsby
Caitlin Scott
Lizzy Stadmueller
Interesting Web Links to SEUSSICAL Resources
Lewis and Clark High School Tiger Drama
http://www.tigerdrama.com
The Official Dr. Seuss Website
http://www.seussville.com
Seussville University (tons of learning games)
http://www.seussville.com/university
Dr. Seuss Lesson Plans and Activities
http://atozteacherstuff.com/Themes/Dr_Seuss/
Dr. Seuss National Memorial
http://www.catinthehat.org
Dr. Seuss on the Web (links to other links!)
http://www.k-state.edu/english/nelp/seuss/
Make a Cat in the Hat Hat
http://www.kckpl.lib.ks.us/ys/crafts/cathat.htm
Ahrens and Flaherty Website (Listen to SEUSSICAL)
http://www.ahrensandflaherty.com
Crazy Dr. Seuss Pieces of Art
http://www.drseussart.com
Dr. Seuss Went to War: A Catalog of Political Cartoons
http://orpheus.ucsd.edu/speccoll/dspolitic
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