Arts & Entertainment

Pleasantville, Briarcliff Teens Prepare for 'Seussical'

The Summercliff Players' annual production has moved to Tarrytown for the summer while BHS undergoes renovations.

By Krista Madsen

Tarrytown’s Washington Irving School has been buzzing with color and song during odd hours with the last minute rehearsals and preparations for Seussical, a summer musical opening this week.

Check out more photos and video from a "Seussical" rehearsal on Tarrytown-Sleepy Hollow Patch.

The Summercliff Players cast and crew mostly hail from Pleasantville and Briarcliff Manor (the Briarcliff High School district campus they usually use is closed for renovations), with a few from Sleepy Hollow, one from Ossining, one from Croton and elsewhere throughout the region.

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30-plus students ranging in age from gradeschool to 21, are performing a lively version of the show in which the Cat in the Hat narrates the tale of Horton, a doubly-challenged elephant.

“Although Horton faces ridicule, danger, kidnapping, and a trial, the intrepid Gertrude McFuzz never loses faith in him," explained Director Kathleen Donovan-Warren. "Ultimately, the powers of friendship, family loyalty and community are challenged and emerge triumphant!” 

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Performances are at the Washington Irving School auditorium in Tarrytown, 103 South Broadway, on Friday, July 26 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, July 27 at 2 p.m.  and 7:30 pm.

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Seussical cast and crew:

Horton – James McCarthy (Pleasantville High School)

Gertrude – Maggie Rothberg (Croton–Harmon High School)  

Mayzie – Emily Ultan (Pleasantville High School)

Cat in the Hat – Joey Flihan (Briarcliff High School)

Jojo – Ben Trombetta (Pleasantville Middle School)

Sour Kangaroo – Liana Frasca (Pleasantville High School)

Young Kangaroo – Madeline Yasinski – Bedford Road School (Pleasantville)

Mr. Mayor – Alex Pasieka (Westlake High School)

Mrs. Mayor – Emily Apadula (The Ursuline School) 

Pleasantville:

-       Briana Marrone

-       Kim Puccia

-       Jackie Fisher

-       Casey McBride

-       Caitlin Poller

-       Jessica Santos

-       Katie Bartz

-       Leah Russo

-       Kim O’Keeffe

-       Alexandra Puccia

-       Ian Singer

-       Maureen Twomey

-       Abigail Iaconis

-       Elena Phethean 

Briarcliff:

-       Katelyn Wilson

-       Andrew van Camp

-       Kieran Roth

-       Linsey Whalen

-       Maddy Albert

-       Stephanie Vaream

-       Steven Orientale

Thornwood:

-       Lauren DeMartino

-       Lauren Martelli 

Ossining:

-       Lucas Slavin

Sleepy Hollow:

-       Olivia Edwards

-       Sonya Smith

Music, lyrics, and book by Lynn Aherns and Stephen Flaherty

Director, Kathleen Donovan-Warren, Director of Chorus and Theater at Pleasantville High School. 

Musical Direction by Nadia Rizzo

Technical Direction by James Britt

Choreography by Helen Coope 

Costumes by Norma DeSousa


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