QNEK Productions to Stage SEUSSICAL at Haskell Opera House

QNEK Productions, award-winning interNational Theatre Company in residence at the historic Haskell Opera House, continues their 24th season with the perfect show for the entire family, SEUSSICAL. Tony-winning writers, Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, have lovingly brought to life all of our favorite Dr. Seuss characters in a musical caper for all ages!

The Cat in the Hat serves as our guide through the wonderful world of Seuss. We enter the story of Horton Hears a Who and soon find ourselves meeting any and every kind of character from the Seuss universe including Horton the Elephant, Gertrude McFuzz, lazy Mayzie, and Jojo the Who. Oh, the places you'll as you are transported from the Jungle of Nool to the Circus McGurkus to the invisible world of the Who's and back again!

SEUSSICAL has an incredible cast featuring actors from both sides of the border. Lynn Leimer, QNEK's Founder and Artistic Director, stars as the mischievous Cat in the Hat along with Steve Gonyaw, Charli Kellaway, Josie Pearson, Ruth Ann Fletcher, Jessi Sackett, Suzanne Norwood, Tiffany Quinn, John Young and many more.

Jenny Dunne directs with choreography by Phil Gosselin and Costume design by Lisa Foster. Elisabeth Barnes Flint is the Stage Manager, Colton White the Assistant Stage Manager, Set Engineer Rick Gosselin, Light Board Operator Liam Bailey Rowe, Sound Board Operator Gaylon Handy, Lighting Consultant Dennis Ziegler, and Philippe Desormeaux is the Technical Director for the Haskell Opera House.

This production has benefit performances for two local nonprofits. Come and enjoy a wonderful show while supporting local businesses! The first is for the MAC Center on Friday, July 29th and the second is for the First Universalist Parish of Derby Line on Sunday, July 31st. There will also be a talk back with the cast and creative team on Sunday July 24th. Any and all ticket holders are welcome to come for this questions and answer session following the show.

QNEK's production of SEUSSICAL, underwritten by Paul Decelles Financial Strategies and Jeanne Boisvert, plays at the Haskell Opera House July 21 - 31, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 7:30, Sundays at 2. Tickets are available by calling the QNEK Box Office at 802-334-2216, reserving by email at qnek.com, by advance purchase online or by phone at catamountarts.org and the Catamount Arts Box Office at 888-757-5559, and by advanced purchase at the MAC Center for the Arts in downtown Newport. Oh, the thinks you can think at SEUSSICAL!

Pictured: Top - Jessi Sackett, John Young, Tiffany Quinn, Steve Gonyaw; Center - Lynn Leimer; Bottom - Ruth Ann Fletcher, Josie Pearson, Charli Kellaway.