CAT IN THE HAT to Play Center for the Arts

Dr. Seuss' beloved storybook comes to life at Pepperdine University's Smothers Theatre in Malibu on Saturday, January 23 at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Tickets, priced starting at $15 for youth 17 and under, $17 for adults and $10 for full-time Pepperdine students, are available now by calling (310) 506-4522 or online at http://arts.pepperdine.edu/.

There will be a free, open to the public Family Art Day from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. before the performances, featuring hands-on art projects, backstage tours and Weisman Museum tours. Visit http://arts.pepperdine.edu/family-performances/ for more information about activities.

Based on the popular Dr. Seuss tale, The Cat in the Hat takes the beloved storybook from the page to the stage. From the moment his tall, red-and-white-striped hat appears at their door, Sally and her brother know that the Cat in the hat is the most mischievous cat they will ever meet, and the rainy afternoon is transformed by the Cat and his antics. Will their house ever be the same? Can the kids clean up before their mom comes home? With some tricks (and a fish) and Thing Two and Thing One, with the Cat in the Hat, the fun is never done.

Founded in 1977, Childsplay is a nationally and internationally respected professional theatre company whose chosen audience is children. Childsplay believes that young people deserve to experience challenging, thought-provoking theatre of the highest artistic quality. In the past 36 years, they have educated and inspired more than four million young people and families, serving an average annual audience of 200,000 students, teachers, and families.

The Lisa Smith Wengler Center for the Arts at Pepperdine University provides high-quality activities for over 50,000 people from 664 zip codes annually through performances, rehearsals, museum exhibitions, and master classes. Located on Pepperdine's breathtaking Malibu campus overlooking the Pacific, the center serves as a hub for the arts, uniquely linking professional guest artists with Pepperdine students as well as patrons from surrounding Southern California communities. Facilities include the 450-seat Smothers Theatre, the 118-seat Raitt Recital Hall, the "black box" Helen E. Lindhurst Theatre, and the Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art.