The Pigeon Gets a Big Time Holiday Extravaganza! by Mo Willems, Adam Tobin, & Deborah Wicks La Puma
Rehearsals for our annual Theatre for Young Audiences production have begun! Fully professional theatre created especially for kids is our favorite way to spend the holiday season, and our cast and creative team are hard at work building something special for the whole family with The Pigeon Gets a Big Time Holiday Extravaganza!
Directed and choreographed by Penelope Caywood, this will be our third year in a row of producing a musical from the world of Mo Willems, following last year's Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Rock Experience, and 2024's Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical! In 2021 and 2023, we put on Elephant & Piggie's "We Are in a Play!" and can't wait to share this brand-new production with our audience!
Playing in our Upstairs Theatre December 4th through 29th, The Pigeon Gets a Big Time Holiday Extravaganza! Brings together a myriad of favorite Willems characters, including The Pigeon, Elephant Gerald, Piggie, and the Unlimited Squirrels, for terrific tunes, silly stories, and audience antics in this hilarious and heartfelt musical party that sleighs!
THE CAST & CREATIVES
The Cast & Penelope CaywoodThe cast includes Joseph Paul Branca (The Pigeon), Wendy Joseph (Piggie), Harrison Timm (Elephant Gerald), Alexa Shaheen (Zoomy & Others), Matthew Tripp (Zappy & Others), Katie Lobrot (Flappy & Others), and Jordan Soper (Zoopy & Others).
Joining Penelope Caywood on the creative team will be Janice Chan (Set Designer), Erik Reichert (Construction Supervisor), Jesse Portillo** (Lighting Designer), Sofia Paredes-Kenrick (Costume Designer), Cynthia L. Kehr Rees** (Sound Designer), Jessica Graham (Props Designer), Bridgette Lehman (Production Manager), and Maren Vonn Hansen (Rehearsal Pianist). Joining us as part of SLAC's Professional Theatre Program for Emerging Artists (PTP) will be Madeleine Phann (Asst. Sound Designer) and Serenity Singleton (Asst. Stage Manager).
PHOTOS OF OUR FIRST REHEARSAL
All Photos by Nick Fleming
**Represented by United Scenic Artists Local USA 829 of the IATSE.
