This show presents an opportunity to get kids’ eyes unglued from screens and directed at some quality live entertainment. The kids at Saturday’s opening performance were thoroughly amused by the antics of Elephant and Piggie. With direction from Randy White, a costume design from Alexandra Morphet and a scenic design from Shane Cinal, Cardinal has given “We Are in a Play” a slick, fun and colorful production.
La Puma’s score has an old-fashioned childish charm, matched by Berklea Going’s choreography. “We Are in a Play” features consistently strong vocal performances, with music direction by Ryan O’Connell. The cast schedule is available online at. Shannon O’Connor Starks and Aubrey Seader perform every show, while Lola Kennedy and Hadley Abram alternate performances as the third Squirelle. The two leads are supplemented by a three-person chorus of “Squirelles.” The Squirelles form a groovy trio of background singers and dancers. Both actors are animated and enthusiastic, committing to the zany, sometimes nonsensical world of Elephant and Piggie. The show stars Audie Deinlein as Piggie and Reid Henderson as Gerald the Elephant. They discover that even in a play, they can do whatever they want.
To the delight of Gerald and Piggie, the end of the script does not bring an end to the hijinks. The unfortunate part of their realization is that the end of the script is fast approaching they have only four more pages of fun before the curtain closes. Near the end of the show, Gerald and Piggie reach the mind-blowing conclusion that they have an audience and are, in fact, in a play.
“Lucky to See You” and “Ice Cream Hero” are two of the most memorable. Gerald and Piggie’s shenanigans tend to result in joyous song-and-dance numbers. The two animals go to a party, Gerald learns to dance (Gerald is the elephant), Piggie learns how to use a trumpet to speak elephant, Gerald undergoes a personal crisis due to an ice cream cone, so on and so forth. “Elephant and Piggie’s ‘We Are in a Play’” has a wild, sometimes absurd plot. Deborah Wicks La Puma composed the upbeat, jazzy score. The book and lyrics, like the original book series, are by Mo Willems. Six different books from the series are amalgamated into one storyline for the musical.Ĭardinal Stage Company is presenting “Elephant and Piggie’s ‘We Are in a Play!’” as this season’s final Cardinal for Kids show. The “Elephant and Piggie” series, authored by Mo Willems, focuses on the theme of friendship. The interspecies duo is the subject of over two dozen books, and now, a one-act musical. Elephant and Piggie are rising stars in the realm of children’s literature.
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