Carousel Theatre: The Cat in the Hat
byCarousel Theatre for Young People presents The Cat in the Hat, based on the beloved book by Dr. Seuss, February 23rd to March 31st, 2013. The play is for ages three and up and will be performed at the Waterfront Theatre (1412 Cartwright St) on Granville Island.
Mike Stack by Christine Quintana
From the moment his tall, red-and-white-striped hat appears around the door, Sally and her brother know that the Cat in the Hat is the funniest, most mischievous cat they have ever met. With the trickiest of tricks and craziest of ideas, he is certainly fun to play with, and he turns a rainy afternoon into an amazing adventure. But what will happen when Mom comes home?!
This is the Canadian Premiere of the National Theatre of Great Britain’s exciting and innovative adaptation of the beloved Dr. Seuss classic. Daring acrobatics, special effects, and signature Seussian whimsy are bound to make this a hit with everyone in the family.
There will be several special performances include all-ages (babies in arms may attend) on March 10th and March 24th, along with a VocalEye performance on March 17th. Tickets for all performances are currently on sale and a few have already sold out. If you would like to secure a spot, I have a 4-pack of tickets available to give away. Here’s how you can enter to win:
- Leave a comment on this post (bonus entry for something Seussical in nature (1 entry)
- Post the following on Twitter (1 entry)
I will draw one winner at random from all entries at 12:00pm on Tuesday, February 19, 2013. Follow Carousel Theatre on Twitter for more information and show details.
Update The winner is Amanda McNally!
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I’d love to take my daughter!
oops, forgot the quote: “Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened”
Carousel put on the best shows – my daughter wants to see this!
“Today you are you, that is truer than true. There is no one alive that is you’er than you!”
My kids can’t wait – we’ve been planning to go since they saw The Wizard of Oz during the holidays – great show! “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot,
Nothing is going to get better. It’s not.”
― Dr. Seuss, The Lorax
“My shoe is off. My foot is cold. I have a bird I like to hold.” And we have four fans to go to the show.
I would love to see this show!
So fast I watch my children grow,
Would this make the process slow?
One way to see, oh help me go!
“After all of those years being stuck on a page, did you ever imagine you’d see me on stage? Now I’m here there’s no telling what may ensue, with a cat such as me and a thinker like you!”
I’ve been waiting and waiting for my daughter to be old enough for a Carousel performance! Now she’s three, Oh! we shall see if she will watch a show with me.
Would love to bring my kids to see the show
What a great way to spend the day
With my little one, that would be so much fun!
“Look at me!
Look at me!
Look at me NOW!
It is fun to have fun
But you have to know how.”
Just remember: You get what you get and you don’t get upset. 🙂
A show is a show
As everyone knows
And this is the Cat In The Hat.
So I suppose,
As you know,
I’ll need tickets to go
And winning free ones would
Make it a snap.
A person’s a person, no matter how skinny or small. But honestly, I’d rather be a skinny than a fat.
my son loves the new cartoon, if I win I’ll sing a happy tune
(I tried)
What does it take to get a ticket?
A pretty please in an envelope but don’t forget to lick it!
A note slipped inside a shoe?
I say, I say, yes! That should do.
The Cat In The Hat is coming to town.
On my daughter’s face there shall not be a frown.
I wanna go!!
Take me!
green eggs to go?
My kids would have so much fun,
If I win they’d say I’m number one!
My daughter is three, loves music and drama
The show would be great for her and mama!
Oh pick us, pick us, please please do
For her first time to the theatre, thank you!
Green eggs and ham!
I really need some nonsense right now….“I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living.”
― Dr. Seuss
My son would love to see this… he’s a huge cat in the hat fan! Dr Suess on the loose!
We heard a bump and how that bump made us jump! Especially if I win!
Omg I’ve got three younger siblings and this would be perfect for us!! Ive been reading them dr suess for as long as I can remember!! <3
“Why fit in when you were born to stand out?”
Tickets for free? How can that be! We would love to see the hat, I sure know a lot about that. One thing is for sure, we’ll bike there to keep the air pure!
I like nonsense; it wakes up the brain cells.
We might go to the play,
If, oh if today could be that day,
My children would say, thank you Miss 604!
We’re going to see the cat in the hat in a play today.
We might go to the play,
Please, yes please the children say,
If today is the day, and Miss 604 calls,
My children will scream “the cat in hat” right through the walls.
My wife, 6 month old daughter and 8 year old niece would absolutely love to go. It is my wife and daughters favorite book and with a new baby no money for fun stuff like this. Would love the opportunity to go and show them all a great time.
I’d love to win.
Would love to win these – my kids would love it!
One cat
Two cat
Red cat
Blue cat
Let’s go see the Cat in the Hat.
You have brains in your head; you have feet in your shoes; you can steer yourself in any direction you choose . . .
And steer ourselves we shall – to the Cat in the Hat!
One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish
Cat in the hat eat fish.
Three boys I have, three boys you say
All three boys would love this play.
Our family four
With minds to grow
And fun to explore
At a special cat show
Nothing could be more
Then tickets to go.
Unless someone like you
Cares a whole awful lot
Nothing is going to get better
It’s not. – The Lorax
My kids would love to go!
I’ll start the day with green eggs and ham, and then check this show out with 3 of my fam
Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try!
Dr. Seuss
A person’s a person no matter how small 🙂 my kids would enjoy this! Hope we win 🙂
Love to win for my kids
Would live to take my 2 year old son to his first show and he luvs The Cat in the Hat.
If you never did
You should.
These things are fun.
and fun is good.
We have three kids and they love fun,
It would be great to win tickets for everyone.
“The defendant has been charged with talking to a speck, disturbing the peace, and loitering– on an egg.”
“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.”
As long as I don’t have to eat my green eggs and ham!
Go Dog Go!
“The more that you read,
the more places you’ll go.
The more that you learn,
the more things that you’ll know.”
One ticket, two ticket, three ticket more, hope I can win this prize from Miss 604!
And then something went BUMP! How that bump made us jump! We looked! Then we saw him step in on the mat! We looked! And we saw him! The Cat in the Hat!
‘What would you do if your mother asked you?’
Free tix to a show?
We’d all like to go!
We’d all like to go
See the Cat from front row!
This is a neat contest. Would like to win.
“I know it is wet And the sun is not sunny. But we can have lots of good fun that is funny!”
I’d like to take my grandkids
To win this contest, is the plan, and when I win, I’ll take my kids and my man
sorry, entered wrong email info –
To win this contest, is the plan, and when I win, I’ll take my kids and my man
To win this contest, is the plan, and when I win, I’ll take my kids and my man
“Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.”
Great show for the little guys!
I know three young ones who would love to see this kind of show.
Would love to see this! Also love The Grinch Who Stole Christmas!
“When you think things are bad,
when you feel sour and blue,
when you start to get mad…
you should do what I do!
Just tell yourself, Duckie,
you’re really quite lucky!
Some people are much more…
oh, ever so much more…
oh, muchly much-much more
unlucky than you!”
“Look at me!
Look at me!
Look at me NOW!
It is fun to have fun
But you have to know how.”
Four, three, two, one, I have no doubt that this will be lotsa fun!
“I do like green eggs and ham….” In fact, my daughter’s favorite veggie dishes are veggie omelette and veggie quiche.
“Here we go go go, on an adventure, the Thing-a-ma-jigger is up and away!