Seussical!!!

 “A person’s a person no matter how small”

“Anything’s possible”

These are the two main lessons from Seussical and man are the whoppers that hit me right in the feels when I look back on your spring 2026 performance.

This is the play that we hadn’t really heard of and definitely hadn’t listened to any of the music from and then it quickly became some of our favorite music of all, with the most feels and chill inducing lines of all… Solla Sollew!! Anything’s possible! A person’s a person no matter how small!

This is the play that you, Julia, got call backs for nearly every role and you had to stay up late learning a million different songs on the night that our London family left for home…and you were convinced that you didn’t do well on any of them!

This is the play that mom taught you both the dance call back before auditions.

This is the play Aidan that had an opening for a big juicy role mid- production and you busted your butt on to learn and choreograph and audition for.

And… anything’s possible!

Julia, you got cast as the Cat in the Hat! The mercurial emcee; the nutty narrator; the impersonator. You channeled your Louis Armstrong, your zany Looney Too spirit, and you commanded the stage whether you were singing a solo, a duet with Jojo, holding down harmonies, or singing off stage. You also really got to do a lot of cool dancing and ‘magic tricks’ and you really just … sparkled! You were an amazing Cat in the Hat, and an amazing lead for this musical! Mrs Bonnie Jean came to see you and she was SOOO proud! Singing, dancing, acting… it’s no wonder that you won the ‘EVERYTHING’s possible’ award!

Aidan… you GOT THE PART! Your most substantive role to date with lines, monologues, and your first singing solo! You were General Genghis Kahn Schmitz… and you scare children out of their wits! You practiced so hard, taking lessons with Mr Coffin, taking your role so seriously even amongst a heavy classes at school. And you nailed it! You were so serious that you were funny! And seriously talented. Everyone was raving about how good and how funny you were! You channeled this silly drill Sergeant so well that you even won the ‘committed to the bit’ award! And don’t forget, you pulled double duty… working the curtains behind the scenes and also having a cameo as ‘Vlad Vladikoff’ the evil black bottomed eagle… you had one line as him and got huge laughs there too! Which just goes to show you… a person’s a person no matter how small! But I’ll never forget how after your song you held your hands high above your head and soaked in your victorious applause. THAT is a young man who can do anything!

You also made a lot of new friends with this one; since this play included a younger cast that joined you for the last week, you got to work with the littlest littles and … Julia… you even volunteered to help with them at rehearsal for one session. you gained some groupies with this play… all the little boys especially followed you around and looked up to you! And at the end of one of the shows a little young lady came up to you and said that you were her favorite part!

Aidan,  you commanded your cadets with an iron fist and an open heart, and some of them became big fans of yours earning you lots of hugs and new stature as a senior statesman of EDA.

We are all so proud of both of you, and watching you shine and grow with each play makes me excited to see (oh) the places you’ll go!