The question on everyone’s mind was how a flat character would appear on stage but the clever costume does the trick.

In the end Stanley realizes that home is the best address but will he remain flat forever?ĭirected and choreographed by Danny Meglio, the five talented cast members, playing multiple roles, put on a terrific show. Then Stanley realizes the advantage of his two-dimensional position and, for the price of a stamp, mails himself in a letter to California to visit a friend.įrom there he mails himself to Paris and poses as a painting in the Louvre next to Napoleon and Mona Lisa to catch a sneak thief, and then heads to Hawaii to star as a surfboard in a movie. When Stanley goes to school, his classmates tie him to a string and fly him like a kite until he gets stuck in a tree. Dan for an evaluation but he is as perplexed (and confused) as they are. While Arthur wishes for an A on his science project, Stanley wishes to travel and “do amazing things the world has never seen before.” In the middle of the night a bulletin board above his bed crashes down on him and flattens him like a pancake.Īt first, Stanley and his parents are alarmed and take him to Dr.

His mailman, Mr Cartero (Patrick McCowen) serves as narrator and introduces Stanley as an average 10-year-old kid who has big dreams.Īt bedtime, Stanley and his brother see a falling star and make a wish.

The adorable show, based on the first in a series of books by Jeff Brown, follows the adventures of Stanley Lambchop (Daniel Bishop) who lives with his parents (Michael Fasciano and Suzanne Mason) and his brother Arthur (Jae Hughes). Engeman Theater with The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley.

Children’s theater continues at The John W.

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