![]() The story-within-the-story is told when an old man who lives in a secluded tower is asked to tell the story of the Lorax, whose name is on the base of a statue that says "unless." He reluctantly agrees, and we enter the Once-ler's story. I can't speak to how closely the adaptation follows the book, but much of the dialogue sounds very Seussian, as if playwright David Greig lifted it directly from the book. ![]() Seuss's book The Lorax came out in 1971, but I don't think I've ever read it, at least not that I remember. Such is the power of theater, of stories, of people who care a whole awful lot.ĭr. It gave me all the feels, and had me walking down the street on this first truly spring-like day in wonder. The Old Vic Theatre in London has turned this beautiful story into a charming, playful, and poignantly relevant musical that is now receiving its US premiere at Minneapolis' Children's Theatre Company (in conjunction with San Diego's Old Globe Theatre, where it will play this summer). ![]() Seuss's story The Lorax, which specifically is talking about the environment, nature, the wilderness around us. It's not." The best thing to happen lately in this dark and scary world is people caring a whole awful lot about things, and taking to the streets and the polls to make them better. Unless what, you ask? "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. ![]()
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