Central Wyoming College brings a classic piece of children’s literature to the Robert A. Peck Arts Center Theatre when it presents The Wind in the Willows Dec. 4 and 5 and Dec. 11-13.
Adapted from Kenneth Grahame’s novel about animals who live as humans, The Wind in the Willows will delight children, director Mike Myers said. “We definitely think that adults will find it very entertaining as well.”
The Wind in the Willows features four main characters, Toad, Rat, Mole and Badger, a group of “country gentleman bachelors” who live in the English countryside.
“Toad dominates the story,” Myers said of the character played by first-year theater student Jeremy Gross. Toad is rich, self centered, obsessive and gets himself into all kinds of trouble.
Rat, played by theater student Josiah Sifuentes, is a sophisticated scholarly water rat who takes the shy and timid Mole, played by Ted Haworth, under his wing.
Rick Wiblemo, a broadcasting and theater student at CWC, is the Badger, who pretends to be rough and gruff. He’s older and wiser and the others look up to him. He is intent on changing Toad’s impulsive and conceited ways.
All four of the leading characters are docile riverbank animals, who are supported by numerous rabbits, squirrels and hedgehogs. The play features a cast of 37 actors, several of who are local children. Many of the actors play multiple roles.
There will be a special 10 a.m. performance on Dec. 5 and a 2:30 p.m. matinee on Dec. 13.
Tickets for the show are $8 for adults and $6 for senior citizens 60 and over and youth. Tickets can be purchased Monday through Friday, 3-6 p.m. at the Arts Center Box Office. To purchase tickets by phone, call 855-2002 or 800-865-0190 and leave a voice mail. The college can accept credit cards.
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