by Sylvia Ashby, based on Il Re Cervo by Carlo Gozzi
Directed by Dennis Christilles
Scenic Design by Erin Niedenthal
Lighting Design by Liz Banks
Costume Design by Tammy Keiser
Puppetry by Spencer Lott
The KU Theatre for Young People opens the season with this innovative fable the whole family will enjoy. A King, looking for a Queen for his kingdom, desires nothing more than a young lady who truly loves him. In his search, he depends on the uncanny ability of a magic statue to decipher a dishonest heart. When his jealous Prime Minister uses a magic spell to change the King into a stag and himself into the king, chaos breaks out in the kingdom until true love wins out and the story ends rightly with the King back in his body. Creative magic by student puppet master Spencer Lott provides the audience with humor and adventure and a message that no magic can replace the wisdom of honesty and love. The public performances follow performances September 22 – 26 for children from the Lawrence and Douglas County schools.
School reservation form (pdf) | School reservation form (MS Word)
The King Stag Teacher's Guide (pdf)
Character | Cast Member |
| Professor Magico (Parrot) | Julie Bayliff |
| Larissa | Cassie Hollmann |
| Old Woman | Lizzie Hartman |
| Mistress of Shadows | Debbie Diesel |
| Briggi | Rebecca Ralstin |
| Angelica | Rochelle Herman |
| Emmi | Brittany Barney |
| King Seren | Logan Walker |
| Periglio | Matthew Crooks |
| Leandro | Adam Luttrell |
| Maxim | Jake Smith |
| Truffles | Robert Schulte |
| Kovar | Garrett Lawson |
| Keno | Jordan Gouge |
