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Students Stage 'Seussical Jr.'

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By COURTNEY CAIRNS PASTOR | The Tampa Tribune

Published: January 28, 2008

Updated: 01/27/2008 11:22 pm

NINE EAGLES - Think Liza Minnelli, parent Jacquie Singleton said, with a growl in your song and some sass in your strut.

Ten-year-old Devin Morris might not know who Minnelli is, but she got the idea.

"I can't sing like that," she told Singleton, looking concerned. Singleton walked her through the motions. Devin tried her solo another time, attacking it with jazz hands and Broadway flair, watching for Singleton's nods to make sure she stayed on the right track.

Devin was flying through a recent afternoon rehearsal of "Seussical Jr." at Bryant Elementary School in northwestern Hillsborough County. As the Cat in the Hat, who serves as a narrator, Devin weaves together a plot of Dr. Seuss stories.

All of Bryant is a stage these days, as the school prepares for its first large-scale production, which will run at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Sickles High School. Nearly 70 children will appear in the show.

Bryant Principal Karen Bass said it has been rewarding seeing the children rise to the challenge.

"Talents are so varied," Bass said. "You're not necessarily good at everything, but I think that it's wonderful to have something that they can shine at, that they are good at."

For information on the play, call (813) 356-1645.

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