"Cat In The Hat" Goes To Bat

Students nominated by Kennedy Center for Irene Ryan Scholarship

Photo credit: Dan Stone; From left: Paige Kosa, Nicolette Pullen, Alison Cannell, Sullivan Macintosh

 “Cat In The Hat” is getting more attention than originally anticipated. On Feb. 13, Judges of the Kennedy Center American College Theater (KCACT) Festival attended “Cat In The Hat,” a play formed from the works of the late Dr. Suess, and chose to give several students awards. Jacob Lucas-Quick was awarded a Meritorious Achievement Award for Sound Design, as Cat In The Hat had hundreds of well timed sound effects.

 Nicolette Pullen, played Conrad; Kristy Speed, played Thing 2; and Alyssa Cannell, the fish. All three were nominated by The KCACT Festival for the Irene Ryan Scholarship Acting Competition.

  “I was really surprised,” said Speed. “Thing 1 and Thing 2 come together, I thought if we got it, we’d get it together.”

 These awards will allow them to compete for a full ride scholarship next spring in Denver, Colo.

 “This is a call to be working hard on my passion. Hearing that I was nominated helped me remember to keep my eyes on the prize,” said Nicolette Pullen.

 These awards also mean new opportunities beyond scholarships.

 “These awards demonstrate experience in a resume, whether it’s in an application for a university, or for work,” said LBCC Drama Instructor Tinamarie Ivey.

 The Black Curtain Society, LBCC’s theater club will find out in December 2016 if the play itself will be nominated to attend the KCACT Festival in Denver. With a nomination for the play or not, The Black Curtain Society has already began auditions for “Eurydice” and “Dead Man’s Cell Phone” that will begin showing in repertory in mid-May, 2016.  

At A Glance:

Nominees: Nicolette Pullen, Kristy Speed, Alyssa Cannell

Meritorious Achievement Award Winner: Jacob Lucas-Quick