News and Reviews
Phoenix's Wiggle Gives Giggles and Grins
www.theatrevault.com, Sunday, March 7, 2010, Krista Threadgill and Tahrea Maynard
Both reviewers and a young, unofficial reviewer all highly recommend The Phoenix Theatre for Children’s Mrs. Piggle Wiggle at the Vern Riffe Center in Studio One.
Phoenix’s ‘Mrs. Piggle Wiggle’ uses humor to teach lessons
www.examiner.com, Saturday, March 6, 2010, Erin Millar
An upside-down house, adults acting like troublesome kids, and a radishy cure for a child who doesn’t want to take a bath are just a few of the things you’ll experience when you see Mrs. Piggle Wiggle, the Phoenix Theatre for Children’s new production. Sound a little bit strange? Well, yes, it is, but it’s just part of the show’s humor and charm.
Stage veteran reprises role to amuse young, advise adults
The Columbus Dispatch, Thursday, March 4, 2010, Michele Lemmon
Many parents might relish being advised by a wise old woman on how to deal with children who whine and argue.
Flustered adults should find just such a calming, maternal figure in Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle, based on the series of children’s books by Betty MacDonald.
Steven C. Anderson, artistic director of the Phoenix Theatre for Children, wrote the adaptation, which his company will present this weekend and next.