Skunk & Badger is the latest installment of KidsSeries, Lifeline’s long- standing programmatic series for children. Each KidsSeries brings a children’s book to life through stage adaption, and includes in-school residencies which focus on ensemble-based creating and performing. KidsSeries also includes school-day matinees, outreach events at local libraries, and opportunities for delving deeper into the production with the program Stories Come Alive!

Cast members for the production include Vic Kuligoski (Skunk), John Drea (Badger), Amanda De La Guardia (Aunt Lulu, Stoat, et al)and Connar Brown (Puppeteer). The creative team for Skunk and Badger includes Isa Noe (Scenic), Saskia Bakker (Props), Diane Fairchild (Lighting), Valerio Gardner (Sound), Jessica Gowens (Costume), Ava Niemi (Stage Manager), Addoris Davis (Production Manager), Harrison Ornelas (Technical Director), and Karan Wallace (Lighting Supervisor).

Skunk & Badger is the latest installment of KidsSeries, Lifeline’s long- standing programmatic series for children. Each KidsSeries brings a children’s book to life through stage adaption, and includes in-school residencies which focus on ensemble-based creating and performing. KidsSeries also includes school-day matinees, outreach events at local libraries, and opportunities for delving deeper into the production with the program Stories Come Alive!

Ensemble member Alan Donahue notes on his new stage adaptation, “Translating Amy Timberlake’s original work meant maintaining its original themes: diversity, equity, and inclusion in a story of great heart displaying empathy, acceptance, compassion, redemption, the good that change can bring, and the support of companionship. These ideas, which amplify Lifeline’s larger institutional message, were easily transferred to the stage.”

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