The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show
La Oruga Muy Hambrienta Espectáculo
A Bilingual Production

April 25 thru May 24, 2021
Thank you for joining us! We hope to see you at a future Metro Theater Company production.

Based on the books by Eric Carle
Created by Jonathan Rockefeller

“Bedazzling! Will mesmerize audiences!” – The New York Times

Live Performances, Outdoors, and Safe — With a Virtual Viewing Option* As Well!
A bilingual English/Spanish production. For all ages. The performance is approximately 60 minutes with no intermission.

He's enchanted generations of readers since he first began nibbling his way to our hearts in 1969. Now, everyone's favorite caterpillar takes the stage in a dazzling, critically acclaimed production – featuring a menagerie of more than 75 larger-than-life, magical puppets. The Very Hungry Caterpillar is joined by friends from three other iconic Eric Carle picture books: Brown Bear, Brown Bear, 10 Little Rubber Ducks, and The Very Lonely Firefly. Revisit these timeless classics with the young people in your life and dive into a music-filled, big, bright, colorful world filled with transformation and discovery. This English-Spanish bilingual production will be a joy for language learners of every age!

“Five stars. Beautiful, rhythmic, and faithful to the author’s works.” - Time Out

Themes of The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show: puppetry, music, STEAM, metamorphosis, Spanish language, color, happiness, fun, verbal audience participation

Presenting Sponsor
John and Carolyn Peterson Foundation

Additional Support From
Missouri Humanities Council

The Cast (in alphabetical order)

RED BIRD, SEAL & OTHERS, Jamie McKittrick
LONELY FIREFLY & OTHERS, Hailey Medrano
CATERPILLAR & OTHERS, Gaby Rodriguez

Production Team
DIRECTOR, Julia Flood
STAGE MANAGER, Jimmy Bernatowicz
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER / OFFSTAGE PERFORMER, Eleanor Humphrey
STAGE CREW, Molly Burris
PUPPETRY COACH, Jamie McKittrick
SPANISH LANGUAGE COACH / DRAMATURG, Gaby Rodriguez
PRODUCTION MANAGER/TECHNICAL DIRECTOR, Erik Kuhn
SOUND CONSULTANT, Rusty Wandall
MASTER ELECTRICIAN, Jayson M. Lawshee
SCENIC PAINTER, Cristie Johnston
CARPENTERS, Alex Benos, Jacob Cange, and Christoffer E. Ware
WARDROBE ASSISTANT, Dorathy L. Johnston
ORIGINAL PRODUCTION CONCEIVED AND CREATED BY, Jonathan Rockefeller
BASED ON BOOKS BY, Eric Carle
MUSIC AND SOUND, Nate Edmondson
SCENIC DESIGN, David Goldstein
PUPPETS, Rockefeller Productions
BUILDERS AND FABRICATORS, Arlee Chadwick, Jessica Lorence, and Acheson Walsh