- December 5, 2025
The Children's Musical Theatre Workshop performed Seussical Jr. at the Performing Arts Center in Ormond Beach. Photo by Michele Meyers
Adrian Piotrowicz and Emily Robinson. Courtesy photo
Mainland High School student, Nina Barros, checks kids in at the Performing Arts Center. Photo by Michele Meyers
Soleil Degraide does a mic check before the Seussical Jr. dress rehearsal. Photo by Michele Meyers
Maddalena Dimayuga, dressed as one of the Wickersham Brothers, does a mic check before the Seussical Jr. dress rehearsal. Photo by Michele Meyers
Two of the Wickersham Brothers-Maddalena Dimayuga and Maya Colella. Photo by Michele Meyers
Emily Odom as the Mayor of Whoville. Photo by Michele Meyers
Kate Jorissen recites a line for her mic check before the Seussical Jr. dress rehearsal.
Beth Oatway explains her job as a volunteer on the Seussical set. Photo by Michele Meyers
Valerie Betts and Beth Oatway volunteered to help build the Seussical Jr. set. Photo by Michele Meyers
The Children's Musical Theatre Workshop performed Seussical Jr. at the Performing Arts Center in Ormond Beach. Photo by Michele Meyers
The Children's Musical Theatre Workshop performed Seussical Jr. at the Performing Arts Center in Ormond Beach. Photo by Michele Meyers
Annabella Olivari and Jack Hayes run across the stage in the dress rehearsal of Seussical Jr. with the Children's Musical Theatre Workshop at the Performing Arts Center. Photo by Michele Meyers
Aaralyn Weeks as the Cat in the Hat and Emily Robinson as JoJo. Photo by Michele Meyers
Aaralyn Weeks as the Cat in the Hat. Photo by Michele Meyers
With four successful shows of “Seussical Jr.” from May 20 to May 22, at the Ormond Beach Performing Arts Center, the Children’s Musical Theatre Workshop continues to celebrate 40 years of teaching kids the art of performing on stage.
CMT was started as a platform for school-aged children to learn how to sing, dance and act. It is still a family-run business with Artistic Director Cynthia Simmons at the helm, who is also one of the original founders.
It has been 10 years since CMT last produced “Seussical Jr.”
Recent college graduate and CMT alumni Caleb Roberts played JoJo in the second “Seussical,” which was over 11 years ago. He had returned to help with props and to run the spot light.
“All the alumni come back,” longtime volunteer Beth Oatway said. “My son is here helping too. They come back asking, 'Please, please can we help?'”
The theatre company is currently gearing up for summer camps. In June, CMT offers a pirate camp, the Pastel Pop Stars and Rainbow Rockers camp, and Encanto. July will be the summer music theatre camp, which ends with the campers performing in “Matilda Jr.,” the musical.
Visit www.cmtworkshop.org.
