Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress

By juliany taveras 

Based on the book written by Christine Baldacchino and illustrated by Isabelle Malenfant

Published by Groundwood Books

Produced by special arrangement with Plays for New Audiences. 

Originally co-commissioned by Children’s Theatre Company, Chicago Children’s Theatre, and The Rose Theater. 

Directed by Ruthie Scarpino

Art by Leticia Plate

Morris likes lots of things: doing puzzles, painting pictures, pretending to be an astronaut, and wearing a tangerine dress from his school’s dress-up box because it “reminds him of tigers, the sun, and his mother’s hair.” But some of his classmates think boys can’t wear dresses. With his vivid imagination and space-animal friends, Morris travels the galaxy in search of an answer to the all-important question: “Do astronauts wear dresses?”

“Amidst the (often fear-fueled) rules and binaries of the world around us, Morris reminds us of the power of authentic, loving self-expression—even (or at times, especially) when it ruffles the feathers of the status quo.” ~ playwright, juliany taveras

Best enjoyed by ages 3+

Run time: 60 min

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