What Anne Carroll Moore Wanted

Emily from the Guinea Pigs writing group has a lovely story about Stuart Little's publication:"Anne Carroll Moore is probably rolling in her grave to think that someone took a copy of Stuart Little out of a dump, brought it inside a library, and got it into the hands of a third-grade teacher."

(She also read Jill Lepore's New Yorker article on Stuart Little...the same article that inspired Little Book. Check them both out.)

In rehearsal

We're back in rehearsal, this time at the New Works Lab in Columbus, Ohio. Today was our first day with Little Book. We're at that point where we're just starting to figure out what this piece is, just making our first moves towards figuring out how it walks and talks.


There's Chris, who's playing E.B. White, with the script--a script that is undergoing rewrites from day to day.

And there's Brad, our designer, and John, who's directing this piece.

(Unfortunately, we don't have any pictures to show you of all the great food we ate today. But it's not a for/word company production without plenty of Northstar Cafe and Jeni's Splendid Ice Cream.)

New Book on EB White

We're pretty excited about Michael Sims' new book on EB White, The Story of Charlotte's Web. It zeroes in on how White drew from the animals he loved in creating his children's books.

Read a review here.

Little Book begins

We're gearing up for Little Book rehearsals. On June 19, the whole company will converge on Columbus, Ohio for two solid weeks of rehearsals. We're so grateful to Nick and Beth Dekker, Jacqui and Ryan Hoke, and Kristine Kearney for providing us with homestays for Christina and Peach and John. In the meantime, Brad's busy getting the set designed, Christina's organizing costumes, and Jen's sending press releases all over the place.

We'll be blogging throughout the process, so check back regularly. More very soon. And we'll see you in Seattle for the premiere: July 14-17. Tickets are now available at Brown Paper Tickets.

Would Anne Carroll Moore approve?

A new list is out of The Fifty Books Every Child Should Read.

Would Anne Carroll Moore approve?

Probably. Because Stuart Little isn't on it.

Goodbye, farewell, sayonara

Our last performance of North at the Downtown Arts Center is today at 2 PM. Then we load out and head back to our regular lives. It's been such a delight to spend this week in Lexington. The city has welcomed us so warmly: from last night's standing ovation to dinner and drinks with Mayor Jim Gray, could there be a more perfect evening? The whole company has fallen in love with Lex; we're very much looking forward to coming back. Soon.

In the meantime: it's on to Little Book. Jen has some rewrites to finish, and then we head into rehearsals for a July performance in Seattle. See you there?

Pre show press

Go Christina! Read today's article in the Lexington Herald Leader.