Molly, Gil, Goby, Deema, Oona and Nonny of the Nickelodeon television show Bubble Guppies are now coming to a stage near you. Feb. 2 will be your chance to take in Bubble Guppies Live: Ready to Rock at the Dekker Centre.
In this stage performance, the guppies plan a rock concert for all their biggest fans, but not everything goes to plan and a member of the guppies goes missing.
And of course, the hunt for the guppies' friend wouldn't be complete without music and dancing.
Says Artistic Director Patti Caplette, "There's lots of audience interaction. Sometimes things will pop up on the screen just like it does in the television show. We go to different places where it's snowy, it's rainy, it's icy, it's hot and the audience is brought along and asked to participate."
The audience-inviting visuals of the show are a combination of sets and video, which easily and realistically transform the guppies' locales.
"We use fantastic, bright colourful sets and we have CGI video projection, which can take us from place to place very quickly on a huge backdrop screen," says Caplette.
Mainly, says Caplette, Bubble Guppy-goers can expect to "get up and dance."
"They're asked to dance with us or sing with us and [the show] will be teaching kids dances to do and songs.
"[The songs] are geared toward that age group, so it's easy to find the refrain and sing along with the guppies."
Fans of the TV show can expect to see a loyal stage adaptation, as well as some new additions.
"We stay true to the themes and the characters, but we add a bit extra," says Caplette. "Like with [new] character Rock Lobster [who] helps the guppies find the missing band member" as well as "a few surprises here and there because theatre is magic. It's different than TV."
If you think you're out of the age range of the target audience, Caplette says the show is for folks of all ages.
"It's so lively and so engaging that you want to bring everybody to have this theatrical experience. People ask what age is appropriate and I say two to 92 because it's a family event."
Bubble Guppies Live! Ready to Rock will be held Thursday, Feb. 2 at 6:30 p.m. You can get tickets through the Dekker Centre box office at 306-445-7700 ext. 2 or online at www.DekkerCentre.com.
