The Seem-To-Be-Players will offer their presentation of the E.B. White classic Stuart Little at 2 p.m., Sunday, March 10, in Mitchell Hall, as part of UD’s 2001-2002 Family Performing Arts Series.

The Adventures of Stuart Little, written in 1945 by the author of Charlotte’s Web and The Trumpet of the Swan, is the unlikely story of a mouse born into an ordinary New York family.

Through just the right blend of delightful music, creative sets and wonderful costumes, the five actors in this ensemble create the many human and animal characters in a series of delightful scenes centered around the marvelous maneuverings of a mild-mannered mouse trying to survive in a real people’s world populated by potentially threatening creatures like Snowflake, the family cat.

The Seem-To-Be-Players, who gave their first performance in 1973 in Lawrence, Kan., under the direction of writer and artistic director Rick Averill and his wife, Jeanne, have produced more than 150 hour-long productions, some of which have toured nationally.

Tickets are $10 for the general public; $8 for faculty, staff, alumni and seniors; and $6 for students and children and may be purchased by calling the Hartshorn Hall box office at 831-2204 or by visiting the box office at the corner of Academy Street and Park Place. Box office hours are noon to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.

A special buffet luncheon will be available before the performance at the Blue and Gold Club. The buffet begins at 12:30 p.m., with a menu that includes honey-baked ham and macaroni and cheese. Cost is $12.50 for adults and $6.50 for children ages 5-11, gratuity included. For reservations and information, call 831-2582.

The Performance Arts Series is made possible, in part, by grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Delaware Division of the Arts, a state agency committed to promoting and supporting the arts in Delaware, as well as support from Barba & Reynolds Insurance Agency, Embassy Suites-Newark/Wilmington South and Arby’s.

Feb. 8, 2002