Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Rock Experience

Name: Afterwords: Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed
Start: 2026-06-20T14:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-06-20T14:00:00-05:00
Location: Goizueta Stage for Youth & Families

With tail-shaking tunes, this musical is sure to rock audiences of all ages.

Approximately 50 minutes, no intermission

Book and Lyrics by Mo Willems
Music by Deborah Wicks La Puma
Directed by Sam Provenzano
Based on the book Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed by Mo Willems
Published by Hyperion Books for Children

Children’s book author and artist Mo Willems (Knuffle Bunny, Elephant and Piggie’s We Are In a Play) brings another lovable character to life in this exciting family musical. Watch as Wilbur, a clothes-loving mole rat with exceptional style, navigates the pressure to be just like everyone else. With tail-shaking tunes, empowering messages of individuality, and classic Mo Willems humor, this musical is sure to rock audiences of all ages.

Best enjoyed by audiences ages 4-12.

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Goizueta Stage for Youth & Families

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Children’s book author and artist Mo Willems (Knuffle Bunny, Elephant and Piggie’s We Are In a Play) brings another lovable character to life in this exciting family musical.

FEB 21 – JUN 30, 2026

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With tail-shaking tunes, this musical is sure to rock audiences of all ages.

Approximately 50 minutes, no intermission

Book and Lyrics by Mo Willems
Music by Deborah Wicks La Puma
Directed by Sam Provenzano
Based on the book Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed by Mo Willems
Published by Hyperion Books for Children

Best enjoyed by audiences ages 4-12.

The Underground Rep Package

Buy the Package

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Creative Team

Writer

Mo Willems

Script & Lyrics

Director

Samantha Provenzano

Director

Creative

Deborah Wicks La Puma

Composer

Kerrington Griffin

Choreography

Kat Conley

Set Design

Fabian Aguilar

Costume Design

Rachael N. Blackwell, wearing glasses and a pink shirt, smiles warmly with her long dark braided hair as she sits in front of a wooden wall.

Rachael N. Page-Blackwell

Lighting Design

Ben Rawson

Lighting Design

A middle-aged man with glasses and short light hair is wearing a collared shirt and looking at the camera against a plain background.

Clay Benning

Sound Design

Hidenori “Hide” Nakajo

Sound Design

Imani Quiñones

Music Director

Cast

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Blake Fountain

Grand-Pah Mole Rat/Stark Naked Mole Rat/Naked Mole Rat 4/H&M Singer 2/Announcer

A woman with long black hair and brown eyes wears a red sleeveless top, looking directly at the camera against a brown background.

Shelli Delgado

Tall Mole Rat/H & M Singer 3

Jontavious Johnson

Venti Mole Rat/H & M Singer 5

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Candace McLellan

Grande Mole Rat/H & M Singer 4/Dance Captain

A young man with short brown hair and light eyes smiles at the camera, wearing a blue collared shirt against an olive-green background.

Jordan Patrick

Weather Mole Rat/Naked Mole Rat 5/H&M Singer 1/Potential Customer/Secret Service

Juan Carlos Unzueta

Wilbur J. Mole Rat, Jr.

Understudies

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Karastyn Bibb

Weather Mole Rat/Naked Mole Rat 5/H & M Singer 1/Potential Customer/Secret Service

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Sarah Ann Burke

Grande Mole Rat/H&M Singer 4

A woman with short curly hair, wearing a light green turtleneck, smiles while standing in front of a plain beige background.

Hope Clayborne

Tall Mole Rat/H & M Singer 3

A young man with short light brown hair, fair skin, and blue eyes is wearing a denim shirt over a green t-shirt, smiling slightly against a plain, olive-brown background.

Evan Ellicott

Grand-Pah Mole Rat/Stark Naked Mole Rat/Naked Mole Rat 4/H&M Singer 2/Announcer

A woman with curly dark hair and brown eyes, wearing a pink turtleneck, looks directly at the camera with a neutral expression against a softly blurred background.

Arianna Hardaway

Wilbur J. Mole Rat, Jr.

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Chris McKnight

Venti Mole Rat/H & M Singer 5

Crew

Barbara O’Haley

Stage Manager

Samantha Honeycutt

Stage Management Production Assistant

Meet the Author

We set out to build a space where wonder is always in season. This exciting repertory model lets us fulfill the promise of this new stage by offering families a reason to come back again and again – an open invitation to come whenever inspiration strikes, where every week holds something new to be enchanted by, and where the Alliance is a joyful part of growing up.

Tinashe Kajese-Bolden and Christopher Moses, Jennings Hertz

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March 2026

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Afterwords: Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed

2:00 pm Afterwords: The Underground Rep

Goizueta Stage for Youth & Families 1280 Peachtree Street NE, Atlanta, GA, United States

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June 2026

Afterwords: Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed

2:00 pm Afterwords: The Underground Rep

Goizueta Stage for Youth & Families 1280 Peachtree Street NE, Atlanta, GA, United States

Free with Ticket

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