The StoryOn February 14th, 1958, Marian, a morose librarian, takes a shortcut home down a deserted New York City alleyway. Roused from her thoughts by a desperate cry for help, she discovers a "fearsome" bat-cat hybrid. Touched by the monster's naivete and desperation, Marian names him Valentine and takes him home to her two precocious cats. Conflicts, abandonment, and fantastical adventures involving balletic bats and beatnik rats ensue.
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CastValentine - Hannah Penn
Marian - Allison Armerding Patience - Carley Kassab Prudence - Holly Combs Roxy - Madelaine Coffman Professor Whiskers - Benjamin Bell Miss Pearl - Catherine Olson Sparky - Carlton Moe Elsie - Audrey Sackett |
Creative TeamProducer - Madelaine Coffman
Associate Producer - Kenneth Froelich Film Directors - Brett Vail, Tadd Galusha Opera Director - Madelaine Coffman Music Director - Douglas Schneider Composer - Kenneth Froelich Librettist - Madelaine Coffman Illustrator - Tadd Galusha Animator - Brett Vail Orchestral Conductor - Kenneth Froelich Recording Engineer, Vocal - Justin Phelps Recording Engineer, Orchestra - Ron Hyder Music Editors - Justin Phelps, Madelaine Coffman Production Consultant - Ron Hyder Technical Consultant - Bobak Salehi |
Orchestral EnsemblePiano - Douglas Schneider
Percussion - Matthew Darling Trumpet - Nathan Sobieralski Saxophone - Alan Durst Clarinet - Jennifer Ostwalt String Bass - Heidi Franklin Recording Assistant - David van Gilluwe |