VALDOSTA — No one screamed “Eeeek,” but a mouse caused plenty of laughs and applause Saturday morning in Valdosta State University Theatre’s “Stuart Little.” This year’s annual children’s show charmed a full house of all ages.

Director Jimmy Bickerstaff creates an imaginative play that smoothly keeps the laughs and delight coming. VSU student actress Celina Curtis as Stuart Little is, of course, the same size as the rest of the cast, but Bickerstaff quickly suggests Stuart’s mouse size through an inventive use of props. George Little loses his ping-pong ball; Stuart rolls a giant ball across the stage to George off-stage (the size a ping-pong ball might be in relation to small mouse); George enters bouncing a regular-size ping-pong ball on a paddle. Same with a ring: Stuart rolls a giant hoop across stage then Mom enters looking at the ring on her finger.

Scenic designer Christa Carroll, costume designer Bambi-Jeanne Bond, and lighting designer Richard Haptonstall create a world that brings a children’s book to life through building blocks, smart costuming and bright colors. These elements add the right touch to a well-rounded cast.

Curtis is charming as Stuart Little. She has a tough task playing a character while wearing a mouse mask. Yet, through her physical movements and her voice inflection, she brings Stuart to believable life.

The rest of the cast contributes to the believability of playwright Joseph Robinette’s stage adaptation of E.B. White’s beloved children’s book. While Curtis plays Stuart throughout the 45-minute show, the other actors play several characters, from cats and birds to toy-boat racers and school children. The cast members are versatile, enjoyable and easily distinguish themselves as they move from one character to the next. Carlee Beall, Sam Raffield, Phillip Edward Jones, Hannah Woods, Antony Russell, and Kisha Woods join Celina Curtis to create memorable performances.

During the next several weeks, this cast, along with Bickerstaff, stage manager Lauraleigh Shealey and others, take “Stuart Little” to several schools across the region. As part of the school performances, VSU Theatre worked with VSU’s College of Education, developing an educational program and a Web site to help children apply what they saw in the show to their school studies.