The Kitchen Theatre Company's Family Fare series comes to Auburn Public Theater this Sunday with the play “Rebecca Returns.” The new musical's book and lyrics are by Kitchen Theatre artistic director Rachel Lampert, with music by Lesley Greene.

“Rebecca Returns” is a sequel to last season's “Winter Tales,” beginning three weeks after Rebecca, who is 𔄡, almost 10 - almost double digits,” and usually responsible, spent the day at home alone for the first time. Now Rebecca (Chunmei McKernan) and her rather large cat, Muriel (Sarah Foster), are on their own again and, as in all cautionary tales, there's a lesson to be learned before the day is done.

Joining the cast is Kitchen Theatre favorite Karl Gregory, playing the mischievous son of the Ice Man who complicates Rebecca and Muriel's lives quite a bit.

“Winter Tales” was described by one reviewer as “perfect entertainment for children and a chance for adults to re-experience innocence and delight. One cold winter tale you won't want to miss.”

“Rebecca Returns” is the next installment in this inquisitive 9-year-old's way to learning life's lessons.

The cast of 11 actors, dancers, musicians, children and adults includes many who are familiar to Kitchen Theatre audiences. Karl Gregory has been seen in more than 45 productions on the KTC stage. Title roles include “Fully Committed” (2005 SALT Award), “The Santa Land Diaries,” “A Perfect Ganesh,” “The Servant of Two Masters” and “The Cripple of Inishmaan.”

Gregory recently completed a successful Off-Off Broadway run of Arthur Kopit's “Because He Can” at Greenwich Street Theatre and was seen this fall as Tom in the Kitchen Theatre's Main Stage production of “The Glass Menagerie.”

Returning from the cast of “Winter Tales” are 10-year-old Belle Sherman Elementary student Chunmei McKernan as Rebecca, dancer Sarah Foster as Muriel, Judith Holliday as the storyteller, Brett Bossard as the Ice Man and ensemble members and musicians Stephen Nunley and Lesley Greene.

Rounding out the cast is Ithaca High School student Alex LoPinto, last seen at the Kitchen in “I Have a Song to Sing O!,” and three actors new to the Kitchen: actor/dancer Christina Collura, South Hill Elementary School student Jewell Payne and Belle Sherman student Rosie Altucher.

Playwright/lyricist/co-director Lampert has authored many original Family Fare productions and adaptations. With this production she makes her debut as a composer, writing the music for two of the songs.

The rest of the music is by Family Fare Producer Lesley Greene, whose previous work includes “Circus Wunderbar,” “The Refrigerator Caper,” “Fools! Schmools!,” “Science Fair” and “Winter Tales.”

Orchestrations are by Larry Pressgrove, the composer of “Tony and the Soprano,” “The Angle of the Sun” and the upcoming main stage production “Comfort Food,” all of which are collaborations with Lampert. Joining Lampert as co-director is Sara Lampert Hoover, whose past directing work at KTC includes main stage productions “Tony and the Soprano,” “Precious Nonsense,” “The Servant of Two Masters,” “Crumbs from the Table of Joy,” “Pretty Fire,” “Molly Sweeney” and the upcoming “Yellowman.”

If you go

What: “Rebecca Returns”

When: 3 p.m. Sunday

Where: Auburn Public Theater, Genesee Street, Auburn

Cost: $10; $7 students and

seniors

For details: Call 253-6669