Asheville Community Theatre is excited to present the rollicking, infectious musical Schoolhouse Rock Live!, with book by George Keating, Kyle Hall and Scott Ferguson and lyrics and music by Bob Dorough, Dave Frishberg, George Newall, Kathy Mandry, Lynn Ahrens and Tom Yohe. Schoolhouse Rock Live! features a cast of adults and children, and is a show geared for the entire family.
Opening at 8 p.m. Friday and running for three weekends through March 23, performances will be held at 8 p.m. Fridays and 2:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.
On opening night, a pre-show complementary champagne and punch reception will be held.
Schoolhouse Rock Live! centers on Tom, a nerve-wracked school teacher nervous about his first day of teaching. Tom is trying to relax when various characters representing facets of his personality emerge and show him how to win his students over with imagination and music, through such beloved Schoolhouse Rock songs as Just A Bill, Lolly, Lolly, Lolly and Conjunction Junction.
The Emmy Award-winning 1970s Saturday morning cartoon series that taught history, grammar, math, science and politics through clever, tuneful songs instructs a whole new generation to Unpack Your Adjectives and Do The Circulations.
Schoolhouse Rock Live! features a cast of ACT veterans and newcomers. Robert Shupe (Beauty and the Beast), Michael Cheek (Miss Gulch Returns!), Carly Crawford, Dylan Murray, Robin Tynes (The Wizard of OZ) and Susan Babelay star. Joining them in the ensemble are Lora Kole, Shaunna Wild, Elizabeth Babelay, Rebekah Babelay, Avery Hind, Sam Bible-Sullivan and Cat Jennings. Schoolhouse Rock Live! is directed by Chris Martin, who is making his ACT directorial debut. He teaches at Jones Elementary School, where he has been named Teacher of the Year, and directs the annual theatrical productions.
Tickets are $22 for adults, $19 for students and seniors (over 60), and $12 for children (17 and under). Tickets may be purchased at www.asheville-theatre.org, by phone at 254-1320 or at the box office, at 35 E. Walnut St., Asheville.
For more information, call 254-1320.
Being the good mother that I am scratch that- make it the overly obsessed with my fantastic 70’s childhood when I could ride my bike down any street in West Asheville, me and my buddy Jill singing "Conjuction Junction what’s your function" to the absolute tops of our lungs) I thought everything was perfect when one could sing about Nouns and verbs and adverbs whahoooo, so much so that I bought all versions of School House Rock-Science Rock, Multiplication Rock, Grammar Rock and America Rock when my child was 2 and played them on a daily basis! To this day I blame School House America Rock for making me such a political junkie.
Needless to say we will be seeing this play, I have no doubt that it will be a blast! 🙂
~ Posts while singing "I’m Just a Bill"~
Just bought tixs. Thanks for the reminder!
Chris is an amazing director–he’s also a member of the Feral Chihuahuas.