Last updated August 28, 2010   

An ACT YouThespian special Event

Schoolhouse Rock Live! Jr.

by George Newall, Tom Yohe, David McCall, Scott Ferguson, George Keeting, and Kyle Hall

directed by Diane Allen

With assistance from Mirinda Keeling, Sharon Edwards and Rebecca Douglas

Performances: April 29, 30 and May 1, 2010, 7:30 p.m., and May 1 at 1 pm

Join us for the first production of our new YouThespians group for young actors and budding technicians from 4th grade through age 18!

Tom, a school teacher nervous about his first day of teaching, tries to relax by watching TV.  Suddenly, the Schoolhouse Rock bunch appear in his rec room and proceed to show him how to win his students over with imagination and music. Featuring the beloved Schoolhouse Rock songs covering subjects from math and science to history and grammar in a rocking, fun and memorable way.

The cast of Schoolhouse Rock Live! Jr.is drawn from young performers taking part in ACT's YouThespians program. For information about theater workshops, auditions and rehearsals, bookmark the YouThespians page or sign up for our e-mail list.

Note: This production is an ACT special event and is not included in Season Samplers or Passes. Reserved-seat tickets are $8 for all ages. Please note special performance times.

Cast of characters

• Avery Allen
• Brandon Allen
• Curtis Allen
• Sydney Allen
• Haley Amero
• Nico Anderson
• Nathan Baker
• Trillium Bristow
• Galen Burgess
• Emma Clare
• Mikaela Cooper
• Ara Duddlesten
• Molly Duddlesten
• Bennett Edwards
• Kathleen Elliott
• Sarah Emry
• Clarissa Enos
• Kacie Freeman
• Addie Garver
• Meredith Graham
• Addison Graves
• Christian Graves
• Emma Green
• Jonathan Green
• Jaxon Hutchinson
• Laura Jansen
• Aubrilyn Jensen
• Breanna Jensen
• Jessica Julian
• Kleo Kassipides
• Nick Kuechler
• Sharon Kuechler
• David Lake
• Jonathan Lesser
• Kayla Lesser
• John Lind
• Rachel Madsen
• Bethany Marteeny
• Hannah Marteeny
• Emily Mathers
• Sarah Mathers
• Karah McKay
• Sarah Munk
• Alyssa Nelson
• Henry Nelson
• Joy Nelson
• Ryan Nelson
• Kyle Poe
• Braden Rosevear Wingo
• Ivy Schuetze
• Lexy Schuetze
• Maddy Schuetze
• Samantha Simmons
• Ian Thompson
• Connor Welsh
• Katie Wright
• Aimee Zimmerman

Directors

Diane Allen and Mirinda Keeling are the coordinators of our new YouThespians youth program. Long-time ACT volunteers, they have worked backstage and appeared on stage in numerous productions, as have their children. Both live in Albany.

Web links

• Schoolhouse Rock on Wikipedia
• Official Schoolhouse Rock Live site
• Schoolhouse Rock Jr. site on Music Theatre International
• Schoolhouse Rock TV - Lyrics to all the songs!