The Acton Cooperative Theater presents Elf the Musical Jr.

The Acton Cooperative Theater (The A.C.T.) will present the new holiday classic Elf the Musical Jr. on Friday, December 8th at 7:00pm and Sunday, December 10th at 6:30pm. All shows will take place at R. J. Grey Jr. High School’s Dragonfly Theater, located at 16 Charter Road in Acton. Reserved seating tickets are $15 each and General admission tickets are $12 each. Tickets are available at the door or can be purchased in advance by calling 978-760-2577, or at Buttons & Bows, located at 448 Great Rd. Acton, MA 01720.

The musical tells the story of a young orphan who mistakenly crawls into Santa's bag of gifts and is transported to the North Pole. The would-be elf is given the name Buddy and raised by elves in the North Pole. Buddy lives happily unaware that he is actually a human until his enormous size and poor toy-making abilities cause him to face the truth. With Santa's permission, Buddy embarks on a journey to New York City to find his birth father and discover his true identity. Faced with the harsh reality that his father is on the naughty list, and his stepbrother doesn't even believe in Santa, Buddy is determined to win over his new family and help New York remember the true meaning of the holidays.

Elf The Musical Jr. is based on the 2003 New Line Cinema hit and features songs by Tony Award nominees Matthew Sklar (The Wedding Singer) and Chad Beguelin (Disney's Aladdin On Broadway, The Wedding Singer), a book by Tony Award winners Thomas Meehan (Annie, The Producers, Hairspray) and Bob Martin (The Drowsy Chaperone).

The A.C.T. is a unique, non-profit cooperative theater for grades K-12. Their mission is to foster creativity and self-confidence in children and teens as they develop and improve their skills in various areas of the performing arts. The A.C.T. welcomes students from Acton and surrounding communities who are interested in exploring the wonderful world of theater.

The A.C.T. also offers a theater enrichment program. As part of the program, The A.C.T. organizes outings to local shows presented by the Acton Boxborough Regional Schools and to family-friendly Broadway shows at the Hanover Theatre in Worcester, MA. In addition, The A.C.T. also offers cast families the ability to purchase discounted, premiere tickets to all shows and events in the Hanover Theatre’s 2017/2018 season. For more information on auditions for upcoming productions or the theater enrichment program, please visit the theater group's website at http://www.the-act.org.