Kick Off Your Sunday Shoes! Footloose The Musical - This Weekend

GAS LAMP TEEN INVITES YOU TO

“KICK OFF YOUR SUNDAY SHOES°”

Two shows July 27 & 28 at Ridgewood Ave School Theatre

Glen Ridge, New Jersey

The Gas Lamp Teen Camp will have two performances of Footloose on Friday, July 27th at 7:00 pm and Saturday, July 28th at 1:00 pm at Ridgewood Avenue School in Glen Ridge, New Jersey.

Tickets are $10.00/adult and $5.00/student and are available at the door and https://gas-lamp-players.ticketleap.com/footloose-the-musical/.

Thirty-seven young actors from Bloomfield, Glen Ridge, Montclair, Nutley,

Rutherford, Verona, as well as from Arizona and New York, grades 7-12, will take

the stage to tell the story of Ren McCormack, a teenage boy from Chicago, who

moves with his mother to the small town of Bomont after his father abandons

them. Upon arriving, Ren finds himself at odds with most of the town, including

the Reverend of Bomont. The Reverend has convinced the town to outlaw dancing,

which Ren finds unbelievable. With the help of Ariel, the Reverend’s daughter,

and Willard, a country hick who becomes his best friend, Ren convinces the

Reverend to let the teenagers dance, and in the process helps the town to heal

from a tragedy that affected them all.

“This musical boasts an Oscar and Tony-nominated top 40 score”¨ says Kristy

Graves, Director of Footloose and Artistic Director of Gas Lamp Players, “But our

audiences will also love the heartfelt story that emerges, of a father longing for

the son he lost and of a young man aching for the father who walked out on him.”

“Footloose is based on the original screenplay by Dean Pitchford, with additional

music and songs. It is a fun, pop musical, appropriate for most audiencesӬ adds

Meredith Eaton, Executive Producer of the show. “A throwback to teen romance,

angst and the need to dance, Footloose celebrates the wisdom of listening to

young people, guiding them with a warm heart and an open mind.”

Gas Lamp Teen Camp is an educational three-week performing arts workshop

that offers acting¨ singing and dancing classes along with rehearsals and

performances of a musical production with production-value costumes, props and

sets.

Gas Lamp Players is a non-profit community theatre whose mission is to cultivate

creativity, confidence, compassion and community through the performing arts.

For more information, visit www.gaslampplayers.org.