The "Schoolhouse Rock Live Jr." cast includes front from left: Sarah Palasick (Huntersville), Emily Dyckman (Cornelius), Olivia Tummillo (Mooresville), Sierra Key (Mooresville); middle from left: Emily Nageotte (Mooresville), Emeline Helms (Cornelius); back from left: Brooke Baldwin (Mooresville), Ashton Eleazer (Mooresville), Savannah Swinea (Cornelius), KC Roberge (Huntersville). (Virginia Darcey photo)

Davidson Community Players’ Connie Company youth program will present “Schoolhouse Rock Live! Jr.” Nov. 5-13 at the Armour Street Theatre in Davidson. Based on the Emmy Award-winning, Saturday morning educational cartoon series that aired in the 1970s and 1980s, “Schoolhouse Rock Live!” is now the basis for one of the most fun, energetic, and toe-tapping musicals ever to hit the stage!

For young people in the 1970s and 80s who had a hard time remembering the difference between adjectives and adverbs, what a conjunction was and how to use it, or how legislative bill navigates the US Congress, they may just have Schoolhouse Rock to thank for their lessons. The pop culture phenomenon is now experiencing a new life on the stage in “Schoolhouse Rock Live!” for a whole new generation.

Tommi, a nerve-wracked school teacher worried about her first day of teaching, tries to relax by watching TV when various characters representing facets of her personality emerge from the set and show her how to win her students over with imagination and music, through such beloved songs as Three is a Magic Number, Just A Bill, and Conjunction Junction. Suddenly, those unforgettable rhymes and songs remind us that learning is not so scary after all – it can even be a blast! Schoolhouse Rock Live! promises to be a fun and engaging show for the whole family.

Under the experienced direction of Davidson Community Players Artistic Director Melissa Ohlman-Roberge, the all-youth cast from across the Lake Norman area brings the song and dance to life. They are: Brooke Baldwin (Lake Shore Middle School), Emily Dyckman (Woodlawn School), Ashton Eleazer (Mt. Mourne I.B. Middle School), Emeline Helms (Community School of Davidson), Sierra Key (Mooresville High School), Emily Nageotte (Community School of Davidson), Madison Oliver and Sarah Palasick(Lake Norman Charter School), KC Roberge Community School of Davidson), Savannah Swinea (Pine Lake Prep. School), and Olivia Tummillo (Bailey Middle School).

Tickets prices are $10 for all ages. Recommended for Ages 4+. For reservations, call 704-892-7953.

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Schoolhouse Rock Live! Jr. - Music and Lyrics by Bob Dorough, Dave Frishberg, George Newall, Kathy Mandry, Lynn Ahrens, Tom Yohe Book by George Keating, Kyle Hall, Scott Ferguson. Directed by Melissa Ohlman-Roberge

Where: Armour Street Theatre, 307 N Amour Street, Davidson

Performances: Nov 5 at 1pm and 4pm; Nov 6 1pm and 4pm; Nov 11 at 7pm
Nov 12 at 1pm and 4pm; Nov 13 at 4pm.

All Tickets: $10, Recommended for Ages 4 and above. Call the box office 704-892-7953 or buy on-line at www.DavidsonCommunityPlayers.org