Upcoming: Footloose, Zilker Productions at Hillside Theatre, Zilker Park, July 8 - August 13

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FOOTLOOSE: THE MUSICAL

July 8 - August 13, Thursdays-Sundays at dusk (about 8:30 p.m.)
Beverly S. Sheffield Zilker Hillside Theater
located in Zilker Park across from Barton Springs Pool (click for theatre info and map)
Admission: FREE! [parking: $3/car]

Dancing is not a crime!

When Ren and his mother move from Chicago to a small farming town, he is prepared for the inevitable adjustment period at his new high school. But, what he isn't prepared for is the town's ban on dancing... instituted by the local preacher. When the reverend's rebellious daughter sets her sights on Ren, her roughneck boyfriend tries to sabotage Ren's reputation, and many of the locals are more than eager to believe the worst about the new kid.

The heartfelt story that emerges centers on a father longing for the son he lost, a young man aching for the father who walked out on him, and celebrates the wisdom of listening to young people... with a warm heart and an open mind.

Footloose: The Musical boasts a Tony-nominated score augmented with the rockin' rhythms of the hit songs from the movie, including:

Almost Paradise
Holding Out For A Hero
Let's Hear It For The Boy
and the title song... Footloose!

Click for cast information at AustinLiveTheatre.com . . . .

The Dream, Austin Shakespeare at Zilker Park, April 29 - May 30

This is Shakespeare for a summery night in Zilker Park. The slope above the Hillside Theatre is wide and gentle, the perfect place to sprawl out on a blanket as the stars come out, the players play, the music sounds, and the action flits before you.

A Midsummer Night's Dream is a favorite, in part because it is sweet and not particularly demanding. Shakespeare runs masques with the Duke's court, with the fairy court, with the clownish tradesmen and with the ever-so-earnest and therefore inevitably comic young lovers. Add a few portions of fairy juice, feature Puck for mischief, and transform the braggart clown into an ass, and what's not to like?

Ann Ciccolella enlisted Michael McKelvey to do up The Dream with 1960's style music, and that, too, offers an Austiny bit of odd retro flair, kind of like those 1960s rock shows that the Zach keeps putting on, year after year.

Read more at AustinLiveTheatre.com . . . .