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[April 05, 2013] 
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"It's time to get your gleek
on! The Ethel Lampert Community Center has seen better days and may
soon see its final days unless the teens, volunteers and staff find
a way to save it. Some sleazy city council members want to bulldoze
the place to redevelop and commercialize the neighborhood and bring
them gobs of sales tax revenue, but that's not stopping the teens
who frequent the community center. From basketball players to
computer nerds to artists, these down-on-their-luck inner-city kids
have no place else to go, and losing the center would mean losing
their home away from home. When they hear of a new television
reality contest for glee clubs, they decide to form their own and
try out. If they win top prize, they'll earn enough money to keep
the center open. But working together doesn't come naturally for
these tough, independent teens, and they're not sure they'll be able
to pull it off, especially with a city council that's bribing the
egotistical celebrity judges, an annoyed (and annoying!) neighbor
harping on them at every turn and a history of no one believing in
them. Bursting with large, rock and pop chorus numbers and a
powerful, anthemic finale, this energetic, contemporary musical will
bring out the gleek in everyone!"
Based on the book by Craig Sodaro, with music and lyrics by Bill
Francoeur
Copied from the Pioneer Drama website
Pictures by Rob Siebert |
