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MEDIA CONTACT: Judy
Moore at (847) 491-4819 or jkm229@northwestern.edu
October 28, 2003
‘Footloose’ Celebrates Youthful
Exuberance
EVANSTON --- One of the liveliest musicals to hit the silver screen
will rock the live stage when Northwestern University presents the
North Shore premiere of “Footloose.”
Performances at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14; 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15; 2 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 16; 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 20; 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21; 7:30
p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22; and 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 23, will be held at Cahn Auditorium,
600 Emerson
St., on the Evanston campus.
“Footloose” tells the story of a young man who, after his father’s
death, moves to a small Texas town with a ban on dancing.
It will be directed and choreographed by Northwestern theatre faculty member
Lara Teeter, artistic director of Light Opera Works in Evanston.
“’Footloose’ is a classic tale about the journey of a reluctant
messiah,” said Teeter. “Teenager Ren McCormick is at a crossroads
in his life. He finds himself in a restrictive rural environment after experiencing
the expansive freedom of a big urban setting (in Chicago).”
“In the course of the play, the audience discovers that the ban on dancing
was created by the town minister in response to his own son’s death,” said
Teeter. “It is the persistence of the young rebel from the streets of Chicago
who finally returns dance to the good people of Bomont. Dance becomes a metaphor
for self-expression, and eventually a way to heal the entire community.”
Based on a book by Dean Pitchford and featuring the music of Tom Snow, Eric Carmen,
Kenny Loggins and Sammy Hagar, “Footloose” features an Oscar- and
Tony-nominated top 40 score augmented by dynamic new songs that move the story
forward and add dimension to the characters portrayed by a cast of energetic
Northwestern students. The exuberant dance numbers convey the emotion of the
musical’s spirited young characters.
“While this is a play about teenagers, our adult audience also will enjoy
the depth of the story and its universal theme of healing,” said Teeter.
Northwestern’s 2003-04 Mainstage Theatre Season is supported by the Sara
Lee Foundation.
Single ticket prices are $24 for the general public; $20 for senior citizens
and Northwestern faculty and staff; and $11 for full-time students.
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