TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Student in The University of Alabama theater honor society Alpha Psi Omega will be presenting the contemporary musical “See Rock City & Other Destinations” Thursday-Friday, Dec. 8-9, at 7:30 p.m. in the Allen Bales Theatre, located next to Rowand Johnson on campus.
“See Rock City & Other Destinations” is a contemporary musical about connections missed and made at tourist destinations across America.
With a score that incorporates pop, rock, folk and more, each story builds on the last to create a vivid travelogue of Americans learning to overcome their fears and expectations in order to connect. A wanderer believes his destiny is written on rooftops along the North Carolina Interstate. A young man yearns to connect with intelligent life in Roswell, N.M. A woman at the Alamo steps out of the shadow of her grandparents’ idealized romance to take a chance on love. Three estranged sisters cruise to Glacier Bay to scatter their father’s ashes. Two high school boys face unexpected fears in the Coney Island Spook House. A terrified bride-to-be ponders taking the leap – over Niagara Falls.
With music by Brad Alexander and the book and lyrics by Adam Mathias, “See Rock City & Other Destinations,” is recipient of the 2011 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book, 2008 Richard Rodgers Award and 2007 Jerry Bock Award.
Tickets are $5 for general admission and can be purchased at the door. Proceeds from the event will benefit West Alabama AIDS Outreach.
For more information, contact Motell Foster at mgfoster1@crimson.ua.edu.
Contact
Yvonne Taunton or Linda Hill, UA Media Relations, 205/348-8325, lhill@ur.ua.edu
Source
Motell Foster, Alpha Psi Omega, mgfoster1@crimson.ua.edu