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Auditions
Schoolhouse Rock Live!
Performances Friday, August 22 7:00 PM and Saturday, August 23 2:00 PM
Auditions open to ages 7 to 19. To audition, prepare to sing any song of your choice, preferably upbeat, and cold read from the script.
No experience needed. There is never a fee to audition or perform.
A pop culture phenomenon comes to the musical stage in Schoolhouse Rock Live! The Emmy Award-winning 1970s Saturday morning cartoon series that taught history, grammar, math and more through clever, tuneful songs is not only making a small-screen comeback, it's lighting up stages everywhere – from school multi-purpose rooms to university and regional theatres all around the country.
Schoolhouse Rock Live! follows Tom, a nerve-wracked school teacher who is nervous about his first day of teaching. He tries to relax by watching TV, when various characters representing facets of his personality emerge from the set and show him how to win his students over with imagination and music, through such songs as "Just a Bill," "Lolly, Lolly, Lolly" and "Conjunction Junction."
With its minimal band, set, costume and flexible cast requirements, Schoolhouse Rock Live! may be performed in virtually any space, bringing its infectious zest to a cross-generational audience.
on stage
Our Location
Our stage is located at 18200 Dixie Highway, Homewood in the lower level of Abundant Grace Church (formerly St. Paul). Use the west side, down the stairs door.
THat time we hired Brian Seay from WGN
23 Miles south perform at the WGN Block party
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Our Stage
Located 23 Miles South of Chicago in the Homewood
Our stage is in the lower level of Abundant Grace Church (formerly St. Paul) at 182nd and Dixie Highway in Homewood. Use the west side, down the stairs door. For accessible entry, use the east side front door and ring the bell for entry.
Play submissions
How to submit your play for consideration
23 Miles South accepts submissions of full length and one act plays with a focus on female or other marginalized people as main characters and a primarily female cast. We especially need plays for young actors with strong female roles. Send your play, synopsis and character descriptions to 23milessouth@gmail.com with "play submission" in the subject line. If selected for production, playwright will receive a royalty payment.
