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FALL 2026
Meredith Wilson’s The Music Man KIDS
book, music & lyrics by Meredith Willson
story by Meredith Willson & Franklin Lacey
River City, IA Comes to Santa Rosa, CA!
Ohhh, ya got trouble! Meredith Wilson’s 1957 hit The Music Man is coming to 6th Street Studio in this shortened adaptation, featuring iconic songs like “Goodnight, My Someone,” “76 Trombones,” and “Shipoopi.”
When professional trickster and travelling “salesman” Harold Hill arrives in River City, Iowa, he vows to unite the town’s youngsters into a marching band, taking payments from the locals for uniforms and musical instruments. The problem? Hill does not know a lick of music and runs the risk of being outed by the town’s librarian and part-time piano teacher, Marian. The plot further thickens when the con man falls for Marian, who continues to believe in him despite his scheming. Will Hill follow through with his plans…or will his heart persuade him to do the right thing?
Youth Players Production
Grades 2 – 6
REHEARSAL DATES:
Mondays & Wednesdays, August 24 – October 21, 2026, 4pm – 6pm
TECH WEEK:
Monday – Wednesday, October 26 – 28 @ 4pm – 7pm
PERFORMANCES:
Thurs – Sun, October 29 – November 1 @ 6:30pm; Sun, November 1 @ 1:30pm
IN THE EVENT OF HIGH DEMAND, THIS SHOW WILL BE DOUBLE CAST, AND THE TWO CASTS WILL SPLIT PERFORMANCES EQUALLY. EACH PERFORMER WILL BE ASSIGNED TO ONE CAST OR THE OTHER, NOT BOTH.
Questions?
Interim Education Director