When an overworked mother and her teenage daughter magically swap bodies, they have just one day to put things right again. Disney’s Freaky Friday, a new musical based on the celebrated novel by Mary Rodgers and the hit Disney films, is a heartfelt, comedic, and unexpectedly emotional update on an American classic.

When an overworked mother and her teenage daughter magically swap bodies, they have just one day to put things right again. Disney’s Freaky Friday, a new musical based on the celebrated novel by Mary Rodgers and the hit Disney films, is a heartfelt, comedic, and unexpectedly emotional update on an American classic.

S.E. HINTON, WHO WROTE THIS MODERN CLASSIC WHEN SHE WAS 16 YEARS OLD, COMMENTS: “THE OUTSIDERS, LIKE MOST THINGS I WRITE, IS WRITTEN FROM A BOY’S POINT OF VIEW. THAT’S WHY I’M LISTED AS S.E. HINTON RATHER THAN SUSAN. (I FIGURED MOST BOYS WOULD LOOK AT THE BOOK AND THINK ‘WHAT CAN A CHICK KNOW ABOUT STUFF LIKE THAT!’) NONE OF THE EVENTS ARE TAKEN FROM LIFE, BUT THE REST—HOW KIDS THINK AND LIVE AND FEEL—IS FOR REAL. THE CHARACTERS—DALLAS, WHO WASN’T TOUGH ENOUGH; SODAPOP, THE HAPPY-GO-LUCKY DROPOUT; BOB, THE RICH KID WHOSE ARROGANCE COST HIM HIS LIFE; PONYBOY, THE SENSITIVE, GREEN-EYED GREASER WHO DIDN’T WANT TO BE A HOOD—THEY’RE ALL REAL TO ME. MANY OF MY FRIENDS ARE GREASERS, BUT I’M NOT. I HAVE FRIENDS WHO ARE RICH, TOO, BUT NOBODY WILL EVER CALL ME A SOC—I’VE SEEN WHAT MONEY AND TOO MUCH IDLE TIME AND PARENTAL APPROVAL CAN DO TO PEOPLE. COOL PEOPLE MEAN NOTHING TO ME—THEY’RE LIVING BEHIND MASKS AND I’M ALWAYS WONDERING “IS THERE A REAL PERSON UNDERNEATH?” THIS ENTIRELY PRACTICAL STAGE ADAPTATION DEALS WITH REAL PEOPLE, SEEN THROUGH THE EYES OF YOUNG PONYBOY, A GREASER ON THE WRONG SIDE OF LIFE, CAUGHT UP IN TERRITORIAL BATTLES BETWEEN THE HAVE-IT-MADE RICH KIDS—THE SOCS—AND HIS TOUGH, UNDERPRIVILEGED “GREASER” FAMILY AND FRIENDS. IN THE MIDST OF URBAN WARFARE, SOMEHOW PONYBOY CAN’T FORGET A SHORT POEM THAT SPEAKS OF THEIR FRAGILE YOUNG LIVES:
Nature’s first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf’s a flower; But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf. So Eden sank to grief,
so dawn goes down to day. Nothing gold can stay.

“ROBERT FROST WROTE IT,” PONYBOY TELLS JOHNNY. “I ALWAYS REMEMBERED IT BECAUSE I NEVER QUITE GOT WHAT HE MEANT BY IT.” CHERRY, A BEAUTIFUL SOC, COMES TO SHARE A SPECIAL SENSITIVITY WITH PONYBOY AS SHE DISCOVERS THAT HE REMEMBERS POEMS AND NEEDS TO WATCH SUNSETS. AT THE SAME TIME, CHERRY’S ATTRACTED TO THE OLDER, TOUGHER DALLAS, AND IN A SENSE SHE’S CAUGHT IN THE VIOLENT SPACE BETWEEN THE GREASERS AND THE SOCS. WHILE THE SOCS APPEAR TO HAVE EVERYTHING, THE ONLY THING A GREASER HAS IS HIS FRIENDS. AS THESE YOUNG PEOPLE TRY TO FIND THEMSELVES AND EACH OTHER, AS THE SADNESS OF SOPHISTICATION BEGINS TO REACH THEM AND THEIR BATTLES AND RELATIONSHIPS REACH A RESOLUTION, PONYBOY’S DYING FRIEND, JOHNNY, SENDS HIM A LAST MESSAGE … I’VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT THE POEM THAT GUY WROTE. HE MEANT YOU’RE GOLD WHEN YOU’RE A KID, LIKE GREEN. WHEN YOU’RE A KID EVERYTHING’S NEW, DAWN. IT’S JUST WHEN YOU GET USED TO EVERYTHING THAT IT’S DAY. LIKE THE WAY YOU DIG SUNSETS, PONY. THAT’S GOLD. KEEP IT THAT WAY. IT’S A GOOD WAY TO BE. THIS IS A PLAY ABOUT YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT YET HOPELESS ABOUT LATENT DECENCY IN THE MIDST OF STRUGGLE.

When an overworked mother and her teenage daughter magically swap bodies, they have just one day to put things right again. Disney’s Freaky Friday, a new musical based on the celebrated novel by Mary Rodgers and the hit Disney films, is a heartfelt, comedic, and unexpectedly emotional update on an American classic.

When an overworked mother and her teenage daughter magically swap bodies, they have just one day to put things right again. Disney’s Freaky Friday, a new musical based on the celebrated novel by Mary Rodgers and the hit Disney films, is a heartfelt, comedic, and unexpectedly emotional update on an American classic.

Join an audience that loves talking back to history to discuss Rosa Parks with Teresa Cosby, Furman University Associate Professor of Politics & International Affairs.

Sometimes when the status quo needs to be shaken up, it is necessary to take a stand. Other times, one must courageously take a seat. Rosa Parks is best known for being arrested for refusing to give up her bus seat. But Parks was not an apolitical, middle-aged lady whose fatigue kept her seated. Hers was an act that radically challenged America to reinvent itself.
Founded on the opinion that human beings can be owned by others, America placed its democracy in the hands of free white landed males. It took a bloody Civil War before America abolished slavery. Soon after, Jim Crow laws, lynching and voter suppression changed it back into a nation where rights were brutally divided along color lines.
By the 1950’s a different America was emerging. Brown vs Board of Education ruled racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional. And a woman named Rosa Parks and a whole new concept of Civil Rights was about to reinvent American democracy.
This virtual event is Free and will feature audience Q & A.
Registration required. https://tinyurl.com/yymqcegt

After the event everyone who has registered will receive an email with a link to the presentation that will be available for two weeks only.

For more info: HistoryComesAlive.org

When an overworked mother and her teenage daughter magically swap bodies, they have just one day to put things right again. Disney’s Freaky Friday, a new musical based on the celebrated novel by Mary Rodgers and the hit Disney films, is a heartfelt, comedic, and unexpectedly emotional update on an American classic.

When an overworked mother and her teenage daughter magically swap bodies, they have just one day to put things right again. Disney’s Freaky Friday, a new musical based on the celebrated novel by Mary Rodgers and the hit Disney films, is a heartfelt, comedic, and unexpectedly emotional update on an American classic.

When an overworked mother and her teenage daughter magically swap bodies, they have just one day to put things right again. Disney’s Freaky Friday, a new musical based on the celebrated novel by Mary Rodgers and the hit Disney films, is a heartfelt, comedic, and unexpectedly emotional update on an American classic.

When an overworked mother and her teenage daughter magically swap bodies, they have just one day to put things right again. Disney’s Freaky Friday, a new musical based on the celebrated novel by Mary Rodgers and the hit Disney films, is a heartfelt, comedic, and unexpectedly emotional update on an American classic.

The journey begins when the Trolls’ Hug Time is unexpectedly put at risk. Knowing the only way to save it is by doing what the Trolls do best, Poppy hosts a toe-tapping, Trolls-tastic show! Poppy, Branch, Cooper, Cloud Guy, Satin and Chenille, Smidge, Guy Diamond, Fuzzbert, Biggie and Mr. Dinkles invite you into the colorful world of Troll Village for this interactive performance only the Trolls can create. This is one Trolls party you won’t want to miss!

The world of the Trolls comes alive in this totally interactive, story-rich musical celebration of everything the Trolls love – singing, dancing, rainbows, glitter and plenty of hugs. The extravaganza utilizes the latest in scenic projection, puppetry, media technology and features a host of special effects and interactive surprises. Trolls LIVE! includes two acts with an intermission and will enchant both children and adults with its popular Trolls show-stopping songs, as well as introduce audiences to all-new electrifying Trolls music and choreography.