Natick High School Theatre Company Presents "All Shook Up"

Press release from Natick Public Schools:

NATICK, MA - The Natick High School Theatre Company will present "All Shook Up," a musical inspired by and featuring the songs of Elvis Presley paired with the book by Joe Dipietoro.

The book borrows loosely from Shakespeare’s "Twelfth Night." The story is a familiar one. A stranger, a guitar slinging roustabout comes to town somewhere in the midwest during the summer of 1955. The town he enters is full of people who are in a sense depressed and/or restricted, afraid to risk and afraid to grow. The town has lost its sense of joy and openness.

The roustabout introduces a new way to see and experience the world; for a moment the townsfolk’s outlook is brightened. Unfortunately not everyone wants the town to change or welcomes an outsider's ideas.

How will our characters find love, joy and a sense of fulfillment in a town that is judgmental and afraid? A seemingly simple story about self discovery, love, and acceptance with some comic mishaps, and a lot of musical energy mixed in.

Performances are Friday, April 29 & Saturday, April 30 at 7:30 p.m. with an additional matinee on Saturday, April 30 at 2 p.m. offering both in person at the high school auditorium and live streamed performance. Tickets are $15 and may be requested through this form.

The show is presented by special arrangement with Theatrical Rights Worldwide and will be staged in the high school auditorium.

This press release was produced by Natick Public Schools. The views expressed here are the author’s own.