Welcome to the inaugural production of Indianapolis Children’s Theatre, operating under the auspices of the Indianapolis Civic Theatre and building on nearly 70 years of theatre education programming for youth. The Emmy® Award-winning Saturday morning cartoon series “Schoolhouse Rock” taught history, grammar, math, science and politics through clever, tuneful songs. Now, the popular 1970s TV show comes to life on stage instructing a whole new generation to “Unpack Your Adjectives” and “Do The Circulations.” Not just a fun field trip for kids, this full-scale musical presentation of the pop-culture phenomenon is much more than entertainment, enhancing the experience of learning important ideas through live performance. Tom, a nerve-wrecked school teacher is anxious 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 beloved “Schoolhouse Rock” songs as “Just A Bill,” “Three Is A Magic Number” and “Conjunction Junction.”

Schools planning to attend SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK LIVE! will receive a classroom study guide that includes in-depth curriculum associations in addition to pre- and post-performance activity ideas and projects.