April 12-17
Indianapolis Civic Theatre
No matter where you stood on the health care debate that raged in Washington last month, if you were of a certain age, you
heard in your head the voice of Jack Sheldon at some point in the procedural discussion. Sheldon, in case the name doesn’t
ring a bell, was the singer/musician who provided the vocals for the “Just a Bill” segment of “Schoolhouse
Rock.”
Those 1970s shorts, which used to be featured on Saturday morning TV, taught many of us not just about how laws are made,
but also what conjunctions and interjections are and why three is a magic number.
These songs form the basis of this musical, which Indianapolis Civic Theatre is using to launch its new young audiences program.
Note that that’s “young audiences,” which doesn’t mean kid casts: The actors and technical crew are
some of the same grown-up talent you’d find on Civic’s main stage. Details here.