Submitted by HORIZON YOUTH THEATRE
Horizon Youth Theatre is pleased to announce its 2024 winter production, All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten, written by Robert Fulghum and directed by Cassie Greenlee. Performances are being held in the historic Grand Rapids Town Hall, 24287 Front Street, on Friday, March 8 at 7:00 pm; Saturday, March 9 at 7:00 pm; and Sunday, March 10 at 2:00 pm.
All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten brings life to many of Robert Fulghum’s wonderfully told stories from his collected writings. Composed of around twenty short, inter-connected scenes, the play explores important life lessons learned at every age, through stories and songs that are funny, engaging, and impactful. From a kindergarten class’s highly unusual production of Cinderella, to a teenage ghost story about the “stuff” in the sink strainer, to a reenactment of the dramatic demise of a fancy briefcase, All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten will make you laugh, possibly cry, and definitely keep you thinking.
Tickets are $8 for students and seniors and $10 for adults, available at horizonyouththeatre.org or at the door. The promotional show image (shown above) is designed to be a coloring page – print it out, have fun with markers and crayons, and bring it to the show for $1.00 off your ticket price! As always there will also be a raffle in support of HYT’s future projects.
The ensemble, appearing as themselves, is as follows:
Mali Cloeter* (senior)
Violet Grossman
Avery Hensley
Carson Huyghe
Calista Motisher*
Claire Nelson
Maggie Otley
Khloie Peppers
Fox Roberts-Zibbel
Liam Rogel
Aidan Thomas*
Drew Thomas* (senior)
Jonah Truman
Rose Walters* (senior)
*denotes featured soloist
Production Team:
Cassie Greenlee, director; Drew Thomas, student director; Leonid Roberts-Zibbel, stage manager; Liz Robertson, producer and tech director; Charlie Vostal, lights and sound; and Harley Partlow, set painting. Thanks also to Kelly Frailly for assistance with the songs and musical interludes.
HYT would like to thank First Presbyterian Church in Bowling Green and the Grand Rapids Historical Society for hosting our nomadic troupe.
