THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER at WARRIOR RUN HIGH SCHOOL

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Mark Twain's classic story comes to exuberant musical life in this Broadway adaptation of America's favorite book. THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER is the irresistible story of a fourteen-year-old boy growing up in the heartland of America.

ThisBroadway musical version of Mark Twain's immortal novel is set in 1840in St. Petersburg, Missouri, a bustling town on the banks of theMississippi River. In the course of the story, Tom matches wits withhis stern Aunt Polly, falls in love with the beautiful, feisty BeckyThatcher, and goes on the adventure of his life with Becky and thatirresistible renegade, Huckleberry Finn. Along the way we meet aterrifying villain named Injun Joe, Tom's bratty half-brother Sid, andall the other boys and girls in the village - providing onescene-stealing children's role after the other!

As this fun-filled musical unfolds, we share with Tom and his friendsall of the rollicking and heart-stopping adventures that we find inTwain's masterpiece, whether it's Tom tricking his friends intowhite-washing the fence ("Smart Like That"), crossing swords withschoolmaster Lemuel Dobbins ("Hey, Tom Sawyer"), getting lost inMcDougal's Cave ("Angels Lost"), or taking on the Reverend Sprague inchurch ("In The Bible").

Filled with foot-stomping, toe-tapping songs by Don Schiltz (THE GAMBLER), and a warm, funny book by Ken Ludwig (CRAZY FOR YOU, LEND ME A TENOR), THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER is a tale of thrilling escapes, comedy and inspiration for the whole family.

Authors

• Don Schlitz
• Ken Ludwig
• Mark Twain