Bay Area Children's Theatre Sends Singing Construction Vehicles To Sunnyvale To Launch National Tour

Bay Area Children's Theatre (BACT) will launch the national tour of its award-winning production of Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site the Musical in the South Bay, where it will play for two weekends, March 17-18 and March 24-25 at 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. at the Sunnyvale Community Center, 550 E. Remington Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94087. TICKETS: $15 - $27. BOX OFFICE: www.bactheatre.org or call (510)296-4433

Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site the Musical re-imagines the New York Times bestselling picture book about hard-working construction vehicles by Sherri Duskey Rinker, with illustrations by Tom Lichtenheld. Playwright, lyricist and composer Austin Zumbro has adapted the story for the stage, complete with music, rhyme, and gentle winks to parents about the behavior of the busy vehicles.

The production won six awards at the 2016 Theatre Bay Area (TBA) Awards Celebration, including Outstanding Production of a Musical, Outstanding Direction of a Musical, and Outstanding World Premiere Musical.

"We're delighted that families in the South Bay will have a chance to enjoy the antics of our actors on Wheelie-Heelys!" said BACT Executive Artistic Director Nina Meehan.

Suitable for all ages, Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site the Musical will visit 30 theaters throughout the United States on tour.

((high-res .jpg attached of original cast of Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site the Musical performing at the 2016 Theatre Bay Area Awards Celebration. Photo credit: David Auslander))

Established in 2004, Bay Area Children's Theatre, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, serves 115,000 children and adults throughout the Bay Area, with main stage performances in Berkeley, Oakland, San Francisco and Sunnyvale; programs and productions in local schools; and classes and summer camps in the East Bay, South Bay, and San Francisco.

Our Mission: To inspire young audiences with imaginative productions, introduce children of all backgrounds to the excitement of live theatre, and create an engaging, entertaining, and educational environment in which children and their families can explore and enjoy the arts.

How We Carry Out Our Mission:

· Bring high quality, professional theatre to children and their families, with artists who create vibrant worlds that are intriguing to young audiences

· Encourage young people to explore literature, language, and the arts by producing stage adaptations of great children's books

· Engage preschoolers in the world of theatre with productions specially designed for them

· Develop and perform exciting new work for the stage

· Reach out to children who might not otherwise experience live theatre with free tickets, special performances for school groups, and touring productions at local schools

· Create touring productions for young audiences nationwide

· Partner with communities to meet the need for theatre education

· Introduce children to the joy of performance through our theatre education program