In The Heights
School Edition(Musical)
Tony Award winning musical with music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda and a book by Quiara Alegria Hudes. The cast are ages 6-18 years old, and have been rehearsing for six weeks to bring audiences this professional performance that will delight and entertain you and your family. Content is appropriate for general audiences.
The Artistic Team
Producer: Mooresville Community Childrens Theatre
Director: Lori Anne Sword
Choreographer: Linda Booth
Music Director: Vicki Harvell
About The Show
Over the course of the Tony award-winning musical, In the Heights, we encounter the many colorful residents of Washington Heights -- a New York City neighborhood on the brink of
change. Usnavi, a first generation Dominican-American corner bodega owner, and his friends and family are dealing with the pressures of rising rents and closing neighborhood businesses. As one family struggles to figure out how to pay for an Ivy League tuition for their brilliant and hard-working daughter, a young woman is trying to put a down payment on a new apartment; and Usnavi himself is trying to get back to the Dominican Republic to reconnect with his roots after the death of his parents. In Washington Heights, community is everything, and we see how each of these individuals struggles to survive and how these same individuals come together as a community to mourn their losses and rejoice in their triumphs. Over the course of the show, we see the hard-working residents of Washington Heights grapple with love, identity and racism, all while the prospect of a winning lottery ticket hangs in the air, potentially changing the livelihoods of the people and the community forever. This revolutionary new musical combines Latin rhythms and dance with hip-hop lyrics to tell a captivating story about what it means to chase your dreams as you cling to your roots, and to celebrate the community from which you grew.
"Play with a Purpose"
All of our shows have a "play with a purpose"or philanthropic component that goes back to support the Mooresville community. Our cast members determine and facilitate these efforts during each show.