Schoolhouse Rock Live!
2026-07-17 20:00 - 22:00, 2026-07-18 20:00 - 22:00, 2026-07-19 14:00 - 16:00, 2026-07-24 20:00 - 22:00, 2026-07-25 20:00 - 22:00, 2026-07-26 14:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Main Theatre, 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa FL 33618, FL
Schoolhouse Rock Live!
Originally Adapted and Produced for the Stage by Theatre BAM
Book by George Keating, Kyle Hall, Scott Ferguson
Music & Lyrics by Bob Dorough, Dave Frishberg, George Newall, Kathy Mandry, Lynn Aherns, Tom Yohe
Based on an idea by David McCall and a television series created by George Newall and Tom Yohe.
Special thanks to Original Cast Members, Joseph Beal, Dina Joy Byrd, Shulie Cowen, Dori Goldman and Tom Mizer
Directed by David O’ Hara
A pop culture phenomenon comes to the musical stage in Schoolhouse Rock Live! The Emmy Award-winning 1970s Saturday morning cartoon series that taught history, grammar, math and more through clever, tuneful songs is not only making a small-screen comeback, it’s lighting up stages everywhere – from school multi-purpose rooms to university and regional theatres all around the country.
Schoolhouse Rock Live! follows Tom, a nerve-wracked school teacher who is nervous about his first day of teaching. He tries to relax by watching TV, when various characters representing facets of his personality emerge from the set and show him how to win his students over with imagination and music, through such songs as “Just a Bill,” “Lolly, Lolly, Lolly” and “Conjunction Junction.”
Schoolhouse Rock Live! is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).
All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.
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Admission: $30 for members / $35 for general admission Group Rate (10+): $32(This event will have reserved seating.)

*An ASL interpreter will be available for the performance on July 24. Please inquire at the time of purchase.
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Peter Pan JR.
2026-07-30 17:30 - 18:30
A Musical Based on the Play by Sir J.M. Barrie Lyrics by Carolyn Leigh Music by Morris Charlap Additional Lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green Additional Music by Jule Styne Original Production Directed & Choreographed by Jerome Robbins
Performed by the Center’s Summer Intensive Students, Ages 11-13
Based on J.M. Barrie’s classic tale and featuring an unforgettable score by Morris “Moose” Charlap and Jule Styne with lyrics by Carolyn Leigh and Betty Comden and Adolph Green, Peter Pan is one of the most beloved and frequently performed family favorites of all time. This high-flying, Tony Award-winning musical has been performed around the world and delighted audiences for 60 years, and is now adapted for young performers. Peter and his mischievous fairy sidekick, Tinkerbell, visit the nursery of the Darling children late one night and, with a sprinkle of pixie dust, begin a magical journey across the stars that none of them will ever forget. In the adventure of a lifetime, the travelers come face to face with a ticking crocodile, the fierce Brave Girls, a band of bungling pirates, and, of course, the villainous Captain Hook. Featuring the iconic songs, “I’m Flying,” “I’ve Gotta Crow,” “I Won’t Grow Up,” and “Never Never Land,” and a rousing book full of magic, warmth and adventure, Peter Pan JR. is the perfect show for the child in all of us… who dreamed of soaring high and never growing up.
Peter Pan JR. is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com
Admission is free.
CLICK HERE for more information about our summer intensive program for ages 11 to 13.

Peter and the Starcatcher
2026-07-30 18:30 - 19:30
A Play by Rick Elice Based on the Novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson Music by Wayne Barker Originally produced on Broadway by Nancy Nagel Gibbs, Greg Schaffert, Eva Price, Tom Smedes, and Disney Theatrical Productions
Performed by the Center’s Summer Intensive Students, ages 14-17.
Tony-winning Peter and the Starcatcher upends the century-old story of how a miserable orphan comes to be The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up (a.k.a. Peter Pan). From marauding pirates and jungle tyrants to unwilling comrades and unlikely heroes, Peter and the Starcatcher playfully explores the depths of greed and despair… and the bonds of friendship, duty, and love.
A young orphan and his mates are shipped off from Victorian England to a distant island ruled by the evil King Zarboff. They know nothing of the mysterious trunk in the captain’s cabin, which contains a precious, otherworldly cargo. At sea, the boys are discovered by a precocious young girl named Molly, a Starcatcher-in-training who realizes that the trunk’s precious cargo is starstuff, a celestial substance so powerful that it must never fall into the wrong hands. When the ship is taken over by pirates – led by the fearsome Black Stache, a villain determined to claim the trunk and its treasure for his own – the journey quickly becomes a thrilling adventure.
Peter and the Starcatcher is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. (www.mtishows.com)
Admission is free.
CLICK HERE for more information about our summer intensive program for ages 14 to 17.
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R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots)
2026-08-22 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-08-23 14:00 - 16:00
R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots)
By Karel Capek
Directed by Chris Holcom
Around the world, robots are quickly replacing humans in tasks considered menial, such as assembly lines, domestic labor, and administrative work. A young woman journeys to the island to free the robots, but in her naive enthusiasm, she becomes deeply embroiled in the fate of the robots and, ultimately, the fate of the human race.
R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots) is a staged reading.
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Admission: Free for members / Suggested donation of $5 for general public

(This is a ticketed event. Some online processing fees may apply. Visit the Box Office or call (813) 922-8167 to avoid processing fees.)
