ROCKWALL, TX (June 16, 2026) Summer at Rockwall Community Playhouse means shows galore! It is the time the children and teens show everyone how talented they are and how much fun they have in theater!
First up is Schoolhouse Rock! The children from ages 6 – 12 will perform this well-known learning musical with songs such as “Just a Bill,” “Lolly, Lolly, Lolly” and “Conjunction Junction”. You will remember your own childhood and probably want to sing along! This energetic musical, follows Tom, a young schoolteacher, 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. And that is just what he does! Come join us for performances June 18 – 28 on Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 pm and Sundays at 2 pm.
Next up at RCP is the STAR Players on Friday, July 10 at 7:30 pm and Saturday, July 11 at 2:00 pm. RCPs STAR Players program is conducted for adults, aged 16+ with Down syndrome in the Rockwall-Rowlett-Garland area. Each year the RCP STAR Players produce a full-production musical! This year, they will perform the beloved Frozen, Jr. This group of unique actors spends two weeks rehearsing for the production and then they step out onto the stage to perform in front of an audience. The musical productions have one main goal in mind: to avoid the regular trap of either making the audience sympathize with or stare at those with disabilities. Over the years we have watched these young adults walk into the theater unsure of the outcome and then we watch them perform with such talent and desire to succeed. Assisting the STAR Players are “The Buddies” who help the actors onstage with lines and movement. The experience for the ‘Buddies’ has been life-changing for many of them. You will be amazed at how marvelous these actors are!
Lastly this summer is the teen production for young people ages 13 – 19. They will perform Newsies which is inspired by the rousing true story of newsboys in turn-of-the-century New York City. The Newsies were the ones who sold you your newspapers! So, when powerful newspaper publishers raise prices at the newsboys’ expense, the charismatic Jack Kelly rallies newsies from across the city to strike against the unfair conditions. Together, the newsies learn that they are stronger united and create a movement to fight for what’s right. This Broadway musical from 2012 has a Tony Award-winning score by Alan Menken and Jack Feldman and a book by Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein. These teens are so good, if you close your eyes, you might think you were on Broadway! Newsies runs July 24 – August 2 on Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 pm and Sundays at 2 pm.
Come and join us at RCP for a summer of theatrical fun! As always, all you need to know can be found at our website, rockwallcommunityplayhouse.org. It’s the best deal in town and sure to be one of the most fun things you do all summer!!!
Press release submitted by Erika Nannis, Rockwall Community Playhouse, Board of Directors.
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