Based on the original screenplay by Dean Pritchford

Music by Tom Snow, Lyrics by Dean Pritchford

Additional music by Eric Carmen, Sammy Hagar, Kenny Loggins, and Jim Steinman

Friday, January 29th through Sunday, February 21
Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30, Saturdays and Sundays at 2:00

Tickets: $15 adults, $12 students and seniors, $10 children 11 and under

Based on the 1984 film starring Kevin Bacon, Steeple Players production stars an energetic cast of 40 local actors, singers, and dancers. With rocking rhythm of it's Oscar and Tony nominated top 40 score and augmented with dynamic new songs for the stage musical, Footloose celebrates the wisdom of listening to young people, guiding them with a warm heart and an open mind.

Footloose follows the story of Ren McCormick. When Ren and his mother move from Chicago to a small town, Ren is prepared for the inevitable adjustment period at his new high school. What he isn't prepared for are the rigorous local edicts, including a ban on dancing instituted by the local preacher, determined to exercise control over the town's youth that he cannot command in his own home. The heartfelt story that emerges is of a father longing for the son he lost and of a young man aching for the father who walked out on him.

At Steeple Players, Beech High School student Chase McCumber plays the rebellious Ren, while Hendersonville High School’s Katie Stewart fires up the stage as Ariel, the minister’s beautiful but troubled teenage daughter. Tate Albert and Diann Hiney star as the fire and brimstone Reverend Moore and his compassionate wife Vi. Volunteer State student Kamen Sims plays Ren’s buddy Willard, the cowboy with two left feet, and MTSU’s Sarah Shepherd is his bubble-headed sweetheart Rusty. Julian Kohann, a student at John Paul II, is featured as Ariel’s dangerous boyfriend Chuck.

In addition to an Oscar nod for best musical score, the film (and subsequent stage version) featured an unprecedented number of top forty hits including Kenny Loggins’ “I’m Free (Heaven Helps the Man)” and the title track, Sammy Hager’s “The Girl Gets Around,” Bonnie Tyler’s “Holding On for a Hero,” “Almost Paradise,” “Somebody’s Eyes” and the hit single “Let’s Hear it for the Boy.”

Footloose contains language and subject matter that may not be suitable for all ages and parental guidance is recommended.