This article led me to this show: a unique fundraiser:
http://www.rosemounttownpages.com/news/ ... outh-river
http://www.childrenscastletheater.org/p ... akeville-m
This link opens up several very informative pages, after you click Learn More About This Show: Why Billy Elliot? Cast List. Rehearsal Photos videos coming. Why Billy Elliot? is very thought-provoking, since this is a community theatre, centered around and for children.
In addition to the production pushing actors to challenge themselves in singing, acting and dance, the production also serves as a judgement-free means for youth and adults to experience and contemplate what it means to live in today's society. Billy Elliot is a production that can encourage youth to pursue their passions and talents - even if they don't align with typical gender stereotypes. It can teach kids that straight and gay teens of the same sex can be friends in the same way straight kids of the opposite sex can be friends. It can show kids with a parent who has passed that it's ok to remember and ok to let go. And it can cause us to realize what is possible if we place faith in both ourselves and in each other to discover our strengths, create friendships and unite as a community to create a better place to live.