'13 the Musical' Matinees

Lakeland Players presents 13 the Musical to open its fall theater season.

Matinee performances are at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 16 and Sunday, Oct. 23 at Lakeland High School Center for the Performing Arts, 1630 Bogie Lake Road, White Lake. 

The storyline is simple: Thirteen is that age. You are a kid and you are an adult. Your body isn’t sure which yet. You like that girl but you don’t know how to talk to girls. Girls are weird. You try to be cool but everyone that is cool thinks you’re a geek. One minute everything in your life is going along just fine and the next minute it all falls apart. 

We’ve have all been there. We have all felt like every choice we make is life and death. We have all been cool and geeks all at the same time. We hope that you find, as we do, that this show truly captures this stage of life. It can be simultaneously hilarious and touching, mean-spirited and sweet; all of the things that it feels like when you are thirteen.

Evan Goldman’s life is great. Living in Manhattan, he is about to turn thirteen and is looking forward to his upcoming bar mitzvah. It is going to be the best party ever! Just when everything seems perfect, his Mom and Dad split up and EVERYTHING falls apart! 

He’s moved to a new place, has to make new friends….he wants to “fit in” but has to choose between having true friends and having a great party. He has to choose between being cool and being a geek, and of course, he doesn’t always make all the right choices.

We know that you will enjoy the endearing characters, the storyline, the music, the energy!  (But if one of the boys’ voices cracks going for that high note, please forgive him. That is, after all, what this show is all about!)

Cost is $12 for all seats (group discounts are available).Tickets are available for purchase from http://ticketderby.com or call 888-663-3729.