Junior Players And UTD Present DOGFIGHT

Junior Players is excited to announce that it will kick off its new summer collaboration with the University of Texas at Dallas with a brand-new production of the hit musical Dogfight in the University Theater at the University of Texas at Dallas (800 W Campbell Rd, Richardson, TX 75080). The show will run July 12 - 15, 2018 and will be directed by Kelsey Leigh Ervi, with music direction by Mark Mullino and choreography by Micki Saba.

Dogfight will be performed by eleven highly talented high school and college students. As with all Junior Players programs, there will be no cost for the participants to be a part of the production

Tickets are on sale now. All tickets for the production will be $10, making the performances easily accessible and affordable for all families of North Texas. More information at www.juniorplayers.org or 214-526-4076.

Dogfight will be the first musical produced by Junior Players and the University of Texas at Dallas and is Junior Players first production open to college students and Junior Players alumni. Junior Players launched its winter musical program in January 2015 with its highly successful production of In the Heights, which brought hundreds of new and diverse audiences into the Dallas Arts District. Junior Players is excited to expand this success to new locations and audiences through their collaboration with the University of Texas at Dallas.

Dogfight takes audiences on a romantic and heartbreaking theatrical journey that stays with you long after the performance. It's November 21, 1963. On the eve of their deployment to a small but growing conflict in Southeast Asia, three young Marines set out for one final boys' night of debauchery, partying and maybe a little trouble. But, when Corporal Eddie Birdlace meets Rose, an awkward and idealistic waitress whom he enlists to win a cruel bet with his fellow recruits, she rewrites the rules of the game and teaches him the power of love and compassion. The show features a book by Peter Duchan and music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul.

Junior Players was founded in 1955 and is the oldest non-profit children's theater organization in Dallas. Over its sixty-three-year existence, Junior Players has striven to meet the changing needs of the community. From 1955 to 1989, Junior Players presented traditional children's theater productions performed entirely by children and teenagers. In 1989, the Board of Directors changed the focus of Junior Players activities, deciding that, Junior Players can best serve the youth of Dallas by providing free programming accessible to all the children of North Texas. Junior Players, therefore, exclusively provides free arts education programs in local recreation and cultural centers, housing projects, elementary and middle schools, and through social service agencies serving youth at risk.