Photo Flash: AMERICAN IDIOT Begins Tonight at Circle Players

Circle Players present the Tony Award-winning hit musical AMERICAN IDIOT, based on Green Day's GRAMMY Award-winning multi-platinum album, featuring music by Green Day, lyrics by Billie Joe Armstrong, and book by Billie Joe Armstrong and Michael Mayer. The show runs tonight, August 20, through August 30, 2015 at the Tennessee State University Strange Performing Arts Center's Cox-Lewis Theater, located on Alameda Street on TSU campus). Scroll down for a sneak peek at the cast!

Johnny, Tunny and Will struggle to find meaning in a post-9/11 world. When the three disgruntled young men flee their hometown for the thrills of city life, their paths are quickly torn apart: Tunny enters the armed forces, Michael is called back home to take care of family; Johnny's attention is diverted by a seductive love interest and hazardous new friendship. A high-octane rock opera with strong social messages, AMERICAN IDIOT, features little dialogue and instead relies on lyrics from Green Day's powerhouse album to execute the story. (Rated PG-13 for mature themes, language)

Performances play Thursdays - Saturdays, 7:30 pm.; Sunday matinees (Aug. 23 & 30), 3:00 pm; Saturday matinee (August 29), 2:00 pm. Tickets: Online - $18/adults; $15/students & seniors 60+; At the Door - $22/adults; $18 /students & seniors (Thursday, Aug. 27: Pay-What-You-Can at the door only). Group rates available for 10 or more by emailing boxoffice@circleplayers.net or calling (615) 332-7529. Special discount available for TSU students and faculty at the box office with campus ID. To buy, go online at www.circleplayers.net or make reservations at boxoffice@circleplayers.net or by phone (615) 332-7529. Tickets are also on sale at TSU Performing Arts Center one hour before each performance.

Photo Credit: Michael Adcock