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Twenty years ago, Green Day's seventh studio album, American Idiot was released to uproarious critical praise. 

Find Your Light, A Harrington Theatre Company, is stoked to be able to celebrate the 20^th anniversary with American Idiot: The Musical. Performing at Bas Bleu Theatre lends itself to an intimate rock concert experience featuring an incredible cast. 

Featuring choreography by Brittany Grim this show features FYL at its best: collaboration that gives way to an incredible audience experience. Come join us as we reignite the fire of the early 2000s and find hope as we look toward our collective future. We hope you have the time of your life!

Song List

• American Idiot
• Jesus of Suburbia
• City of the Damned
• I Don't Care
• Dearly Beloved
• Tales of Another Broken Home
• Holiday
• Boulevard of Broken Dreams
• Favorite Son
• Are We the Waiting
• St. Jimmy
• Give Me Novacaine
• Last of the American Girls/She's a Rebel
• Last Night On Earth
• Too Much Too Soon
• Before the Lobotomy
• Extraordinary Girl
• Before the Lobotomy (Reprise)
• When It's Time
• Know Your Enemy
• 21 Guns
• Letterbomb
• Wake Me Up When September Ends
• The Death of St. Jimmy
• East 12th St.
• Nobody Likes You
• Rock and Roll Girlfriend
• We're Coming Home
• Whatsername
• Good Riddance

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Director's Note

Twenty years ago, during great political unrest in our country, Green Day came out with the album "American Idiot". I remember listening to the album over and over, while driving at full speed on the freeway, singing full out, feeling free and inspired, but I also remember feeling like I wasn't doing enough to TAKE A STAND about anything. What did I know? Just a senior in high school at the time, I had more selfish things to occupy my time.

Fast forward twenty years, today I am hearing these lyrics in a different way. Our nation feels like a powder keg, under great duress. I am scared for what the future holds, but then I look at this Find Your Light community, with these actors, with the different generations coming together on this stage to TAKE A STAND and I have to believe the future is bright. 

I had the privilege to direct and choreograph "American Idiot" in February of 2020, right before COVID hit. I was seven months pregnant trying to teach these high intensity dances. Because I couldn't dance full out or do mosh pits with the cast, I asked my twelve year old niece, Camryn, to help demonstrate the dances and help be a focal point for the actors to watch in order to learn their dances. Fast forward four years, Camryn now shares the stage with her fellow actors today playing the part of Heather. I dedicate this show to her. I saw the fire inside her all those years ago. She reminds me so much of myself when I was listening to the original "American Idiot" album twenty years ago. Camryn, share your fire with the world, with your community. Tell your story. People will listen.

Now, let's follow Johnny as he is..

"Running away from pain when you've been victimized

Tales from another broken home"

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Thank you to the following:

Hava Simmons for donating the sheets.

Logan Likes, Rose Dionysius and friends for the donation of all the beer cans.

Ramon Wallace for helping with the set decorations.

Luna Dominguez for allowing us to borrow your baby.

Alyssa Sedgewick for the accessories.

JD Jacob and MVHS for the use of the microphones. 

Marily Harrington, Edgar Dominguez, Marissa Dominguez, and Iris Harrington for your constant love and support.

H....thank you for always watching out for us. You are our light and guardian angel. 

Author Bio - Billie Jo Armstrong

BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG, frontman of the rock band Green Day, came of age in the underground punk scene in Berkeley. Green Day's albums include 1039/Smooth Out Slappy Hours; Kerplunk; 1994's Dookie, which sold 15 million copies and garnered their first Grammy (and inspired a raft of imitators); Insomniac; Nimrod; Warning; 2004's landmark American Idiot, which debuted at #1 on the Billboard chart, spawned five hit singles, and earned seven Grammy nominations (winning two,including Best Rock Album); 21st Century Breakdown (Grammy Award, Best Rock Album); and 2012's consecutively released ¡Uno!, ¡Dos!, and ¡Tré! (as well as the behind the scenes DVD,¡Cuatro!). Last year, Armstrong and Norah Jones released Foreverly, a tribute to the Everly Brothers' 1958 Songs Our Daddy Taught Us.The Tony and Grammy winning musical American Idiot, featuring lyrics by Armstrong, music by Green Day, and a book written by Armstrong and director Michael Mayer, opened on Broadway in 2010. Throughout its run, he made cameo appearances in the role of St. Jimmy. The recent documentary, Broadway Idiot, chronicles his road to the Great White Way. Armstrong also composed the music for These Paper Bullets currently being staged at the Yale Repertory Theatre. His other film and TV credits include This is 40, Nurse Jackie, and the upcoming feature film, Like Sunday, Like Rain. www.greenday.com

Author Bio - Michael Mayer

Mr. Mayer made his Metropolitan Opera debut with a celebrated new production of Rigoletto. Broadway: On A Clear Day You Can See Forever;American Idiot (Drama Desk Award, Best Director); Everyday Rapture; Spring Awakening (Tony Award, Best Director/Best Musical); Thoroughly Modern Millie (Tony Award, Best Musical); Side Man (Tony Award, Best Play); A View From the Bridge (Tony Award, Best Revival); Uncle Vanya; night, Mother; After the Fall; You re a Good Man, Charlie Brown; Triumph of Love. Off-Broadway: Spring Awakening, Everyday Rapture, The Illusion, Our House, 10 Million Miles,Antigone in New York, Baby Anger, The Credeaux Canvas, Stupid Kids. Film: A Home at the End of the World, Flicka. Television: Do No Harm; director and consulting producer for the first season of Smash.

Author Bio - Tom Kitt

TOM KITT is a two-time Tony, two-time Emmy, Pulitzer Prize and Grammy Award winner. As a musical theater composer, he has written the music for six Broadway shows: Next to Normal (Tony Award), If/Then (Tony Nomination), Almost Famous (Tony Nomination), Flying Over Sunset (Tony Nomination), High Fidelity, and Bring it On, The Musical. His work for the stage has also been seen Off Broadway at Second Stage (Next to Normal, Superhero), The Public Theater (The Visitor, Shakespeare in the Park) and he has worked at some of the most prestigious regional theaters including The Old Globe, Arena Stage, Berkeley Rep, The Signature Theater, and ART.

In addition, Tom’s Broadway credits as an orchestrator include: Next to Normal (Tony Award), The SpongeBob Musical (Tony Nomination), Jagged Little Pill (Tony Nomination), Almost Famous, Head Over Heels, Everyday Rapture, and American Idiot.

Tom has also been active in the world of film and TV. As one of the vocal arrangers working on the Pitch Perfect films, Tom most notably helped create the classic “Riff-off.” Tom also served as music supervisor/arranger/orchestrator for Grease Live and contributed songs for Royal Pains and Penny Dreadful. He also provided music supervision for the NBC series, Rise and has written numerous songs for Sesame Street. And he is known for his two original opening numbers for The Tony Awards, “Live” in 2019, written with David Javerbaum for James Corden, and the Emmy Award winning “Bigger” in 2013, written with Lin-Manuel Miranda for Neil Patrick Harris. Tom is also proud that his musical adaptation of Freaky Friday, co-written with Bridget Carpenter and Brian Yorkey was turned into an original movie musical for Disney Channel. Most recently, Tom served as a Supervising Music Producer on the new Bobby Lopez/Kristen Anderson-Lopez/Steven Levenson/Thomas Kail musical television series Up Here.

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