Springfield Contemporary Theatre's 2018-19 season continues at SCT Center Stage in Wilhoit Plaza, 302 E. Pershing (corner of Pershing and Robberson) with "Fun Home," the Tony-winning musical based on the graphic novel of the same name by Alison Bechdel, for a four-weekend production run starting tonight (August 31) and continuing through September 23rd. With book and lyrics by Lisa Kron and music by Jeanine Tesori, the show explores seeing your parents through grown-up eyes. When her father dies unexpectedly in an accident (or possibly a suicide), graphic novelist Alison Bechdel dives deep into her past to tell the story of the volatile, brilliant, one-of-a-kind man whose temperament and secrets defined her family and her life. I talked with Rick Dines and Kim Crosby, who play Alison’s parents, Bruce and Helen Bechdel, described by Crosby as “the lovely dysfunctional pair.” Gretchen Teague directs the production, a Springfield-area premiere, with musical direction by Alex Huff. Rick
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