March 9, 2016

Contact Jen Roberdeau at 608-796-3738 or jaroberdeau@viterbo.edu

VITERBO UNIVERSITY TO PRESENT ARTSPOWER’S ARE YOU MY MOTHER? MARCH 20

LA CROSSE, Wis. – Viterbo University will present ArtsPower National Touring Theatre’s musical adaptation of P.D. Eastman’s beloved children’s book Are You My Mother? Sunday, March 20 at 3 p.m. at the Viterbo University Fine Arts Center Main Theatre.

ArtsPower’s musical begins when Baby Bird hatches from her egg only to find an empty nest. Unaware that her mother has left to find food, Baby Bird decides to leave the nest to look for her. Along the way, she meets an array of colorful characters who help and advise her. Persistent Baby Bird is determined to find her mother no matter what.

Are You My Mother? features a rich, upbeat musical score and imaginative sets. Greg Gunning, ArtsPower’s artistic director, adapted and directed the show and wrote the lyrics. Richard DeRosa wrote and orchestrated the musical score. 

ArtsPower National Touring Theatre is one of America’s largest and most respected producers of professional theatre for young and family audiences. Founded in 1985, ArtsPower has created 29 original musicals and plays that have been presented for more than 13 million people around the country.

This performance is part of Viterbo’s Ronald McDonald Arts for Young America Family Series and is sponsored by Ronald McDonald House Charities of Western Wisconsin and Southeastern Minnesota. The performance is also sponsored in part by a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts. Mueller Media is the media sponsor.

Tickets are $14, $12, or $10 for adults and $12, $10, or $8 for children. For more information or to order tickets, contact the Viterbo box office at 608-796-3100 or visit www.viterbo.edu/tickets.

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