MCP's production of "Footloose" runs weekends, July 8 - 24, 2016 at the Alden Theatre in the McLean Community Center, 1234 Ingleside Ave. McLean, VA 22101. Performances are Friday and Saturday at 8:00 pm and Sunday at 2:00 pm. Tickets are available at www.McLean Playeers.org or through OvationTix at 866-811-4111. Based on the movie of the same name, Footloose tells the story of Ren, a high school student who is forced to move to a small farming town with his mother after his father abandons them. Ren expects to have the usual problems in adjusting to a new school, but he does not expect the repressive atmosphere of Bomont, where a powerful minister has persuaded the town council to ban dancing and rock music. Stage adaptation by Dean Pitchford and Walter Bobble. Music by Tom Snow, Lyrics by Dean Pitchford. Footloose is presented by special arrangement with R&H Theatricals: rnh.com
