| Bat
Boy
Musical
Story & Book by Keyhte Farley
Music & Lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe
Based on a story in The Weekly World News, Bat Boy: The Musical
is a musical comedy/horror show about a half boy/half bat creature
who is discovered in a cave near Hope Falls, West Virginia.
For lack of a better solution, the local sheriff brings Bat Boy
to the home of the town veterinarian, Dr. Parker, where he is
eventually accepted as a member of the family and taught to act
like a "normal" boy by the veterinarian's wife, Meredith,
and teenage daughter, Shelley. Bat Boy is happy with his new life,
but when he naively tries to fit in with the narrow-minded people
of Hope Falls, they turn on him, prodded by the machinations of
Dr. Parker, who secretly despises Bat Boy.
Shelley and Bat Boy, who have fallen in love, run away together
from the ignorant townfolk and have a blissful coupling in the
woods, but their happiness is shattered when Meredith arrives
and reveals a secret. Soon the entire town arrives and hears the
shocking story of Bat Boy's unholy origin.
Previews: September 27, 29 @ 8:00 p.m., $10.00
Evenings: September 30, October 1, 3, 4, 5, 6,
7, 8 @ 8:00 p.m., $14.00
Playhouse Theatre
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