There was a real feel-good factor about the musical, Salad Days, performed by the Stroke Of Genius Community Theatre Company at the Magnus School, Newark, on Friday night. (Feb 17)
A funky rock band is going from strength to strength after wowing the judging panel of one of the UK’s biggest original music competitions and sailing through the audition stage.
Do well in high school, thereby receiving a great college scholarship.
Now that she’s finally graduated, it’s time for her to find a gorgeous loft apartment and land her dream job at the city’s best publishing house.
But when Jessica Bard (Reitman), Ryden’s college nemesis steals her perfect job, Ryden is forced to move back to her childhood home.
Stuck with her eccentric family – a stubborn do-it-yourself dad (Keaton), an overly thrifty mom (Lynch), a politically incorrect grandma (Burnett), a very odd little brother (Coleman) – and a growing stack of rejected job applications, Ryden starts to feel like she’s going nowhere.
The only upside is spending time with her best friend, Adam (Zach Gilford) – and running into her hot next-door neighbor, David (Santoro).
But if Ryden’s going to survive life as a post grad, it may be time to come up with a new plan….
Actors:
Alexis Bledel Bobby Coleman Carol Burnett Catherine Reitman Jane Lynch Michael Keaton Rodrigo Santoro Zach Gilford
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