New local theatre company offers youth the opportunity to shine
JACKSON, Tenn. — Jackson theatre lovers are in for a special treat. Lights Up! is a new non-profit theatre company based in Jackson.
The company is a student-led program that brings community theatre to the community.
The program performed their first production Sunday at 2 p.m. of the play “Angie”, a parody adaptation of the musical “Annie.”
Director Grayson Hart says he started Lights Up! because of his love for theatre. And he wanted students in Jackson to have a creative outlet.
“We are really focusing on youth and bringing people from all different backgrounds to come together, and have a little community of artists who want to make a creative change,” Hart said.
Upcoming shows from the Lights Up! are the play “Yoo Hoo and Hank Williams” on January 7 in 2022.
They will also be holding auditions for “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: The Musical” mid-January of next year.
