SUMMER SEASON REHEARSALS BEGIN THE WEEK OF MONDAY, JUNE 2ND.
ALL SHOWS WILL HAVE PERFORMANCES ON TWO CONSECUTIVE SUNDAYS, AUGUST 17th & 24th.
THERE WILL NOT BE A MIDSEASON SHOW FOR THE SHORTER SEASON

Summer Format and the overarching theme: “REVOLUTIONARY”
This Spring, we did our first season with a mid-season performance. Because the Summer season is only 3 months long, we will not do a mid-season performance, and will continue our festival-style end-of-season shows with all shows performing on both August 17th and 24th. As with previous Summer seasons, the themes this season fit an overarching theme–this year's larger theme is “Revolutionary!” It will be a revolutionary season, indeed!

SUMMER 2025 SHOW TIMES

British Invasion

Rehearsals - Mondays 6:45-8:45

Show Dates/Times - August 17 (3-4:15pm) & August 24 (10-11:15am)

Tina Turner vs Whitney Houston

Rehearsals - Mondays 6:45-8:45

Show Dates/Times - August 17 (11:15-12:30pm) & August 24 (1:45-3:00pm)

Prince: Purple Rain

Rehearsals - Wednesdays 4:15-6:15

Show Dates/Times - August 17 (10-11:15am) & August 24 (3-4:15pm)

Brooklyn Indie Revival

Rehearsals - Wednesdays 6:45-8:45

Show Dates/Times - August 17 (1:45-3:00pm) & August 24 (12:30-1:45pm)

Protest Songs

Rehearsals - Wednesdays 6:45-8:45

Show Dates/Times - August 17 (12:30-1:45pm) & August 24 (1:45-3:00pm)

Hendrix: Are You Experienced?

Rehearsals - Thursdays 4:15-6:15

Show Dates/Times - August 17 (10-11:15am) & August 24 (3-4:15pm)

Woodstock

Rehearsals - Thursdays 4:15-6:15

Show Dates/Times - August 17 (1:45-3:00pm) & August 24 (12:30-1:45pm)

Nirvana: Nevermind

Rehearsals - Thursdays 6:45-8:45

Show Dates/Times - August 17 (11:15-12:30pm) & August 24 (11:15-12:30pm)

Disco

Rehearsals - Saturdays 10:15-12:15

Show Dates/Times - August 17 (3-4:15pm) & August 24 (10-11:15am)

Punk (Featured Show)

Rehearsals - Saturdays 10:15-12:15

Show Dates/Times - August 17 (12:30-1:45pm) & August 24 (11:15-12:30pm)

*What is the Featured Show?

As we did with this Spring’s Arena Rock show, we will again be participating in the larger School of Rock community’s “Featured Show”, which many schools participate in at the same time. The sign-up process for the Featured Show is the same as the other shows. The Featured Show is essentially just a normal Performance Program show, but there will be some additional opportunities for students, such as:

• Unique merch, including stickers, customizable T-shirts, and select band/artist T's

• Communication / letters / live-streams with a designated “Pen Pal” school doing the same theme

• Bonus educational resources, including lead sheets and enhanced Show Collection content in the School of Rock Method App

• Special GearSelect packages and exclusive discounts on gear that is relevant to the show theme

• An international video contest and end of season celebration

Senior Show

Rehearsals - Thursdays 6:45-8:45

Show Dates/Times - TBD (see below)

Summer. ***Date/time of performance will be decided based on a poll of availability of participating Seniors and their potential college departure dates. If you / your student are available for the regular show dates, this show can be done as an add-on to another Performance Program show OR on its own, but you must indicate which you wish to do on the sign-up form.

Songwriting Studio

Rehearsals - Fridays 6:45-8:45

Showcase Date - End-of-season showcase August 22 @ 7:00pm

Our Songwriting Studio course (Ages 12 and up!) is a program designed to get students writing and recording songs in a collaborative workshop environment. You will learn collaborative writing techniques–from cool chord progressions to better lyrics and beyond–and then record songs with other musicians! Learn some tracking, mixing, and pre and post-production basics. These are skills that will get you started in developing and producing your own material. And in what we’re told is the “best addition since sliced bread”, each season now includes a full-day field trip to a brand new, state-of-the-art professional studio in Lemont, IL, where some of the material being worked on in class will be recorded as if it were a truly professional band’s studio day. The group’s finished songs are presented in a listening party and showcase at the end of the season. Can be done as an add-on to another Performance Program show or on its own, but you must indicate which you wish to do on the sign-up form. Limited spots available!