Schoolhouse Rock: The Musical Script

This is the script for the 1973 musical Schoolhouse Rock. The script includes all the lyrics for the songs in the show.

Introduction

Welcome to “Schoolhouse Rock,” the musical! We are so excited to have you here. This show is a collection of some of our favorite songs from the classic “Schoolhouse Rock” series that aired on ABC from 1973-1985. We hope you enjoy the show!

What is Schoolhouse Rock?

Schoolhouse Rock is an American educational musical television series that aired on ABC from 1973 to 1985. The songs in the series teach mathematical concepts, grammar, science, economics, history, and citizenship.

The Musical Script

Schoolhouse Rock: The Musical is a musical stage adaptation of the Saturday morning educational cartoon series Schoolhouse Rock, which aired on ABC from 1973 to 1985. The show first premiered on Broadway in 1998 and ran for over six hundred performances. The show then went on tour across the United States before returning to Broadway in 2009. The musical has since been produced all over the world, in countries such as Australia, Canada, Japan, and South Korea.

The Songs

Schoolhouse Rock: The Musical, with music and lyrics by Bob Dorough, Dave Frishberg, George Newall and Tom Yohe, is a musical adaptation of the Saturday morning educational cartoon series that aired on ABC from 1973 to 1985. The show features classic songs such as “Conjunction Junction,” ” Just a Bill,” “Interplanet Janet” and “I’m Just a Bill.”

The Characters

The Characters is the second song in Schoolhouse Rock: The Musical. It is sung by a group of students as they introduce the various roles in a school play.

Characters:
We are the characters,
The players in the play,
And we all have our parts to say,
So listen as we tell you who we are today.

We’re the stars of the show,
The ones you came to see,
So sit back and enjoy the ride,
As we take you on a journey through our lives.

We’ll take you to our homes,
And introduce you to our families,
Then we’ll show you where we go to school,
And all the things we have to learn.
All: We are the characters!

The Set

The set for Schoolhouse Rock: The Musical is simple and effective. It consists of a large, central blackboard and a few movable desks and props. The blackboard is where the action takes place, with the characters drawn in white chalk. The desks and props are used to represent the various places where the characters learn their lessons, such as a school classroom or a park bench.

The Costumes

The costumes for Schoolhouse Rock: The Musical are very important in order to create the feeling that the characters are living in different time periods. Each character will have a unique costume that represents their time period and personality.

For example, Bob Dorough, the creator of Schoolhouse Rock, will be wearing a suit from the 1970s. This is because the majority of the songs were created in that decade. Similarly, Katie Lee Gifford, who wrote and performed several of the songs, will be wearing a dress from the 1950s.

The rest of the cast will be wearing costumes that represent the time period of each song. For example, “Three Is a Magic Number” takes place in ancient Greece, so the characters will be wearing togas. “Conjunction Junction” takes place in the American Frontier, so the characters will be wearing cowboy hats and boots.

It is important that each costume is unique to its character and time period in order to create a visually interesting and historically accurate show.

The Props

The Props for Schoolhouse Rock: The Musical are pretty basic. You’ll need chairs for the students and the teacher, a chalkboard and some chalk, a globe, and some other assorted school supplies. Oh, and don’t forget the rock!

The Lighting

The play opens with the sound of a school bell ringing. The lights come up on a schoolhouse stage set. The teacher, Mrs. Jones, enters with a stack of books. The pupils are already seated at their desks. They stand and greet her as she enters.

As Mrs. Jones begins to teach, the lights dim and a spotlight comes up on her. She continues to teach in the spotlight while the rest of the stage is dark. Suddenly, a student (Bob) has a question. He stands and the spotlight follows him as he asks his question. Mrs. Jones answers his question and then the spotlight goes back to her as she continues to teach.

Later in the play, there is a song called “Just a Bill” about how a bill becomes a law. During this song, the stage is dim and there is a spot light on the Constitution in the center of the stage. As the singers perform, they act out what is happening to the bill as it goes through Congress (votes are being taken, amendments are being made, etc.).

The Sound

The Sound is a song from the Emmy Award-winning 1973 American educational musical television series Schoolhouse Rock. The song is about the different sounds that letters make.