Amherst Regional High School Theater
ARHS presents Fun Home
March 6, 7, 8 @ 7:30; March 8 @ 2:00
ARHS Auditorium
When her father dies unexpectedly, graphic novelist Alison dives deep into her past to tell the story of the volatile, brilliant, one-of-a-kind man whose temperament and secrets defined her family and her life. Moving between past and present, Alison relives her unique childhood playing at the family’s Bechdel Funeral Home, her growing understanding of her own sexuality, and the looming, unanswerable questions about her father’s hidden desires. Fun Home is a refreshingly honest, wholly original musical that won multiple Tony Awards and was a Pulitzer Prize finalist for best dramatic work in 2014.
Based on Bechdel’s autobiographical graphic novel of the same name, Fun Home will be a familiar story to anyone that can identify with the challenges of growing up, of kids understanding their parents and parents learning about their kids as they approach adulthood.
*CONTENT ADVISORY*
Fun Home is generally recommended for ages 14+.
Families are encouraged to determine what is appropriate for their child attendees.
For all, please note this show contains:
Verbal abuse
Depictions of homophobia
References to a family death by suicide
Allusions to illicit contact between adults and teenagers
Strong language
Strong, sometimes quick-changing stage lights (no strobe effects)
Additional info available at bit.ly/arhsfunhome