Plays and Musicals
"Big Fish" by John August & Andrew Lippa
Battle Ground Academy’s Upper School Theatre Department will be presenting "Big Fish," at the school’s Sondra Morris and Robert N. Moore Jr. ‘52 Center for Arts and Entrepreneurship. Performances are set for April 19-21. Complimentary tickets can be reserved by clicking on your preferred show date below.
"Big Fish" is a musical with music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa and book by John August. It is based on Daniel Wallace's 1998 novel, Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions, and the 2003 film Big Fish written by John August and directed by Tim Burton.
"Big Fish" revolves around the relationship between Edward Bloom, a traveling salesman, and his adult son Will. The story shifts between two timelines. In the present-day real world, sixty-year-old Edward Bloom faces his mortality while his son, Will, prepares to become a father himself. In the storybook past, Edward ages from a teenager, encountering a Witch, a Giant, a Mermaid, and the love of his life, Sandra. The stories meet as Will discovers the secret his father never revealed.