From the #1 New York Times bestselling memoir that inspired the film October Sky, Rocket Boysis a uniquely American tale a powerful, luminous story of coming of age at the dawn of the 1960s, of a mother’s love and a father’s fears, of a group of young men who dreamed of launching rockets into outer space and of those who made their dreams come true.
NASA engineer Homer Hickams original book, upon which this musical is based, is a vivid portrait of the harsh West Virginia mining town of his youth, evoking a time of innocence and promise, when anything was possible, even in a company town that swallowed its men alive.
Performances: July 20, 21 and 22