{"id":27998,"date":"2026-04-21T12:52:37","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T16:52:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/?post_type=story&#038;p=27998"},"modified":"2026-04-21T12:52:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T16:52:38","slug":"green-days-american-idiot-at-clark","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/21\/green-days-american-idiot-at-clark\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Green Day\u2019s American Idiot&#8217; at Clark"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignright is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"American Idiot Teaser_Vertical_v1\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1185224607?h=9e10cc9f37&amp;dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"422\" height=\"750\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Clark&#8217;s music and theatre arts programs presented the two-time Tony Award-winning musical &#8220;Green Day\u2019s American Idiot&#8221; as their spring show, with performances from April 16-19. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The musical follows characters Johnny, Tunny, and Will as they flee the constraints of their hometown for the thrills of city life, and struggle to find meaning in a post-9\/11 world. The show includes every song from Green Day\u2019s Grammy Award-winning album &#8220;American Idiot&#8221; and several songs from its follow-up release, &#8220;21st Century Breakdown.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Clark&#8217;s production was directed by Meg Dussault and music directed by Cooper McGuire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/American_Idiot_15_APR_2026-40-1024x683.avif\" alt=\"theater performance\" class=\"wp-image-28000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/American_Idiot_15_APR_2026-40-1024x683.avif 1024w, 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https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/American_Idiot_15_APR_2026-153-768x512.avif 768w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/American_Idiot_15_APR_2026-153-1536x1024.avif 1536w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/American_Idiot_15_APR_2026-153-1200x800.avif 1200w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/American_Idiot_15_APR_2026-153.avif 1855w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group boxout has-white-color has-dark-green-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-f70d70692347a161a7da1f5b8d5f8f8c is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-12dd3699 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-theatre-arts-at-clark\">Theatre Arts at Clark<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/departments\/visual-and-performing-arts\/\">Explore the Visual and Performing Arts Department<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/programs\/major\/theater-arts-ba\/\">Major in Theater Arts<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/departments\/visual-and-performing-arts\/theatre-summer-intensive\/\">Clark University Theatre Summer Intensive<\/a>: A two-week day program for rising 9th-12th grade actors, designers, and theatre-makers. 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