WINTER 2025 JR Performance Opportunities
Registration begins 8:00 am on Saturday, December 7, 2024 @ 8:00 a.m.
Rehearsals: February 18 – May 10, 2025
Performances: May 12 @ 6:30 pm
May 13 @ 10:00 am
May 13 @ 6:30 pm
Ages: Enrolled in grades 6 – 10
Cost: $250/student
Maximum Enrollment: 30
Sunset School for the Arts is producing HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 2 JR. Join us for this opportunity to perform on our Furlan MainStage. This exciting program will give students the experience of going through an entire rehearsal and performance process. Participants will learn theater skills as they move through the magical process of producing a musical. All Students who register are cast in the production.
Rehearsal Days & Time
Tuesdays 4:30 – 6:30 pm
Wednesdays 4:30 – 6:30 pm
Saturdays 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
No class March 22 – 30
No Conflict Rehearsals: April 29 – May 10
Tech Rehearsals: May 6, 7, 8, 10
There are two separate casts for FINDING NEMO KIDS. You can register for the SEA cast or the LAND cast. Please note dates/times differences and register for the cast that best fits your family’s schedule.
Sunset School for the Arts is producing FINDING NEMO KIDS. Join us for this opportunity to perform on our Sunset Playhouse Marla Eichmann Studio Theater stage. This exciting program will give students the experience of going through an entire rehearsal and performance process. Participants will learn theater skills as they move through the magical process of producing a musical. All Students who register are cast in the production.
Ages: Enrolled in grades 2 – 5
Cost: $185/student
Maximum Enrollment: 26/cast
SEA CAST
Rehearsals: February 22 – May 16, 2025 (no conflicts begins April 24)
Performances: May 17 & 18 @ 2:00 & 4:30
Rehearsal Days & Time
Thursdays 4:30 – 6:00 pm
Saturdays 11:30 am – 1:30 pm
No class March 22 – 30
Tech Rehearsals
May 15 & 16 @ 4:30 – 6:45 pm
LAND CAST
Rehearsals: March 1 – May 30 (no conflicts begins May 10)
Performances: May 31 & June 1 @ 2:00 & 4:30
Rehearsal Days & Time
Wednesdays 4:30 – 6:00 pm
Saturdays 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Note: Saturday, May 17 rehearsal at 9:00 am – 11:00 am
No class March 5
No class March 22 – 30
No class May 24
Tech Rehearsals
May 29 & 30 @ 4:30 – 6:45 pm
Announcing our 2025 JR Musical Audition Series – The Spongebob Musical: Youth Edition
Auditions are available for students entering grades 7 – 12 for the 2025-2026 academic school year. ALL STUDENTS interested in being cast in THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL: YOUTH EDITION must audition. Actors must be available for ALL tech rehearsals and performances to be cast.
Tuition of $225 will be assessed upon the acceptance of a role – There is NO FEE to audition.
Audition Date:
Tuesday, June 17 OR Wednesday, June 18 (final decision made by April 1)
6:00 – 9:00 pm
Actors are asked to stay for the whole audition time.
Rehearsals:
Read Through/First Meeting: June 25 @ 4:00 – 6:30
Monday – Thursday (some possible Fridays TBD)
June 30 – August 1
4:00 – 6:30
*no rehearsal July 3 & 4*
No conflicts allowed July 28 – August 7
Tech Rehearsals (no conflicts allowed):
August 3 @ 5:00 – 9:00
August 4, 5, 6, 7 @ 5:30 – 9:00
Performances:
August 8 @ 7:30
August 9 @ 7:30
August 10 @ 2:00
What to do:
Register for the audition using this link (COMING APRIL 1)
Complete the audition form by Sunday, June 15 @ 5:00 pm by using this link. (COMING SOON)
Complete the conflict form Sunday, June 15 @ 5:00 pm by using this link. (COMING SOON)
What to prepare for the audition:
Information, links, music and backing tracks COMING SOON
If you have any questions, please contact Erika Navin, Director of Education, at enavin@sunsetplayhouse.com
***please note this opportunity is different from our Fall & Winter JR Musical sessions where students register and all who register are cast – acceptance into this production is audition based***
THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL: YOUTH EDITION
Plunge into this stunning all-singing, all-dancing, dynamic stage show! When the citizens of Bikini Bottom discover that a volcano will soon erupt and destroy their humble home, SpongeBob and his friends must come together to save the fate of their undersea world. With lives hanging in the balance and all hope lost, a most unexpected hero rises up. The power of optimism really can save the world!
The SpongeBob Musical is based on the beloved animated series created by Stephen Hillenburg and features a book by Kyle Jarrow, with original songs by Yolanda Adams, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith, Sara Bareilles, Jonathan Coulton, Alexander Ebert of Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, The Flaming Lips, Lady A, Cyndi Lauper, John Legend, Panic! At the Disco, Plain White T’s, They Might Be Giants and T.I., and songs by David Bowie, Tom Kenny and Andy Paley. Additional lyrics are by Jonathan Coulton, with additional music by Tom Kitt. The musical production was conceived by Tina Landau.
An exciting new musical featuring irresistible characters and magical music, this deep-sea pearl of a show is set to make a splash with audiences young and old. The future is bright, the future is bold, the future is The SpongeBob Musical.
