Youth Theatre

Step on stage and shine.

Gain hands-on experience in musical theatre, acting, dance, voice and technical production with our Youth Theatre program.

For centuries, theatre has provided us with entertainment encouraging us to laugh, cry, ponder, and grow as unique and caring individuals. You can either participate as an audience member or perhaps as an actor, and here at Alliance for the Arts, we offer an incredible Youth Theatre program which will provide your child with a lifelong love for theatre and arts!

Our highly talented and experienced Youth Theatre Director, Carmen Crussard, continuously shows her theatre groups, ranging from elementary to high school age, all aspects of the theatre, giving them full exposure to the behind-the-scenes activities. Each child is encouraged and nurtured to elevate their skill level and understand the importance of teamwork resulting in a heightened sense of self, others, and the arts.

Scholarships are available. We are also offering a New Student Apprenticeship Program which will provide opportunities for aspiring Directors, Choreographers, Music Directors and Stage Managers. Your child will learn from professionals and gain immeasurable and valuable hands-on experience. Join us!

 

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2024-25 Season

The SpongeBob Musical Youth Edition

Based on the series by Stephen Hillenburg
Book by Kyle Jarrow

Show Dates: October 18-20, 2024

Auditions: August 19th

Recommended for Ages 11-14

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.

Marian, Or the True Tale of Robin Hood by Adam Szymkowicz

Show Dates: December 6-8, 2024

Auditions: August 19th

Recommended for Ages 14-18

**This show contains themes that may not be suitable for all families.

A gender-bending, patriarchy-smashing, hilarious new take on the classic tale. Robin Hood is (and has always been) Maid Marian in disguise, and leads a motley group of Merry Men (few of whom are actually men) against the greedy Prince John. As the poor get poorer and the rich get richer, who will stand for the vulnerable if not Robin? What is the cost of revealing your true self in a time of trouble?

Modern concerns and romantic entanglements clash on the battlefield and on the ramparts of Nottingham Castle in this play about selfishness, selflessness, love deferred and the fight. Always the fight. The fight must go on.

Disney PIXAR’s Finding Nemo KIDS

Show Dates: February 1-2, 2025

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Recommended for Ages 7-11

Rehearsals begin Jan 7, mostly Mon/Wed from 6-8:30pm, an Saturdays 9am-noon.

This is an Introductory Theatre Program. No auditions are required to sign up. There will be auditions at the first meeting to determine parts.

Disney’s Finding Nemo KIDS is a 30-minute musical adaptation of the beloved 2003 Pixar movie Finding Nemo, with new music by award-winning songwriting team Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez. Marlin, an anxious and over-protective clownfish, lives in the Great Barrier Reef with his kid Nemo, who longs to explore the world beyond their anemone home. But when Nemo is captured and taken to Sydney, Marlin faces his fears and sets off on an epic adventure across the ocean. With the help of lovable characters such as optimistic Dory, laid-back sea turtle Crush, and the supportive Tank Gang, Marlin and Nemo both overcome challenges on their journey to find each other and themselves.

Featuring memorable songs such as “Just Keep Swimming,” “Fish Are Friends Not Food,” and “Go With the Flow,” Finding Nemo KIDS brings a vibrant underwater world to life on stage in a story full of family, friendship, and adventure.

Heathers The Musical Teen Edition

Show Dates: April 3-6, 2025

Auditions December 9th

Recommended for Ages 14-18

This show contains themes that may not be suitable for all families.

Heathers The Musical: Teen Edition is the darkly delicious story of Veronica Sawyer, a brainy, beautiful teenage misfit who hustles her way into the most powerful and ruthless clique at Westerberg High: the Heathers. But before she can get comfortable atop the high school food chain, Veronica falls in love with the dangerously handsome new kid J.D. When Heather Chandler, the Almighty, kicks her out of the group, Veronica decides to bite the bullet and kiss Heather’s aerobicized butt… but J.D. has another plan for that bullet.

Brought to you by the award-winning creative team of Kevin Murphy (Reefer Madness, Desperate Housewives), Laurence O’Keefe (Bat Boy, Legally Blonde) and director Andy Fickman (Reefer Madness, She’s the Man), Heathers The Musical: Teen Edition is a hilarious, heartfelt and homicidal new show based on the greatest teen comedy of all time.

Are you in, or are you out?

Peter/Wendy by Jeremy Bloom

Show Dates: May 15-18, 2025

Auditions December 9th

Recommended for Ages 11-18

In this lyrical, atmospheric interpretation of Peter Pan,Jeremy Bloom strips the familiar story down to its emotional essence. Peter lures Wendy away from her nursery to the magical world of Neverland, where she joins his adventures with Tinker Bell, Tiger Lily, and the menacing Captain Hook. A low-tech, inventive adaptation that pays homage to the darker themes of J. M. Barrie’s original, Peter/Wendy will mesmerize audiences of all ages.

 

 

 

In the Heights

Music and Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda
Book by Quiara Alegría Hudes

Show Dates: June 2025

Auditions December 9th

Recommended for Ages 16-20

In the Heights tells the universal story of a vibrant community in New York’s Washington Heights neighborhood – a place where the coffee from the corner bodega is light and sweet, the windows are always open and the breeze carries the rhythm of three generations of music. It’s a community on the brink of change, full of hopes, dreams and pressures, where the biggest struggles can be deciding which traditions you take with you, and which ones you leave behind.

Youth Cast Auditions

Click here for audition information or contact Carmen Crussard at [email protected].