Disney and Pixar’s Finding Nemo JR. will be performed at Penn Yan Middle School on July 25 & 26 at 7 p.m. and July 27 at 2 p.m. This charming 60-minute musical is based on the beloved 2003 Pixar film Finding Nemo. The Penn Yan Theatre Company Youth Theatre Summer Program cast includes 55 students led by more than a dozen production staff and counselors.
“Each year I’m truly amazed by what we accomplish with our program, now celebrating its 20th anniversary of youth theatre,” says camp and musical director Dusty Baker. “I began as a camper and now proudly direct and produce our summer program with the invaluable help of a great production team, including our high school and college students as counselors. Camp wouldn’t be possible without their assistance over our three weeks together.”
Dive into the big blue world of Disney and Pixar’s Finding Nemo JR., including 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 son 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 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 JR. brings a vibrant underwater world to life on stage in a story full of family, friendship and adventure.
Tickets for Finding Nemo JR. are $10 for adults and $8 for students and seniors and are available online or at the door before the show. For information on purchasing advanced tickets please visit pytco.org/shows.
Disney and Pixar’s Finding Nemo JR. is presented through special arrangement with and all materials are provided by Music Theatre International.
The Penn Yan Theatre Company, founded in 1978, celebrates 20 years of youth theatre this summer. Over the past two decades, the program has evolved and grown, now including nearly 80 hours of theatre education and training over the course of 2.5 weeks each July. Campers experience the audition and rehearsal process as well as workshops hosted by professionals and experts in hair/make-up design, set design, improv acting and more. Through the generous support of granting organizations and local businesses, the program has no registration fee for its participants.
Music Theatre International (MTI) is one of the world’s leading theatrical licensing agencies, granting theatres from around the world the rights to perform the greatest selection of musicals from Broadway and beyond. Founded in 1952 by composer Frank Loesser and orchestrator Don Walker, MTI is a driving force in advancing musical theatre as a vibrant and engaging art form.
MTI works directly with the composers, lyricists, and book writers of these musicals to provide official scripts, musical materials, and dynamic theatrical resources to over 70,000 professional, community and school theatres in the US and in over 60 countries worldwide.
MTI is particularly dedicated to educational theatre and has created special collections to meet the needs of various types of performers and audiences. MTI’s Broadway Junior® shows are 30- and 60-minute musicals for performance by elementary and middle school-aged performers, while MTI’s School Editions are musicals annotated for performance by high school students.
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