Photos of dress rehearsal on June 26 courtesy of Tom Ganser
WUSD Summer School Playhouse production of Nickelodeon’s “The SpongeBob Musical.”
By Tom Ganser
Not so happy about the string of hot and humid days? Nothing better to handle this than a trip to Bikini Bottom with SpongeBob, Patrick Star, Sandy Cheeks, Eugene Krabs, and a net full of other sea creatures, taking to the stage in the Whitewater Unified School District Summer School Playhouse production of Nickelodeon’s “The SpongeBob Musical.”
The production opens in the James Stewart Auditorium at Whitewater High School on June 27 at 7 p.m., with additional performances on June 28 at 7 p.m. and June 29 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. General admission tickets are $10 for adults and $7 for students. For ticket information call 262-472-8178.
We find ourselves in the undersea city of Bikini Bottom, inhabited by the happy-go-lucky and ever-optimistic yellow sea sponge SpongeBob SquarePants and his quirky circle of friends and neighbors. Stakes are higher than ever before as all of Bikini Bottom faces the total annihilation of their undersea world. Chaos erupts. Lives hang in the balance. And just when all hope seems lost, a most unexpected hero rises up and takes center stage. SpongeBob, trying to prove to himself and the world that he is not “just a simple sponge,” resolves to save the day when everybody else has given up all hope.
Tom Ganser’s photos of the three prior Summer School Playhouse productions (“Madagascar,” “Willie Wonka,” and “Finding Nemo”) will be shown before each performance.
Under the artistic direction of Jim McCulloch and the musical direction of Liz Elliott, the cast of incoming 6th grade students through WHS Class of 2024 graduates, includes Ian Agen, Deven Bawden, Chacha Binagi, Payton Bunger, Ayden Clark, Grace Coleman, Julianna Cortez, Emery Duris, David Enns, Elijah Gonsiour, Tyrelle Griswold, Raena Hicks, Rafa Los, Brooke Mason, Genevieve Miranda, Ian Ngabo, Maia Pratt, Jesus Ramirez, Julian Rennels, Harry Ritchie, Melody Smith, Serina Soto, Taylor Speerbrecher, Letty Trautman, Ava Van Daele, Felicity Volbright, and Zach Welsch.
Supported by Kat Dunham’s deep talents, the crew working their magic from set construction to scene changes include Caitlin Alford, Corbin Bunger, Isabella Cohen, Emerson Dunham, Isabelle Lavertu, Kayla Mikos, Miles Nickelsburg, Ava Nygren, Joshua Nygren, Cora Schimming, Lucille Troxel, and Samantha Van Daele.
