2024 Fall SSPA Productions

Main Stage Production ages 13-18 Footloose

When Ren and his mother move from Chicago to a small farming town, he is prepared for the inevitable adjustment period at his new high school. But he’s not prepared for the rigorous local edicts, including a ban on dancing instituted by the local preacher, who is determined to exercise control over the town’s youth. When the reverend’s rebellious daughter sets her sights on Ren, her roughneck boyfriend tries to sabotage Ren’s reputation, with many of the locals eager to believe the worst about the new kid. The heartfelt story that emerges pins a father longing for the son he lost against a young man aching for the father who walked out on him.

To the rockin’ rhythm of its Oscar and Tony-nominated Top 40 score, augmented with dynamic new songs, Footloose celebrates the wisdom of listening to young people while guiding them with a warm heart and open mind.

* Note: This production requires all students to take a a dance class! Jazz 1,2 or Musical Theatre Jazz.

Rehearsals: Friday 4:30-7:30pm starting 8/26

Tech weeks: December 1-Dec 12 at PSP Theater
Performances: 12/13,12/14,12/15 and 12/18,12/19/12/20,12/21,12/22 at PSP Theater (10 shows total)

No class: 11/29

Tuition: $875

FOOTLIGHT FANATICS ages 9-15 - Guys and Dolls Jr.

Guys and Dolls JR. is an adaptation of the show considered by many to be the perfect musical comedy. Its namesake ran for 1,200 performances when it opened on Broadway in 1950, and won numerous Tony Awards, including Best Musical. Frank Loesser's brassy, immortal score and witty book makes Guys and Dolls JR. a perennial crowd pleaser.

Set in Damon Runyon's New York City, Guys and Dolls JR. follows gambler, Nathan Detroit, as he tries to find the cash to set up the biggest crap game in town while the authorities breathe down his neck. Meanwhile, his girlfriend and nightclub performer, Adelaide, laments that they've been engaged for fourteen years without ever getting married. Nathan turns to fellow gambler, Sky Masterson, for the dough, but Sky ends up chasing the straight-laced missionary, Sarah Brown. Guys and Dolls JR. takes us from the heart of Times Square to the cafes of Havana, but everyone eventually ends up right where they belong.

Rehearsals: Monday & Wednesday 5:30-7:00pm
Tech week: Sunday 12/1 through Thursday 12/5
Performances: 12/6 at 6pm, 12/7 at 2pm & 6pm and 12/8 at 2pm

No class: 9/2, 10/14,11/11, 11/25 and 11/27

Tuition: $875

YOUNG THESPIANS THEATRE ages 10-16 -Lose Not Thy Head

The Viscountess is in a funk. She’s lost her passion for her job as lead executioner. This may or may not help the next victim.

Joan has been sentenced to lose her head for impersonating her famous brother William Shakespeare. He’s disappeared with all his earnings and Joan has been trying to finish his latest play about Henry VIII. Joan pleads for her life, Death waits for Joan to die, a severed Head says beheading isn’t so bad, a Sigmund Freud-type doctor tries to convince everyone that you can’t sew a head back on a body, and then things get weird.

If you like Shakespeare, Monty Python, a little love, a little death, a lot of laughs and lunch at the pub, you must read Lose Not Thy Head!

Rehearsals: Thursdays 5:30-7:30pm
Tech week:November 10-14th
Performances: 11/15 @ 6pm & 11/16 @ 2pm & 6pm

Note their will be rehearsal on 11/11

Tuition: $875

YOUNG THESPIANS THEATRE ages 10-16 15 Reasons Not To Be In A Play

This is a play about not being in a play, ironically expressed through a hilarious series of monologues, duets, and ensemble scenes. From early traumas involving a glory-seeking elementary school teacher to possible disturbances in the global climate, 15 Reasons Not To Be in a Play keeps the audience guessing just what scenario will be next.

Rehearsals: Wednesdays 4:30-6:30pm
Tech week:November 18-22nd
Performances: 11/22 @ 7pm & 11/23 @ 7pm

Tuition: $875