Gettysburg Community Theatre (GCT), the non-profit 501c3 organization located at 49 York Street within the first block of Lincoln Square in Gettysburg, PA, now in its 16th season will present their youth production of Disney/Pixar’s Finding Nemo jr the musical based on the animated film 7pm Fridays and Saturdays and 2pm Saturdays and Sundays for three weekends December 6-22, 2024. The theatre lobby is open one hour before the show for concessions and children’s gift baskets raffle ticket sales. Tickets to Finding Nemo are almost sold out already and are available on the theatre website www.GettysburgCommunityTheatre.org
Finding Nemo Jr. is a 70-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 created especially for children. 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 Jr. brings a vibrant underwater world to life on stage in a story full of family, friendship, and adventure.
Directed/Choreographed by Kate Sainer and Chad-Alan Carr, with vocal music direction by Carrie Conklin, and assistant directed by Jessi Gillingham and Buff Wills, this production has not one but TWO big casts of students 1st-9th Grade from 10 different school districts. The tech crew includes Michael Connelly, Gabriel Cook, Kai Dittrich, Zane Owens, and Rebecca Williams. The cast members include: Sydney Polashuk from Spring Grove, Helena Rodgers and Cali Paulus from Fairfield, Piper Utermahlen and Bristol Dell from New Oxford, Jillian Ramsey from Biglerville, Ava Hooper and Thea Mathers from Littlestown, Jocelyn Jones from York, Elliott McCleaf, Alysanna Lovell, Kalgin Kuhns, Theodore Brooks, Lyla Hose, Imma Rinaldi, and Brody Rummel from Hanover, Emma Luque Valmisa, Caden Miller, Dexter Walker, Avery Walker, Bentley Yeary, Harper Coyle, Kaia Haller, Leila Haller, Margo Travis, Aurelia Sainer, Chloe Sainer, Katie Myers, Imogen Petters, Chase Bowman, Eliza Crowell, Liam Hopper, Greta K. Hartley, Hadley Petruzzelli, Marlee Metcalf, Owen Austin, Cooper Grimmer, Greyson Grimmer, Cooper Flores, Isaac Chapman, and Abby Flax from Gettysburg.
As the theatre only seats 80, advance tickets sales are highly encouraged. More information is available at www.GettysburgCommunityTheatre.org
GCT Mission Statement: To inspire creativity and confidence, provide cultural enrichment, and instill a love of the theatre arts in people of ALL ages and abilities through quality education and performance.
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A few of the 50 students cast of Finding Nemo the musical checking out their costumes and preparing to perform 12 performances over the weekends December 6-22, 2024 at Gettysburg Community Theatre. Tickets selling out fast at www.GettysburgCommunityTheatre.org