Amity MS-Bethany Spartan Players' 'High School Musical, Jr.'

Pictured above: Rehearsal photos via Twitter

Amity Middle School Bethany Spartan Players in collaboration with the Square Foot Theater Company will proudly present

Disney's HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL JR.

Book by David Simpatico
Based on a Disney Channel Original Movie Written by Peter Barsocchini
Songs by Matthew Gerrard & Robbie Nevil Ray Cham, Greg Cham & Andrew Seeley Randy Petersen & Kevin Quinn Andy Dodd & Adam Watts Bryan Louiselle David N. Lawrence & Faye Greenberg Jamie Houston
Music Adapted, Arranged and Produced by Bryan Louiselle

Come to the show this weekend! Friday and Saturday at 6:30pm. Sunday at 2pm. Tickets $10.

Director and Choreographer: Patrick Laffin
Music Direction: Keith Smolinski
Produced by: Marissa Nall

with generous sponsorship from: The Jamie Hulley Foundation

It’s the first day back to school after winter break at East High and The Jocks, Brainiacs, Thespians, and Skater Dudes are all existing in their respective cliques. Basketball team captain, Troy, discovers that the super-smart Gabriella, a girl he met while singing karaoke on his family ski trip, has just enrolled at East High. To the dismay of the egocentric drama twins Sharpay and Ryan, Troy and Gabriella decide to audition for the school musical. The audition sets in motion the main conflict over whether or not the school cliques will remain in place or the school dynamics will be changed moving forward.

Check out this preview of the Playbill

Music Director Dr. Keith Smolinski writes in his director's note:

This year’s production of High School Musical, JR. was selected last spring by our current 8th grade students. Even though our middle school students are not quite in high school yet, the show’s themes of embracing individuality and working together for the common good are deeply meaningful for all of us, especially in this turbulent world we are living. This show teaches us that popularity, peer pressure, and negativity cannot and should not stop us from being who we are.

It has been an exciting journey from when we started rehearsals two months ago, and we have been humbled by the generosity of everyone involved. We would like to thank the Jamie A. Hulley Arts Foundation for their sponsorship and their assistance in helping the program grow. We would like to thank Dr. Dellinger and Mr. Doyle for helping support the program and for working on solutions to many of the ongoing issues that arise during production season. Most importantly, we would like to thank the cast, crew, support staff, and parent volunteers who have all worked tirelessly to bring this show to life.

Thanks to the parent volunteers for doing all the outstanding decorations for the upcoming musical, “High School Musical, Jr.”