Performing Arts Academy offers back-to-back shows

Posted by Mark Chapman on July 29th, 2010 at 2:10 am

Sub­mit­ted by Lemon Bay Per­form­ing Arts Academy

The Lemon Bay Per­form­ing Arts Acad­emy will offer 2-for-1  enter­tain­ment this week­end  with its orig­i­nal pro­duc­tion of “Nemo!” fol­lowed by a “Rock Star Con­cert” star­ring Engle­wood area youth ages 5 through 14.

Tick­ets are on sale for the per­for­mances at 7 p.m. Sat­ur­day, July 31 and 3 p.m. Sun­day, Aug. 1 at the Lemon Bay Per­form­ing Arts Cen­ter, Lemon Bay High School, 2201 Placida Road.

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“Nemo!” is an orig­i­nal col­lab­o­ra­tion with Direc­tor Jen­nifer Kelly and Music Direc­tor Beth Mor­ri­son. The songs and char­ac­ters in the show were tai­lored for the 56 campers in grades K-9 who have attended camp for two weeks, three hours a day.

The role of Nemo is played by Pine View sixth-grader Caleb Kelly; his father, Mar­lin, is played by sopho­more Con­nor Byrnes; and Dory is played by ninth-grader Mag­gie Mayhew.

Other favorite char­ac­ters mak­ing appear­ances include Bruce the Shark, Crush and Squirt the tur­tles, the endear­ing Tank Gang plus schools of fish, a smack of jel­ly­fish, a pod of dol­phins and a colony of seag­ulls. The songs include an excit­ing Hawai­ian Tank Gang Ini­ti­a­tion, a “Surfer Dudes” num­ber star­ring the wave-surfing tur­tles, a lyri­cal jel­ly­fish dance, and some duets between Mar­lin and Nemo such as “Think­ing of You.”

Other pro­duc­tion ele­ments include cos­tumes, scenery and video pro­jec­tion by LBHS 2010 grad­u­ate Ricky Pietz.

‘Rock Star Camp’ stars local kids in grades 4 through 9 and lets them take the stage singing, danc­ing and rock­ing out to some of their favorite con­tem­po­rary and re-make songs such “Nat­u­rally,” “Rock Star,” “Party in the U.S.A,” “True Col­ors” and “Rockin’ Robin.” Our local rock stars have been rehears­ing four hours a day for two weeks to bring you their upbeat, fast-moving con­cert filled with dance num­bers, vocals, spe­cial effects, video pro­jec­tion and concert-style lighting.

The Acad­emy is run in con­junc­tion with the Lemon Bay Play­house. Campers train under the tute­lage of Lemon Bay High School The­ater Direc­tor Jen­nifer Kelly, Vineland Ele­men­tary music teacher Beth Mor­ri­son, and LBHS The­atre stu­dents, who serve as coun­selors and per­form with the campers in the production.

Lemon Bay Per­form­ing Arts Acad­emy also offers camps and classes and sends its all-star per­form­ing arts troupe, Engle­wood Elite, to per­form at events around the state.

Con­tact the acad­emy at 941−626−0688.

Tick­ets are avail­able by call­ing the box office at 941−473−0952 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Mon­day through Fri­day. Tick­ets will also be on sale two hours before the pro­duc­tion at the  box office from 5 to 7 p.m. Sat­ur­day and from 1 to 3  p.m. Sun­day.  Tick­ets are $10 for adults, $5 for students.

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