Author: adminsyt

September 5 – 21, 2025: Welcome to the Renaissance, where the Black Plague has ceded power to the Puritans, farthingales are the latest fashion trend, and the biggest celebrity in England is a playwright named William Shakespeare. In the midst of all this excitement, brothers Nick and Nigel Bottom are trying to keep their acting company afloat. In a desperate attempt to out-Bard the Bard, Nick consults with a soothsayer, who informs him that the future of theatre involves acting, singing, AND dancing —SOMETIMES ALL AT ONCE! As the Bottom brothers strive to write the world’s very first “musical,” they find themselves caught in a bitter battle with the Bard and the “play’s the thing.”

October 17 – November 2, 2025: The ghost-with-the-most comes to the stage in Beetlejuice JR., the frightfully funny musical based on the beloved motion picture turned Broadway phenomenon.

December 5 – 21, 2025: The story of the unruly Herdman children, known as the “worst kids in the history of the world,” who unexpectedly disrupt the church’s annual Christmas pageant. As they prepare for their roles, they discover the true meaning of Christmas and, in turn, help the community see the Nativity story through new eyes.

December 22, 2025 – January 2, 2026: An original and much beloved musical written by Kenny Grossman, Artistic Director for Spotlight Youth Theatre. Rehearsed and performed in the setting of a daytime holiday theatre camp.

January 16 –
February 1, 2026: In “Roaring Twenties” Chicago, chorine Roxie Hart murders a faithless lover and convinces her hapless husband, Amos, to take the rap… until he finds out he’s been duped and turns on Roxie. Convicted and sent to death row, Roxie and another “Merry Murderess,” Velma Kelly, vie for the spotlight and the headlines, ultimately joining forces in search of the “American Dream”: fame, fortune, and acquittal.

February 20 – March 1, 2026: Fifteen-year-old Christopher has an extraordinary brain; he is exceptionally intelligent but ill-equipped to interpret everyday life. When he falls under suspicion for killing his neighbor’s dog, he sets out to identify the true culprit, which leads to an earth-shattering discovery and a journey that will change his life forever.

April 17 – 26, 2026: Award-winning one-act plays written and directed by Spotlight Youth Theatre superstars!