Westerville City Schools’ Summer Enrichment Theatre program is bringing “SpongeBob The Musical” to the stage. After casting that was open to all Westerville middle and high school students, the summer production will be presented July 19-21 at Westerville North High School.

Set in the undersea world of “SpongeBob SquarePants,” the musical follows SpongeBob and his friends Patrick, Sandy, Squidward and others come together to save their town from impending doom.

Matt Wolfe, who heads the theatre program at Westerville South High School and serves as the director of the summer enrichment theatre program, is excited to take audiences to the pineapple under the sea.

“After a couple years of high school stories, we wanted to reach out to a family-friendly, good-for-all-ages show that utilizes imagination and creativity to tell a story,” he said. Students who participate in the summer enrichment theatre program can earn a .25 elective credit in Theatre Production.

Showtimes: 

July 19: 7 p.m.

July 20: 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.

July 21:  2 p.m.

The play is based on the Nickelodeon television series by Stephen Hillenburg and book by Kyle Jarrow and features original songs by Yolanda Adams, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith, Sara Bareilles, Jonathan Coulton, Alex Ebert of Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, The Flaming Lips, Lady A, Cyndi Lauper, John Legend, Panic! At the Disco, Plain White T’s, They Might Be Giants, and T.I., and songs by David Bowie, Tom Kenny and Andy Paley. Nickelodeon is a division of Viacom International Inc, which owns all rights to the show.