The Studios Next Stage Series
Musical Theatre Production Workshop for Teen Actors.
Get ready to dive into Bikini Bottom with this high-energy, fast paced two-week intensive musical theatre
workshop style experience designed for teens who want to master the eclectic and demanding style of
SpongeBob the Musical: Youth Edition.
Rehearse a score featuring everything from gospel and pop to rock and hip-hop. Teens will tackle the show's unique "cartoon-realism" acting style, physical comedy and vocal versatility. Singing, dancing, and hefty scene work mixed with creative costuming gives the actors many opportunities to learn, create, and spread their theatrical wings while building a musical showcase together!
SpongeBob the Musical: Youth Edition - Plunge into this stunning all-singing, all-dancing, dynamic stage show! When the citizens of Bikini Bottom discover that a volcano will soon erupt and destroy their humble home, SpongeBob and his friends must come together to save the fate of their undersea world. With lives hanging in the balance and all hope lost, a most unexpected hero rises up. The power of optimism really can save the world!
This Summer's Production
Ages: 12 thru 18
Registration: $400 (Includes Camp T-Shirt)
Rehearsals: Monday - Friday, June 1 - 12 | 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Performances: Saturday, June 13 | 2:00 PM & 6:00 PM
Session Details
Kyle Halkerston | Co-Director
The Studios Performing Arts Director, Kyle Halkerston, is excited to share his enthusiasm and knowledge to our programming. He has Directed The Show Choir Studios from it's inception, Little Mountain Community Theatre's My Grand Plan! Teen Cabaret Camp, and is excited to make his Mainstage Musical Directorial debut with LMCT in Summer of 2026. Performing highlights include LeFou in Beauty and the Beast (Magical Starlight Theatre), Ham in Children of Eden (Little Mountain Community Theatre), and Troy Bolton in High School Musical (Theater for Charity).
Mary Ann Shurilla | Co-Director
Having danced for more than 15 years and performed in theatre for over a decade, Mary Ann has always found her home in the arts. She is so excited to bring that experience to the rehearsal room, cheering on students as they discover their own love for the theatre. She has worked with Little Mountain Community Theatre as a Production Intern for the Children’s Acting Workshop, a production assistant and choreographer for the My Grand Plan! Teen Cabaret Camp, and will step into new roles this summer as Assistant Producer for LMCT’s mainstage production of Grease and co‑director of the My Grand Plan! Teen Cabaret Camp. Mary Ann hopes to always create a space where kids feel free to be themselves and brave enough to share their talents, just as theatre helped her do growing up. She is so excited to join The Studios and be part of a program that celebrates young performers and gives them a place to shine.
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Ali Kordelewski | Vocal Director
Ali Kordelewski is thrilled to join the team in creating a space for young performers to learn and grow with this summer camp! Ali works with children's theatre at Children's Theatre of Western Springs. There, she teaches classes and music directs some of their camps and shows, such as Descendants Jr., Beetlejuice Jr., High School Musical 2, Once Upon A Mattress Jr., and more! Ali is also the choir and musical director at Plainfield East High School, where she just finished directing Frozen! This summer, she will be the vocal and music director for Guys and Dolls at Summer Place in Naperville and the music director for Grease at Little Mountain Company in Lemont. She has music directed at North Central College for many summer productions including Disney's The Little Mermaid, The Music Man, and Peter Pan. Ali is so excited to be a part of this camp!
Meet Your Team
THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL: YOUTH EDITION
is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals.