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April 10, 11, & 12 at 8:00p.m.

April 12 & 13 at 2:00p.m.

Thomas B. and Kathleen M. Donnell Theatre

Wolfe Center for the Arts

THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals. www.concordtheatricals.com

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SETTING

In the city of Bikini Bottom, under the sea.

Content Disclosure: Theatrical haze and strobe lighting effects will be used during this performance and may be disorienting for some viewers.

CAST

SpongeBob SquarePants: Alejandro Alvarez #

Patrick Star: Willie Rose

Squidward Q. Tentacles: Mel Starcher

Sandy Cheeks: Jess Driggs

Eugene Krabs: Dominic Merrill

Sheldon J. Plankton: Gabrielle Dunn

Patchy the Pirate: Marian Petrie #

Karen the Computer: Noelle Warnement

The Mayor of Bikini Bottom: Grace Whetstone

Old Man Jenkins: MJ Huizenga

Pearl Krabs: Aria Evans #

Perch Perkins: Nykera Gardner #

Foley Fish: Mikayla Collins

Larry the Lobster: Owen Minchau

The Electric Skates: Liv Lutz #, Trey Kratz #, Kyle Metzler #

Mrs. Puff: Ella Sidder #

Gary: Ella Wessel

Ensemble:

Maddie Burnham

Nathan Glover

Frankie Grey #

Tyler Hallman

Finleigh Klein #

Alexandra Meade #

ORCHESTRA

Music Director & Conductor/Keyboard 2:    CJ Capen

Keyboard 1: Charlie Ligus

Reed 1: Adam Hanna

Reed 2: Aidan Peper

Trumpet: Luke Brewster

Trombone: Matthew Ross

Drums: Jake Kendall

Percussion: Matthew Graves

Guitar 1: Ryan Spiess

Guitar 2: Jake Weil

Bass: Nina Petersheim

Violin 1: Gracie Hayes and Alex Munson

Violin 2: Sophia Singleton

Viola/Violin: Clarissa Yanke

Cello: Jacob Xiao

MUSICAL NUMBERS

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 WhiteT’s, They Might Be Giants, T.I.

And Songs by David Bowie, Tom Kenny & Andy Paley

Additional Lyrics by Jonathan Coulton

Additional Music by Tom Kitt

Act 1:

"Bikini Bottom Day" by Jonathan Coulton

"Bikini Bottom Day Reprise" by Jonathan Coulton

"No Control" by David Bowie and Brian Eno

"BFF" by Plain White T's

"When the Going Gets Tough" by T. I. (Clifford Harris Jr.), Domani Harris and Darwin Quinn

"(Just A) Simple Sponge" by Panic! At the Disco

"Daddy Knows Best" by Alex Ebert of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros

"Hero Is My Middle Name" by Cyndi Lauper and Rob Hyman

"Super Sea Star Savior" by Yolanda Adams

"Tomorrow Is" by The Flaming Lips

(15 Minute Intermission)

Act 2:

"Poor Pirates" by Sara Bareilles

"Bikini Bottom Day Reprise" by Jonathan Coulton

"Bikini Bottom Boogie" by Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith

"Chop to the Top" by Lady A

" ( I Guess I) Miss You" by John Legend

"I'm Not a Loser" by They Might Be Giants

"Simple Sponge Reprise" by Panic! At the Disco

"Best Day Ever" by Andy Paley and Tom Kenny

"Finale: Bikini Bottom Day Reprise" by Jonathan Coulton

and of course…

"The SpongeBob Theme Song" by Derek Drymon, Mark Harrison, Stephen Hillenburg, and Blaise Smith

PRODUCTION

Director: JD Caudill

Assistant Directors: Taylor Downey and Gabrielle Guyton

Music Director: CJ Capen

Choreographer: Colleen Murphy

Stage Manager: Brynn Creecy

Technical Director: Daniel S. Mangan

Lighting Designer: Baxter Chambers

Assistant Lighting Designer: Emily Nash

Scenic Designer: Bradford Clark

Humongousmobile Designer: Daniel S. Mangan

Costume Designer: Margaret McCubbin U.S.A.A.

Sound Designer: Jason Walton

Props Coordinator: Kelly Mangan

Costume Shop Supervisor: Laurel Daman

Dance Captain: Grace Whetstone and Ella Sidder #

1st Assistant Stage Manager: Evelyn Berry

2nd Assistant Stage Manager: Camden Riggs

Sound Engineer: Jason Walton

Sound Board Operator: Ash Porter

Sound Crew: Cricket Lindsay, and Leo Sears

Master Electrician: Jim Dachik

Light Board Operator: Cody Ray

Follow Spot Operators: Matt Keen and Gavyn Sanchez

Scenic Artist: Kelly Mangan

Wardrobe Crew Head: Autumn Baldwin

Wardrobe Crew: Izzy Brown, Nate Hart, Ri Jones, Ore Okenrende, and River Slone

Deck Crew: Eli Brinkman, Max Collins, Bruin Kennedy #, Salem Kennedy, Maddie Niessen, and Reece Palanca

Graduate Assistants: Nikolai Dignoti, Zahra Shivani, and Gifty Tay

Student Employees: Alivia Carpenter, Maya George, Liv Lutz #, Eden Sheidler, and Lizzy Varis And students from THFM 1010/3010 Production Participation and THFM 1480/4690/5730 Costume Construction/Design

Shop Supervisor: Daniel S. Mangan

Graduate Assistants: Blaine Hudak, MJ Huizenga, and John Jordan

Student Master Carpenter: Leta Jorda-Talevich #

Student Employees: Kayla Collins, Max Collins, Patch Kelch, Jonathan Norden, and Ella Sidder # And students from THFM 1010/3010 Production Participation

FRONT  of  HOUSE

Box Office Manager: Story Moosa

Assistant Box Office Manager: Oreoluwa "Bukkola" Ayoola

Box Office Staff: Sarah Hopson

Ushers: Department of Theatre and Film Ambassadors

Front of House Manager: Oreoluwa "Bukkola" Ayoola

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Special Thanks:

A special thank you to Ele Matelan for Foley guidance.

Please consider making a donation to the Department of Theatre and Film. Your support helps the development of future theatre and film professionals.

The region in which Bowling Green State University and its campuses are situated inhabit the Great Black Swamp and the Lower Great Lakes region.This land is the homeland of the Wyandot, Kickapoo, Miami, Potawatomi, Odawa and multiple other Indigenous tribal nations, present and past, who were forcibly removed to and from the area. We recognize these historical and contemporary ties in our efforts toward decolonizing history and thank the Indigenous individuals and communities who havebeen living and working on this land from time immemorial.

The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival, part of the Rubenstein Arts Access Program, is generously funded by David M. Rubenstein.

Special thanks to The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust for supporting the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts’ Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival.

Additional support is provided by The Honorable Stuart Bernstein and Wilma E. Bernstein; and the Dr. Gerald and Paula McNichols Foundation.

Kennedy Center education and related artistic programming is made possible through the generosity of the National Committee for the Performing Arts.

This production is entered in the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF). The aims of this national theater education program are to identify and promote quality in college-level theater production. To this end, each production entered is eligible for a response by a regional KCACTF representative, and selected students and faculty are invited to participate in KCACTF programs involving scholarships, internships, grants and awards for actors, directors, dramaturgs, playwrights, designers, stage managers and critics at both the regional and national levels.

Productions entered on the Participating level are eligible for invitation to the KCACTF regional festival and may also be considered for national awards recognizing outstanding achievement in production, design, direction and performance.

Last year more than 1,500 productions were entered in the KCACTF involving more than 200,000 students nationwide. By entering this production, our theater department is sharing in the KCACTF goals to recognize, reward, and celebrate the exemplary work produced in college and university theaters across the nation.

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Updated: 04/10/2025 09:29AM