Shows & Events

SPARC’s SummerStarz Tour presents Nickelodeon’s The SpongeBob Musical: Youth Edition. Performances are FREE and open to the public. No ticket purchase necessary- just drop in for whichever performance date(s) you want!

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!

Tour Schedule:

Monday, July 14 at 6PM – Dogwood Dell

600 S Arthur Ashe Blvd, Richmond, VA 23220

Tuesday, July 15 at 11am – Diversity Richmond

1407 Sherwood Ave, Richmond, VA 23220

Wednesday, July 16 at 11am – Taylor Farm Park

in partnership with Henrico County Rec & Parks

200 Whiteside Rd, Sandston, VA 23150

Thursday, July 17 at 11am – Stony Point Fashion Park

9200 Stony Point Pkwy, Richmond, VA 23235

Thursday, July 17 at 6pm – Chesterfield County Public Library

North Courthouse Road Branch

325 Courthouse Road, North Chesterfield, VA 23236

Friday, July 18 at 11am – Robinson Theater

2903 Q St, Richmond, VA 23223

As the half-blood son of a Greek god, Percy Jackson has newly discovered powers he can’t control, a destiny he doesn’t want, and a mythology textbook’s worth of monsters on his trail. When Zeus’s master lightning bolt is stolen and Percy becomes the prime suspect, he has to find and return the bolt to prove his innocence and prevent a war between the gods. But to succeed in his quest, Percy will have to do more than catch the thief. He must travel to the Underworld and back; solve the riddle of the Oracle, which warns him of betrayal by a friend; and come to terms with the father who abandoned him.

Celebrate 6 student playwrights from across Virginia as they culminate their time in the New Voices Program with productions of their plays. 3 plays will be shown at each time frame. Options for a full festival pass are available. 

2:30pm

Ghosts of Theatre Kids by Amrit Vyas

Amelia Buckwright, the shy new girl at Winchester High, vows never to tell anyone about her theater obsession again. But when she hears voices coming from the theater after school, she can’t stop herself from peeking. There, she meets four teenage ghosts that have been cursed to haunt the theater for eternity. The only way they can break this curse is by finding a magical necklace lost in the theater – but they’re not the only ones looking for it. Can Amelia help the four ghosts – or will they be cursed to haunt the theater forever? 

One More Step by Ryleigh Corbin 

Liam, a man who is grieving the recent loss of his wife, Katelyn after her long battle with cancer, struggles to rebuild his life without his one and only love. As he navigates this new emotional loss, the play explores how the impact of Liam’s other relationships including friends, family, and new connections help him rediscover hope, healing, and the possibility of love again. Through these events, Liam takes the needed steps to find peace with himself and move forward. 

The Canvas by Marley Briggs 

An artist, a cheerleader, and a ballerina are on a field trip at an art museum with their “eccentric” art teacher, Ms. Langtree, who has given them an assignment to choose a piece of art and “become one” with the painting. Each of the girls go on to find themselves alone with a painting, where they are now able to express their inner thoughts; the girls each face a different struggle mirroring their painting. The artist has the opportunity to submit a portfolio for a chance at a prestigious art school scholarship and finds herself obsessing over the way Ms. Langree insists on “fixing” her art; she walks us through an instance when her teacher had attempted to “fix” her paintings with glitter and doodles. The cheerleader suffers from depression; despite her kind demeanor, her family never seems to stay in one place long enough for her to connect with anyone, her trust issues and paranoia cause her to think the other cheerleaders are planning something awful. Finally, the rich ballerina faces extreme pressure from her family to carry on her mother’s legacy as a prima ballerina, she eventually breaks away from her snobby mean girl persona and reveals her true passion is fashion design, she plans to come to a compromise with her family by starting a ballet-wear company, as to “not totally leave the dance world”. 

6:30pm

Love, Charlie by Kara Ratliff

“Love, Charlie” follows the story of Elliot, a young college graduate as he sorts through the belongings of his late friend Charlie, who has just committed suicide. He finds a box of letters that Charlie left behind, and each one reveals scenes from their college days, in which Charlie was struggling more than he knew. Through flashbacks, the audience sees Charlie struggle with his feelings for “E” a girl named Emma that Elliot suspects he was in love with. The play explores themes of love, identity, and regret. 

It Started in the Filth by Leslie Barton

In 19th century London, young Dimitri and his sister struggle to keep themselves afloat, living deep within the city’s impoverished slums. When Dimitri is wrongfully accused of murder the boy soon finds himself caught in a world of wretchedness as pressures to submit to immorality creep in from every side within the prison. Dimitri must fight against his own desperation to maintain his beliefs as he and his sister search for a way to overturn his conviction. 

Transient by Cayden Bivens

With every passing loop of the train she’s stuck on, Dani forgets more and more about her life before. Aided by a boy named Garrett, Dani has to face her long forgotten past and consider her ever nearing future. Will Dani be able to unravel the mysteries of her past and remember who she was before it’s too late?