Junior Theatre Troupe

The Junior Theatre Troupe is geared at the middle-school-aged performers 

  • A calendar of rehearsals can be found here.
  • Registration for this group is $200 and includes Play Inc Sweatshirt and Finding Nemo, Jr. t-shirt. 
  • This program is limited to the first 50 students to register.
  • Rehearsals begin June 9th.
  • Performances are scheduled to be held at the Richard G. Hardy Performing Arts Center will be July 18 and 19 @ 7:00 and July 20 @ 2:00.
  • To Register click here.

About The Program

The Junior Theatre Troupe is open to students who have completed grades 5 through 8 who will be at least age 11-14 (or turning 11 by Sept. 1, 2025).  They rehearse Monday-Thursday at Cambridge Middle School from 1:00-4:00. The goal of the program is to expose students to theatre and the various aspects that go into creating a full musical production. Students will learn the basics of singing, acting, and dancing as well as many other things.

This year the Junior Theatre Troupe will be presenting, Finding Nemo, Jr.  Finding Nemo, Jr. is an adaptation of the Disney/Pixar classic film.  When Nemo is captured by a fisherman, his dad Marlin must go on a journey to save his son.  With the help of the short-memoried Dory, they need to make it to Sydney, Australia before anything can happen to Nemo.

Auditions

All middle school students who register for the Junior Theatre Troupe will be in the show, however everybody must go through the audition process. Auditions are used to cast leads and smaller parts in the production. Those not receiving speaking parts, will be part of the chorus. Nobody who registers will be denied the opportunity to perform. We will spend the first three days of rehearsal going over the audition pieces and preparing students for those auditions. On the fourth day we will hold auditions and the next day post the cast list of roles and chorus. 

Rehearsals and Expectations

Rehearsals will take place from 1:00 pm until 4:00 pm Monday through Thursday. A calendar of specific rehearsal requirements will be provided at the first day of rehearsal and a full schedule of events and rehearsals will be posted on the website. Rehearsals for the first few weeks will be held at Cambridge Middle School and move to Cambridge-Isanti High School the Monday of performance week.

Body Electric

The tradition of “I Sing the Body Electric” will continue this year and all performers are expected to be at the performances for the high school production in addition to their own show to be a part of this song.  For those unfamiliar, this is an annual song that we perform with all the high school and middle school performers to unify the program.

Registration will be open until May 2nd or until the program is full (last year registration filled up within two days of opening).  The previous two years, programs have filled up within three days of opening, and students were then placed on a waiting list.  Not everybody from the waiting list got accepted into the program due to space.

*Registration for all Junior Theatre Troupe performers is $200–includes Play Inc sweatshirt and Finding Nemo, Jr.  t-shirt.