Stage Scene & Song Performing Arts to Stage True-Life Hit IN THE HEIGHTS

Stage Scene & Song Performing Arts, a 501(c)(3) non-profit Bergen County, NJ youth theater arts company, is thrilled to present their Summer Youth Theater Collaborative 2016 production of In The Heights, the 2008 Tony Award winning musical, with music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Book by Quiara Alegría Hudes and conceived by Lin-Manuel Miranda.

In The Heights tells the universal story of a vibrant community in New York's Washington Heights on the brink of change, full of hopes, dreams and pressures, where the biggest struggles can be deciding which traditions you take with you, and which ones you leave behind. A place where the coffee from the corner bodega is light and sweet, the windows are always open and the breeze carries the rhythm of three generations of music.

3sPA's Summer Youth Theater Collaborative is a thrilling, full-time, 4-week program offering children ages 12 and up the chance to participate in rigorous theatrical training. In The Heights is produced by Ellyn Essig (River Vale). Musical direction by Argine Safari (acclaimed Choir Director at Pascack Valley HS) is extremely rigorous while intensive direction by Frank Avellino (Hackensack) includes character development instruction which offers performance breakthroughs that participants will not soon forget. First-rate choreography by Vittoria Fronte (Hillsdale) in this dance intensive production offers experienced and novice dancers unsurpassed training. The beautiful set and lighting design is made possible by Gerard Boucier.

3sPA's multi talented performers hail from towns throughout Bergen and Passaic Counties and represent area schools including Bergen Academies, Holdrum and George White Middle Schools, Park Ridge H.S., Cavillini Middle School, Passaic County Technical Institute and Pascack Valley H.S.. These young actors are backed by a supportive team of college and high-school-aged interns as well as professional production staff from Bergen County.

Performances are Friday, August 5 and Saturday, August 6 at 7pm, and Sunday, August 7 at 1pm at Pascack Hills High School, 225 Grand Avenue, Montvale, NJ. Visit www.3sPA.org for more information about our Summer Collaborative and to order tickets. Like us on Facebook and follow 3sPA on Twitter (3sPAnj).