Youth Elly Award Ceremony to Be Held September 9th

The Sacramento Area Regional Theatre Alliance (SARTA) presents the 36th annual Youth Elly Award Ceremony on Sunday, September 9 at 7:00pm (Doors open at 6pm) at the Cosumnes Oaks High School Performing Arts Center located at 8350 Lotz Parkway in Elk Grove. The ceremony will last approximately three hours with a 20-minute intermission.

This annual Youth Elly Award ceremony focuses entirely on young people and will distribute over 50 awards for outstanding performances in the following divisions; Education - Plays; Education - Musicals, Youth Theatre Productions; Children's Theatre Productions and Original Script - Young People's. Individual awards include Costume Design, Set Design, Lighting Design, Sound Design, Lead Actor, Lead Actress, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress, Director, Musical Director, Choreographer, and Overall Production

Live entertainment will be provided by the nominees from the Overall Production of a Musical in the Education or Youth categories and will include selections from Aida/Seussical performed by Roseville Theatre Arts Academy, State Fair performed by Christian Brothers High School, Thoroughly Modern Millie performed by Cosumnes Oaks High School, Les Misérables - School Edition performed by Sutter Street Theatre, Legally Blonde performed by Rocklin Community Theatre and Disney's The Lion King Jr. performed by River City Theatre Company.

This year's theme is The Ellys in Review.. from 1982 to today. Attendees are encouraged to wear formal attire. The Cosumnes Oaks High School Performing Arts Center located in Elk Grove is used by both Cosumnes Oaks High School and Elizabeth Pinkerton Middle School. This venue holds just over 700 seats and has plenty of free parking. It is conveniently located off Elk Grove Blvd just west of Hwy 99.

Tickets are now on sale at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3593467. This event has SOLD OUT in the past so please purchase tickets early to avoid disappointment. For more information, please visit www.sarta.com or call SARTA at 916-443-8229.