Hartford Stage's Summer Studio Youth Ensemble to Present THE SUMMER OF SEUSS Series, Begin. 8/3

Hartford Stage's Summer Studio Youth Ensemble presents The Summer of Seuss featuring productions of Seussical the Musical, Jr. at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. on August 3, and The Seussification of A Midsummer Night's Dream at 7 p.m. on August 1 and August 2.

The Summer Studio Youth Ensemble is a four-week theatre education program for students ages 9 to 15. This year, students were cast in the musical production of Seussical the Musical, Jr., or the non-musical production of The Seussification of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Students spend mornings rehearsing and afternoons exploring elective classes of their choice. Once a week, the Youth Ensemble enjoys a field trip together.

All performances are at Classical Magnet School, 85 Woodland Street, Hartford. Seating is general admission and tickets are $10 each.

The cast of Seussical the Musical, Jr. includesAdeline Angelini of Windsor; AllisonAppel of Wethersfield; Lauren Arienzale of Wethersfield; Jenelle Baldwin of Hartford; Destiny Benejan of Hartford; Clare DiMaiolo of Tolland; Emma Foss of Lisbon; Sophia Foss of Lisbon; Julia Gardow of Wethersfield; Sophie Gustafsonof Wethersfield; Amanda Guzzi of Manchester; Sara Guzzi of Manchester; Rachel Kane of Ledyard; Samhita Kashyap of West Hartford; Kendall Kennedy of Hartford; Ananya Krishnan of Wethersfield; Lauren Lesser of Wethersfield;Shelby Markey of Granby; Noah Miller of North Granby; Sophia Nelson of Hartford; Brigid Pfiefer of Wethersfield; Stephanie Reuning-Scherer of Hartford;Amanda Roeder of Wethersfield; Brennen Ruganis of Manchester; Camiryn Simpson of Manchester; Destini Stewart of Bloomfield; Ben Stone-Zelman of West Hartford; Victoria Striebel of South Windsor; Jarod Werner of Vernon; andIris Yu of Avon.

The cast of The Seussification of A Midsummer Night's Dream includes Meghan Appelof Wethersfield; Frances Arnold of Windsor; Jordan Baldwin of Hartford; Inoa Batista of New Britain; Jane Anne Crowder of West Granby; Emily Foust of Coventry; Natalia Frost of West Granby; Grant Garcia of Newington; Silvia Mayoof West Hartford; Michael Miranda Sawyer of Hartford; Olivia Porriello of Wethersfield; Zoey Roland of South Windsor; Wynter Roth of Wethersfield; Diya Sajnani of Glastonbury; Neveah Samuels of Hartford; Trinity Stewart of Bloomfield; Jillian Thrall of Granby; Nandita Venkat of West Hartford; Jack Wenzof West Hartford; and Kaydin Younger of Hartford.

For tickets call Hartford Stage at 860-527-5151 or visit hartfordstage.org.

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