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Sierra Rep’s education division, SRT Jr, is delighted to present a one hour youth production of Disney’s The Little Mermaid Jr. this weekend, July 22 to July 24, at the Fallon House Theatre in Columbia State Park.

Taking place in a magical kingdom beneath the sea, where a young mermaid named Ariel longs to leave her ocean home to live in the world above. But first, she’ll have to defy her father, the king of the sea, escape the clutches of an evil sea witch and convince a prince that she’s the girl with the perfect voice. Directed and Choreographed by Scott Viets.

“Again, I am gob smacked by the talent and professionalism of our students,” says Viets, who is also SRT’s Producing Artistic Director. “This is a dream team of young talent, and they are so hungry to put on a stellar show for our audience.”

This classic Disney title contains all the songs from the Academy Award® winning animated feature film as well as three new songs from the Broadway show.

Performances are July 22 at 6:30PM; July 23 at 1PM; and 6:30PM; July 24 at 1PM, at the Fallon House Theatre in Columbia State Park. Tickets $10 and are on sale in our box offices (Fallon House Theatre Box Office will be open two hours before each performance) and at SierraRep.org.

Viets adds “After the success of our mainstage production, I know our audience will thooughly love this student production. I wish we could run it for months and months, but we only have this lone weekend so get your tickets now and come support these kids!”

This hour long production is performed entirely by SRT Jr. students. With scenic magic designed by Tijana Bjelajac and Julien Kelly, costumes by Diana Newington, lighting by Jonnie Painter, sound design by Tatiana Covington-Parra, and backstage assistance from Joanna Hobbs and Megan Evans.

More information about upcoming SRT Jr workshops is available on Sierra Rep’s website. The 2022 Season is sponsored by Mary Stuart Rogers Foundation.

For more information about Sierra Repertory Theatre, please visit www.SierraRep.org or call the Box Office at (209) 532-3120.

The Historic Fallon House Theatre is located at 11175 Washington St. in Columbia.

Established in 1964, Mid-Valley Publications (MVP) is an employee-owned group of five weekly community newspapers in Merced and Stanislaus counties. With the Merced County Times, Atwater-Winton Times, Hilmar Times, Waterford News, Hughson Chronicle—Denair Dispatch, we are one of the longest-standing publishers of local newspapers within these two counties.

Mid-Valley Publications offers a variety of important services including providing relevant and positive news, community announcements, local and national display advertisement creation and publication, classified advertisements, legal notice publications, obituaries, and other important event announcements.

Mid-Valley Publications was founded by John Derby, who retired in 2004 as Publisher, though he continues to provide a guiding hand in daily operations of the company.

We’d love to hear from you! Please contact us at 209.358.5311 or email our staff for more information or to obtain a subscription for our newspapers.

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Established in 1964, Mid-Valley Publications (MVP) is an employee-owned group of five weekly community newspapers in Merced and Stanislaus counties. With the Merced County Times, Atwater-Winton Times, Hilmar Times, Hughson Chronicle & Denair Dispatch, and Waterford News, we are one of the longest-standing publishers of local newspapers within these two counties.

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