Hartford Stage's Summer Studio Youth Ensemble Presents THE SUMMER OF SEUSS Series, Beg. Today

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. today, August 3.

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.

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