Young Talent Wanted for "The Spongebob Musical" Youth Edition

A bright, imaginative, and determined sea sponge. Above all else, SpongeBob is an optimist! He loves his job at the Krusty Krab and life in Bikini Bottom, and he always believes in the best of others. The audience follows SpongeBob for the entire show, so he must be charismatic and engaging. Strong acting, singing, dancing, and comedic timing.

A pleasant starfish and SpongeBob’s best friend. Though Patrick sometimes lacks common sense, he is well-intentioned and truly values his friendship with SpongeBob. Patrick needs to have strong chemistry with SpongeBob, as their friendship is at the core of the story. Strong acting, singing, and comedic timing

A feisty, brilliant squirrel scientist from Texas working on a research project in Bikini Bottom. Sandy is recruited by SpongeBob to help stop the volcano, and she’s always got an idea up her sleeve. Strong acting, singing, and dancing.

A Giant Pacific Octopus and the complete foil to SpongeBob. Squidward is pessimistic, grumpy, and short-tempered, but he dreams of performing at the Bikini Bottom Bandshell. Squidward may act arrogant and confident, but he desperately longs for an appreciative audience. Though Squidward is cynical, there is something endearing about him, and his signature number will bring down the house. Strong acting, singing, and dancing.

A money-hungry crab, and the owner of the Krusty Krab - home of the famous Krabby Patties - and SpongeBob’s boss. Mr. Krabs only cares about one thing: money. In fact, he sings a whole song about it! Sometimes, Mr. Krabs can lose perspective and treat his money and business better than his employees and his own daughter. Krabs also has a bitter rivalry with Plankton. Strong character acting and singing.

A planktonic copepod and the show’s entertaining villain. He is Mr. Krabs’ rival and the owner of the Chum Bucket, the other restaurant in Bikini Bottom. Sheldon, along with his wife, Karen, is a schemer who will do anything to get ahead. Strong acting, singing, rhythm, and comedic timing

Sheldon’s spouse, and, technically, a computer. Karen has seen it all and stands right beside Sheldon on every one of his schemes. Karen should be able to convey the fact that they are a computer/robot physically and vocally. Strong acting and movement.

A whale and Mr. Krabs’ moody teenage daughter. A typical teenager, Pearl is dramatic and self-involved and way more interested in her favorite band than someday taking over the family business. Pearl is known in Bikini Bottom for her powerhouse voice. Strong acting and singing.

A perch fish and Bikini Bottom’s news anchor. Perch continues to report despite the deteriorating stability of the volcano. Strong acting

Authoritative and calm, but begins to unravel a bit by the end of the show. While they are not a ruthless fish, they do want to make sure they remain in power and are willing to point blame elsewhere when things look grim. Strong acting.

The Mayor’s muscle-head bodyguard. Strong acting.

The head of the angry mob who blames Sandy for the volcano, but comes around in the end. Strong character acting.

A trio of rock stars of the underwater world. Strong singing, acting, and rock star attitude!

A group of fish looking for something to believe in after the news about the volcano, and they find it in Patrick! Strong singers and dancers. Some solo singing.

The first voice the audience hears who helps tell the story at key moments. Strong voice acting.

SpongeBob’s pet snail.