Hamilton High School Drama Society presents “Nickelodeon’s The SpongeBob Musical” May 3-5 at the Hamilton Fine Arts Center (HFAC). Shows begin at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. for the Sunday performance.

“This is the largest cast we have ever had,” exclaims Hamilton High School Theatre and Choir Director Sarah Plamann. “This performance includes a record number of students. But my favorite part is having been able to watch kids from a large variety of backgrounds and interests come together to create something special and beautiful,” she adds.

SpongeBob SquarePants is the musical adaptation of Nickelodeon’s long-running animated children’s sitcom of the same name. The cast find themselves in the undersea city of Bikini Bottom, inhabited by happy-go-lucky and ever-optimistic yellow sea sponge SpongeBob SquarePants and his equally quirky circle of friends and neighbors. SpongeBob’s pleasant existence is abruptly interrupted when it is discovered that Mt. Humongous, a nearby volcano, will erupt within the next 48 hours and completely obliterate Bikini Bottom. SpongeBob, trying to prove to himself and the world that he is not ‘just a simple sponge,’ resolves to save the day when everybody else has given up all hope.

Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for students and seniors. Tickets may be purchased at www.hamiltonfineartscenter.com or at the box office 30 minutes before each performance.

The HFAC is located at W220 N6151 Town Line Rd., Sussex.