SpongeBob SquarePants

PRE-SHOW

The show begins with a pre-show interaction with Patchy the Pirate, SpongeBob’s number one fan and president of the SpongeBob fan club. Patchy reveals to the audience that he has traveled from Encio, California to make a “pirate copy” of the musical on his phone. Two security guards escort Patchy off the stage, as the show is about to begin. The security guards remind the audience to turn off their cell phones and the curtain rises on the play.

ACT ONE

SpongeBob Squarepants, an unendingly optimistic yellow sea sponge, awakens and welcomes the day with his pet sea snail, Gary (“Bikini Bottom Day”). SpongeBob greets his many friends in his hometown of Bikini Bottom, including his best friend, Patrick; his neighbor, Squidward; and his other best friend, Sandy Cheeks, as he walks to his workplace, The Krusty Krab. At work, his boss, Mr. Krabs tells his daughter, Pearl, that she will take over the restaurant one day. When Pearl is completely uninterested, SpongeBob hints at his