“Finding Nemo Jr.” Showing This Weekend

The Litchfield Community Theatre production of “Finding Nemo Jr.” opened last night and there are 3 more shows – tonight at 7 p.m., Saturday night at 7 p.m. and on Sunday at 2 p.m. – in the Bernie Aaker Auditorium.

Director Heidi Pennertz says there are 42 children in the cast and another 8 in the crew and they’ve been rehearsing for the past two months. She says it’s a fun show – pretty much like the movie – and parents should bring their children to see “Finding Nemo Jr.”

Pennertz says she’s been involved in Litchfield Community Theatre shows for the past 20 years and this is her second time directing the youth theater. She says you can get tickets for “Finding Nemo Jr.” at litchfieldcommunitytheatre.com or just get tickets at the door.

Ava is in the role of Dory in “Finding Nemo Jr.” She describes her character as a bubbly little fish with short-term memory loss and a spunky attitude.

Ava says she has also been in “Spongebob Jr.” and “Annie Jr.” but didn’t have roles as big as being Dory in “Finding Nemo Jr.” She says the rehearsals were mainly later in the afternoon and didn’t affect her school work. Again, “Finding Nemo Jr.” can be seen April 17th and 18th at 7 p.m. and on April 19th at 2 p.m. in the Bernie Aaker Auditorium in Litchfield.