PENGUIN PROJECT 2025

Champaign Urbana Theater Company is excited to announce the 2025 Penguin Project Production: Shrek the Musical Jr!

We are excited to bring this show to life with our penguin project crew!

We are now accepting applications for new and returning artists & mentors! Please fill out this form no later than May 16th to give the staff plenty of time to go through the applications! 

If you are under 18 years old, please have a parent or guardian assist you in completing this application

Interested Applicants must be within the following age ranges as of May 18, 2025:

Artists: Ages 11-23 as of May 18, 2025

Mentors: Ages 12-23 as of May 18, 2025

The penguin project schedule will run from May 18th, 2025 to August 31st, 2025. Rehearsals until tech week will run every Sunday and Tuesday from 6-7:30pm (this is a change from previous years). We will ask that Mentors arrive no later than 5:45pm. Most rehearsals will be held at the First Presbyterian Church of Urbana (602 W Green St, Urbana, IL 61801).

Some special events, important meetings, and extra time may be added to the schedule as needed, so please keep an eye out for communication about those.

Also, please note the following important dates and times:

• May 17th 6-7:30pm Mentor Bootcamp (LOCATION TO BE DETERMINED! - Information will be sent out soon!)

• Sunday May 18: ALL Artists & Mentors First Rehearsal!

Tech Week & Performance Schedule (mandatory attendance for all)

Location to be determined - Information will be sent out later.

Tech Week/Dress Rehearsal:

• Sunday, August 24th: 6-7:30

• Monday, August 25th: 5-8

• Tuesday, August 26th: 5-8

• Wednesday, August 27th: 5-8

• Thursday, August 28th 5-8 (Dress Rehearsal)

Performance Schedule:

• Friday, August 29th at 7pm (5:30pm call time for Artists, 5:15pm call time for Mentors)

• Saturday, August 30th at 3pm (1:30pm call time for Artists, 1:15pm call time for Mentors)

• Sunday, August 31st at 3pm (1:30pm call time for Artists, 1:15pm call time for Mentors)

STRIKE will take place after the Sunday show, please plan to stay for additional time after this performance to ensure we can clean up the space and get everything moved out!

Thank you,

The Penguin Project Staff!

Melia Watson (director), Courtney Davies (choreographer), Jennifer Immke (Music Director), Nicole Morgan (producer), and John Stuff (CUTC Managing Director)

If you have any questions or would like to get in contact with a member of the penguin project staff, feel free to send an email to penguin2025project@gmail.com