The middle school production of “Finding Nemo Jr.” premiered on May 5th and 6th. The director, Victory DiCarlo, and stage managers Samantha Petras and Alana Stevens, did a wonderful job of making the show as playful and creative as possible. The actors did a phenomenal job of capturing the moments and truly producing an unforgettable experience. 

The show starts off in a super innovative manner which involved the audience when some of the actors came down the aisles to make it an immersive experience. Marlin, Nemo’s father, effectively expressed the character’s excited and nervous traits. Nemo, the main character, also did a magnificent job in gaining sympathy from the audience for his situation. 

Nemo goes through the show trying to find his father, but he will face many hardships that will make the struggle even more difficult for him to get back home. While Nemo’s greatest endeavors take place Marlin searches high and low to find his son and along the way meets many helpful as well as unhelpful characters that will guide him to make the right decisions. 

After losing his son, Marlin meets Dory, a crowd favorite. Dory did an astounding job of creating a silly and quite amusing character to follow along the journey. Her short-term memory loss made the adventure even more enjoyable and humorous. Marlin gets frustrated by Dory due to her memory issues, but she pushes through with her blindly optimistic personality and creates a new sense of hope for him.  

The history of this popular movie is quite interesting. The movie was written by Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson- Lopez. They wrote this because they remembered going to the dentist and seeing a fish tank, and wondering if the fish wanted to get back to the ocean. This movie gives some insight on that answer. However, the bigger question is, What is this movie trying to portray? This movie and the show both demonstrate the power of friendship and the importance of meeting new people, which can be interpreted in many different ways.