Seguin Parks Department to host first free movie this Friday

(Seguin) -- Grab some popcorn because this Friday night is movie night. The city of Seguin is preparing to launch its first Summer Movies in the Park event.

Jennifer Sourdellia, the public information officer for the city of Seguin, says after plenty of planning, the city is excited to bring free movies to local families.

“We are so excited to offer this very very fun event. It’s going to be for families and kids of all ages and it’s being brought to us by the Seguin Parks and Recreation Department,” said Sourdellia.

Sourdellia says the new summer movie series kicks off this Friday, June 16.

"We are starting the movie at dusk which is at 8:45 p.m. We are going to be doing this at Max Starcke Park East over on the Wave Pool side of the park so it’s going to be near the large, covered pavilion. This is totally free.

All you have to do is bring your lawn chairs, blankets, your snacks and come and enjoy this free movie at our new outdoor movie screen,” said Sourdellia.

Speaking of the screen, Sourdellia says it wouldn't have been possible without a generous donation from Seguin's HEB.

“It is a huge screen, so we are going to be able to screen these movies and it’s going to be a lot of fun. We have more Movies in the Park that are going to be coming up this summer also so please save the dates for those. We are going to be having one on Friday, Jul 21 and also Friday, Aug. 25," said Sourdellia.

To find out the names of the movies, families are asked to visit the city's website or Facebook page. No concessions will be sold at the event so families are, again, encouraged to bring their own to the event.

SpongeBob, continued.

“We are an afterschool theater arts program for students ages 4 to 18. We work with families in the New Braunfels, Seguin, San Antonio, Bulverde area. Our home studio is actually in New Braunfels, but we do shows obviously in Seguin at the Jackson Auditorium. We do shows in our home studio, and we also use the Brauntex Theater in downtown New Braunfels. Our mission is to develop character and creativity through quality theater arts training that brings families and communities together while reflecting Jesus and so, our goal is to help kids shine and to show the talent that they have been given and doing that through a theatrical outlet,” said Tschoepe.

In this production, Tschoepe says the stakes will be even higher for SpongeBob, Patrick, Sandy, Squidward and all of Bikini Bottom as they face the total annihilation of their undersea world.

Chaos erupts. Lives hang in the balance. And just when all hope seems lost, production leaders says a most unexpected hero rises up and takes center stage and shows how the power of optimism can really save the world!

“If you are coming expecting just to see a school production or a children’s production, man, you are going to be surprised because these young men and women are blowing it out of the water. Our level of production at CYT is really high but we also want to value the students first so the production you see is not coming at the cost of an individual acknowledging who they are. You are going to have so much fun as you come see the show. I think you are going to be truly blown away at the amount of technology we use in the show. The CYT show is a whole family experience. There’s something for parents. There’s something for students and I truly believe that by the end of the show, you will be up out of your seats cheering and singing along to the Sponge Bob theme song. It’s something you don’t want to miss,” said Tschoepe.

Tschoepe says in addition to a great show, the hope is to give families an introduction to CYT, the largest after-school theater arts training program in the nation.

“We have 58 students ages 8 to 18 in the production. They have rehearsing for the last nine weeks and putting the whole show together and it’s truly a treat. We will be back at the Jackson this summer with adults and students for our Christian Community theater production of Beauty and the Beast so we will be back in Seguin soon,” said Tschoepe.

Show times are 7 p.m. Friday; 2 and 7 p.m. on Saturday and 3 p.m. on Sunday.

Show times are Friday at 7 p.m.; Saturday at 2 and 7 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m.

Tickets are $18 standard or $20 at the door. Tickets can be purchased at cytsantonio.org/shows. For groups of 10 or more or accessible seating, email md@cytsanantonio.org.