MARQUETTE –With three casts that include more than 70 local youth performers, Superior Arts Youth Theater will present their second-annual Play Festival May 3-5 at Northern Michigan University’s Forest Roberts Theatre and Panowski Black Box Theatre.

The first production in the festival is an adaptation of the classic German folk tale “Hansel and Gretel,” directed by Nathan Morgan, which follows the brother and sister lost in the forest after their trail of breadcrumbs disappears.

Three performances will be presented of William Shakespeare’s “As You Like It,” directed by Teagan Sturmer.

The third and final production of the festival is “Brave Little Tailor,” directed by Taylor Koski.

“Hansel and Gretel” will be presented at 7 p.m. Friday, May 3, at the Forest Roberts Theatre. “As You Like It” will be presented at 3 and 7 p.m. Saturday, May 4, and 3 p.m. Sunday, May 5 at the Panowski Black Box Theatre. “Brave Little Tailor” will be at 7 p.m. Sunday, May, 5 at the Forest Roberts Theatre. All are Eastern times.

Advance tickets are on sale now: $12 for adults and $7 for students. Tickets purchased at the door will be $15 and $9.

Tickets are available online at https://nmu.universitytickets.com/w/ — there is a print at home option — by phone at 906-227-1032 or in person at any NMU ticketing outlet, including the Berry Events Center, University Bookstore, Superior Dome or the Forest Roberts Theatre.