Straw Hat Theatre closes its summer season with “The SpongeBob Musical: Youth Edition” for a two-weekend run.

Based on the popular Nickelodeon series by Stephen Hillenburg, the musical chronicles what happens when the citizens of Bikini Bottom learn that a volcano eruption could destroy their undersea world and SpongeBob SquarePants and his friends must come together to save it.

The musical with a book by Kyle Jarrow and musical production conceived by Tina Landau opened on Broadway in 2017 and received 12 Tony Award nominations. The score uses songs by a wide range of familiar artists, including Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith, Sara Bareilles, David Bowie, The Flaming Lips, Lady A, Cyndi Lauper, John Legend, Panic! At the Disco, They Might Be Giants and T.I.

Melissa Brodhead is the director of the Straw Hat production with Andrea Tredent as music director.

“The SpongeBob Musical: Youth Edition” will be staged at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday through Aug. 10 and 6:30 p.m. Aug. 7 on the grounds of Ashtabula Arts Center, 2928 W. 13th St., Ashtabula. The Aug. 7 show is a sensory-friendly performance adapted for audience members on the autism spectrum or with other sensory-processing issues.

Tickets are $19 for adults, $17 for students, senior citizens and military and $15 for children ages 2 to 12 if purchased in advance online at ashtabulaartscenter.org or by calling 440-964-3396. Tickets are $21, $19 and $17 at the door.