Four potty-mouthed third graders, two countries at war and one satanic love relationship is what audiences can expect this Valentine's Day weekend when No Refund Theatre performs South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut.

Fans of Comedy Central's animated series have the chance to witness this obscene theatrical performance at 8 tonight in 111 Forum. The performance will also be shown at 8 Friday and Saturday nights.

Director Alex Jones (senior-premedicine) explained the basic premise of the musical is that a group of four kids -- Kenny, Stan, Cartman and Kyle -- see a movie called Terrance and Phillip: Asses of Fire where they pick up some foul language tendencies. Outraged over the corruption of their children, parents feud with the children, leading to a World War III type war against Canada.

The action that follows is a resistance movement spawned by the four boys to save the movie actors, who are now their mothers' prisoners of war.

"It becomes a parody of Les Miserables," Jones said.

Jones admits the decision to run South Park on this particular weekend is "ironic," but he said there are indeed some central love stories throughout the musical.

An example of such a love story is when Satan and his lover Saddam Hussein rise up and rule the world after the seventh sign in an ancient prophecy is fulfilled with the deaths of innocent Canadians on American soil.

Saddam treats Satan poorly in their relationship, he said.

"It is a broken relationship between Satan and Saddam," Jones said. "A portion of the plot is about them overcoming those tough times."

Ryan Simmons (senior-media studies) said he was thrilled when he was cast as Satan because it gave him the opportunity to experiment.

"Satan's subplot with Saddam is this classic relationship subplot you see in a lot of stories," Simmons said. "It's just with these ridiculous characters."

The emotional layers of the characters aren't the only intricate parts, Jones said. He said all the musical numbers in the performance are phenomenally complex.

"Someone who doesn't have a musical background would be blown away," he said.

Jones had Ryan Denardis (senior-music composition), music director for the show, rearranged the music so it was playable by a five-person orchestra, each person playing multiple instruments. The musical composition is just another complicated aspect of the show.

"The cast is very talented," Jones said. "We were lucky they could pick up the music so quickly."

Simmons, who hasn't done any singing since being at Penn State, believes his character has one of the best songs in the musical.

"It's kind of this cool over-the-top emotional rock ballad that I get to have a lot of fun with," he said.

Jen Stearns (senior-advertising) said singing isn't her only concern for her performance. Her character, Shelia, is the mother of Kyle and the character who initiates the war against Canada.

"Sheila has a very strange and loud voice, so it's been difficult," Stearns said. "I can only hope my voice is working by the nights of the show."

Stearns, whose father introduced her to South Park, thinks the show's satirical nature makes it hilarious.

"The fact that it's culturally relevant makes it funny to anyone who understands the hilarity of American culture," she said.

Simmons said he grew up watching South Park against his mother's wishes.

"In recent years it's just been getting better and better as they bring more satire into it and make it a really pointed commentary," he said.

The cast is optimistic for the turnout of the audience, even though it is the last canning-weekend of the year.

"We have gotten really positive responses from everyone that has heard about it," Jones said. "It's exciting but kind of scary because people have a lot of expectations."

Stearns contributes the success of the show to the cast members' dedication to their character.