On Tuesday, November 29, 2016, San Diego Junior Theatre will join other charities to harness the collective power of individuals in celebrating generosity worldwide on #GivingTuesday, a global day dedicated to giving.
DONATE NOW
DONATE
WHEN:
Each year #GivingTuesday is held on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving and the big shopping events, including Black Friday and Cyber Monday, to kick off the holiday giving season and inspire a culture of philanthropy, transforming how people think and talk about and participate in the giving season.
Category Archives: News
News from San Diego Junior Theatre
Out of the Wings: Meg DeBoard, A Wrinkle in Time
We are thrilled to announce Meg will have her SDJT directorial debut for our upcoming production of A Wrinkle In Time!
Meg DeBoard is a San Diego-based theatre director and movement director. She most recently directed Hänsel und Gretel for Point Loma Opera Theatre. She lived in London for two years, learning from acclaimed directors Stephen Unwin of The Rose Theatre and Melly Still from The National Theatre. She learned play adaptation from James Caird (Les Miserables) and movement from the resident movement director, Emily Mytton, of War Horse in London. Since moving to San Diego about a year ago, she has worked on Hollywood! and Blueprints to Freedom, both at La Jolla Playhouse, and When the Rain Stops Falling at Cygnet Theatre, all as assistant director. Directing credits include: And Then They Came For Me: Remembering the World of Anne Frank, Lulu, Seussical, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Hawai’i Premiere), Into the Woods, Urinetown, The Wizard of Oz, Annie, and The Little Mermaid. She has an MFA in Theatre Directing from The University of Essex in England.
Production Manager
Production Manager
San Diego Junior Theatre provides engaging, innovative, high-quality theatre education and productions for children of all cultural heritages, ages, abilities and levels of interest.
Reporting to the Artistic Director, the Production Manager is responsible for all technical execution duties during the year-round Junior Theatre production calendar. This is a full-time, exempt position.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Oversees Production Assistant, Costume Loft Coordinator and Costume Rental Specialist
- Recruit, select, and supervise all production staff designers
- Oversee student cast and crew members during rehearsal and in the theatre
- Provides first level of trouble-shooting all parent/student concerns
- Participates in developing and managing production budgets
- Oversee the design process with occasional designing
- Oversee all warehouse duties (offsite), including ensuring all equipment is in safe working condition
Schedule: Variable depending on coverage needs
The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position.
To apply, please send cover letter and resume to: San Diego Junior Theatre, Attn: Production Manager, 1650 El Prado, # 208, San Diego, CA 92101 or e-mail to [email protected] (please include “Production Manager” in subject line).
»Download Production Manager Job PDF
###
Out of the Wings: Ray Limon
Ray has directed and choreographed productions for the Welk Resorts Theatre for over twenty five years including last seasons critically acclaimed production of “Cabaret”, Hello Dolly (2015 San Diego Critics Circle Award nomination Best Choreography), and “Chicago” (San Diego Bravo Award Best Choreography, Stage Scene LA Award best Director / Choreographer, San Diego Critics Circle Nomination Best Director).
He has staged over three hundred production across the country including South Pacific starring John Raitt, Christmas with Carol Channing at the Aqua Caliente Casino in Palm Desert, Liza Minelli’s Men Alive Concert at the Orange County Performing Arts Center, and The Men of Cave,a show he conceived, directed and choreographed at Pala Casino.
He has staged countless shows and special events for Disneyland and Walt Disney World including Walt Disney World’s Fourth of July Spectacular, the internationally televised Super Bowl XXl Half time show, and the opening to the Tournament of Roses Parade.
Ray has been awarded six Stage Scene LA Awards, two Los Angeles Robby Awards, the Desert Theatre League Award, two Inland Valley Theatre League Awards, two London Arms Pub and Playhouse Awards, and a San Diego Bravo Award for Outstanding Director and Choreographer. As a performer Ray has appeared in film and television including “Columbo”, “Excorcist ll-the Heretic”, and “Staying Alive” starring John Travolta.
Fall 2016 Camps
Fall 2016 Camps are now online for enrollment. Register today!
REGISTER ONLINE
CAMPS
2016 Fall Classes Now Online!
Fall 2016 Classes are now online for enrollment. Register today!
REGISTER ONLINE
CLASSES