Director Matt Haupert Returns!


Matt Haupert returns to Junior Theatre this summer as the director of The Hunchback of Notre Dame! Matt’s production of The Crucible wowed audiences on the Casa del Prado Stage last fall. Matt holds a BFA in Acting and a BA in English from Drake University and an MA in Urban Education from Loyola Marymount University. He currently teaches Humanities and runs the musical theater program at High Tech High North County, where he directed Stephen Sondheim’s Into the Woods. As an actor, Matt has worked with companies such as Berkeley Playhouse, TheatreFirst, Contra Costa Musical Theater, Tibbits Summer Theater, and Hope Summer Repertory Theater. Auditions for Hunchback are April 29, 30 and May 1, from 4:00 – 6:00 pm. For more information and to secure your appointment time, please call the Junior Theatre Education Office at 619-239-1311.

Welcome David Romero – SDJT's New Assistant Production Manager


Growing up I had two passions. Swimming and theatre. I went to Mesa College where I completed the two-year theatre program and two years after that I returned to work there as the scene shop foreman. I realized there that teaching and introducing elements of theatre was another passion of mine. I have worked at several theatres as an electrician and lighting designer: San Diego REP, New Village Arts, Cygnet, Moxie and Point Loma Playhouse.
 
 

Moana Pre-Audition Meeting

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There will be a pre-audition meeting held in Room 102 of the Casa del Prado Building on Thursday, November 29, 2018 from 5-6pm. 
Auditions for Moana will be on Thursday & Friday, December 13-14, 2018 from 4-6pm.
Also! Don’t forget to sign up for a 20 minute one-on-one workshop with one of our talented teaching artists. Workshops will be on Monday-Wednesday, December 10-12, 2018 from 4-6pm. Call the education office to set up a time. 619.239.1311
*Reminder that Students must be enrolled in a Winter 2019 Class or Camp in order to audition. 

Welcome Our New Education Director, Erin Roberts!


 
We are pleased to introduce our new Education Director, Erin Roberts!
Erin holds a Bachelor of Arts in Vocal Performance from University of Minnesota and is an active performer, educator and entrepreneur whose participation in the San Diego vocal arts and theatre community has a wide span. Solo and ensemble performances include “Le Nozze di Figaro,” “RENT,” “Evita,” “Night & Day,” “The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” choral performances with the San Diego Symphony, Sacra Profana Professional Chorus, private events and cabaret shows. Erin has taught since 2007 in private, community and K-12 settings including Gymboree, Young Audiences of San Diego, Junior Theatre of Balboa Park, San Diego Unified School District, and Cajon Valley School District. Erin founded Prodigy School of Arts, a school for the visual and performing arts in La Jolla, which was sold to new ownership in 2013, and worked in higher education administration for six years at the Grossmont Cuyamaca Community College District. In her spare time Erin enjoys languages, travel, food & wine, volleyball and dance.