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Confetti Movie Night – Wednesday, December 23

Published December 16, 2020

A SDJT Confetti Event!

Come hang out with your friends, watch a movie with Confetti, and enjoy the spirit of Junior Theatre. There will be a virtual opportunity drawing to win cool prizes.

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Winter Break Camp Starts December 21

Published December 16, 2020

Winter Break Camp Starts December 21

Winter Break Camp features acting, singing, dancing, and other specialties offered via the Zoom platform. (Grades K-6)

And for Teens and Tweens…

Forget Your Troubles, Come on Get Happy

A teen showcase featuring your favorite moments from musical theatre past and present. Shake off the winter blues and sing and dance your worries away! (Dec 21-28)

Instructor: Randall Eames

Radio Play: The Storm – A Tempest Tossed Shakespeare Story

Storms! Rage On! An original script based on Shakespeare’s The Tempest, featuring a radio interview with Miranda, Ferdinand and others. (Jan 4-8)

Instructor: Levi Kaplan

JTogether

Returns with a JTwist

Join SDJT Confetti, Desha Crownover, and notable Junior Theatre alumni for a series of virtual singalongs followed by a Q&A with our special guests. Learn and sing songs from Kinky Boots, The Prom, and Hamilton as we join voices with noted Junior Theatre alums who were part of these productions on Broadway!

Meet Meryn Beckett (Kinky Boots), Josh Lamon (The Prom), and Charlotte Mary Wen (Hamilton) who all got their start at San Diego Junior Theatre and have since traveled to Broadway and beyond.

Participation is by suggested donation of $5.00, via the EventBrite link below! SPACE IS LIMITED.

RSVP ON EVENTBRITE

Meryn Becket – Kinky Boots
February 17 at 3:00 (PST)

Meryn is a New York-based actress who received her BFA in Musical Theatre from The Boston Conservatory and performed across the country, internationally, and on Broadway in Kinky Boots! Most recently she was part of the developmental reading Galileo, directed by Michael Mayor, starring Raul Esparza.

Josh Lamon – The Prom
February 24 at 3:00 pm (PST)

Josh most recently originated the role of Sheldon, and performed the role of Barry, in the Tony Award-nominated musical The Prom. Previously, he was seen in the Tony Award-nominated musical Groundhog Day, where he originated the role of Buster, the town mayor and keeper of the Groundhog, Phil. Other credits include the Broadway companies of Finding Neverland and Hair.

Charlotte Mary Wen – Hamilton
March 3 at 3:00 pm (PST)

Charlotte’s credits include Hamilton (National Tour), How the Grinch Stole Christmas! and Life After (Old Globe), Ali in Mamma Mia! (Hollywood Bowl), American Idiot (La Mirada Theatre), the Narrator in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (3-D Theatricals) and Anna in Frozen – Live at the Hyperion (Disney California Adventure). She is a graduate of University of Southern California.