JUNIOR THEATRE NEWS & REVIEWS
SDJT Alum Returns to Compose Original Music for “Gruesome Gallery”
San Diego Junior Theatre’s world premiere production, Edgar Allan Poe’s Gruesome Gallery of Grotesquerie, is based on Poe’s works but was devised from scratch by director Blake McCarty in collaboration with the cast. An original play wouldn’t be quite as original...
Announcing “The George E. Oswell Box Office at San Diego Junior Theatre”
George Oswell was a two-term member of the SDJT Board of Trustees, dedicated volunteer, alumni parent and annual donor. George ran the Junior Theatre box office as a volunteer starting in the 1970s, long before computerized ticket systems, credit card purchases or the...
To Be Seen, To Be Heard: Spotlight on Young Black Voices
To Be Seen, To Be Heard: Spotlight on Young Black Voices 7pm Saturday, Mar 19, 2022 Casa del Prado Theatre, Balboa Park This is a free event. Donations gratefully accepted. Please reserve your seats today! RESERVE SEATS
Spotlight on THE SNOWY DAY Director, Kandace Crystal
Kandace Crystal is an SDJT teaching artist and is currently working with Junior Theatre as the director of The Snowy Day and Other Stories by Ezra Jack Keats. She was recently recognized by the Times of San Diego for directing two of San Diego’s top plays of 2021!...
Junior Theatre Welcomes New Education Director, Elissa Russell!
San Diego Junior Theatre, the nation’s longest-running youth theatre program, welcomes Elissa Russell as its new Education Director. Elissa comes to SDJT from Theatre Aspen in Colorado, where she held the position of Director of Education Programming and...
Spotlight on FROG & TOAD Choreographer, Emily Shackelford
Get to know Emily... Emily Shackelford is a professional actor, teaching artist and San Diego Junior Theatre alum who spent 10 years with JT growing up. After earning her B.F.A. in Theatre from Stephen’s College, Emily went on to perform with many theatre companies in...
Introducing SDJT’s Newest Member of the Family!
Fall Classes Now Enrolling
Fall 2021 In-Person Classes and Camps are are now Online and Enrolling! REGISTER NOW
In-Person Summer Camps Start July 6th!
Theatre for the Very Young a Success at San Diego Junior Theatre
Interactive show geared towards toddlers sold out all four performances On November 16th & 17th, San Diego Junior Theatre launched its first foray into Theatre for the Very Young (TVY), a type of interactive theatre geared specifically toward toddlers ages 3-7....
