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Students will spend 3 weeks training with a JCompany resident acting coach as you learn classic warm-ups, practice scenes with your fellow actors, and work on creating characters from Shakespearean theatre. JCompany will be offering 4 of these special acting intensives throughout the year – join us for each one!

From the Tony Award®-winning creators of the Broadway classic Ragtime, this dazzling show transports us from the twilight of the Russian Empire to the euphoria of Paris in the 1920s, as a brave young woman sets out to discover the mystery of her past. Pursued by a ruthless Soviet officer determined to silence her, Anya enlists the aid of a dashing...

Explore the fundamentals of playwriting through exercises in building characters, scripting dialogue, and structuring drama. This class will be an opportunity to look at theatre through a different lens and expand your skill set and creativity.

Get ready to exercise your funny bone with this exciting class! Students will explore storytelling through improvisations and theatre games that develop teamwork, good listening skills, spontaneity and flexibility, in a fast-paced, fun and supportive environment.

This class will focus on teaching students how to stand out in any callback situation! They can be nerve wracking, stressful, and competitive... but it can be a positive experience if you stop focusing on comparing yourself to others and work your own vocal improvement and character choices! Students will be given a song based on their vocal range...

Two full days of personalized coaching for actors – for film, TV and theater – with Director / Producer / Acting Coach – Tom Todoroff You will learn how to: strengthen and find your true voice seek your own good opinion be a text detective change the molecules in the room have talent for your talent think like a producer be the acting...

Get ready to exercise your funny bone with this innovative class led by New York actress and JCompany Alumni Lindsey Grant! Learn classic improv warm ups and the history of why improv is so important today. Practice and create scenes as an improv troupe and learn the structure of joke-telling.

Students will spend 3 weeks training with a JCompany resident acting coach as you learn classic warm-ups, practice scenes with your fellow actors, and work on creating characters from Shakespearean theatre. JCompany will be offering 4 of these special acting intensives throughout the year – join us for each one!

JCompany is proud to partner with Broadway San Diego for this special class! This master class will be led by a member of the cast or crew of The Phantom of the Opera, who will demonstrate techniques of their craft, answer questions, offer insight, and share their experiences performing in a major theatrical production.  This class is for...

JCompany is proud to partner with Broadway San Diego for this special class! This master class will be led by a member of the cast of Love Never Dies, who will demonstrate techniques of their craft, answer questions, offer insight, and share their experiences performing in a major theatrical production. This class is for anyone and everyone who...

JCompany is proud to partner with San Diego Musical Theatre for this special class! This master class will be led by a member of the cast of Billy Elliot, who will demonstrate techniques of their craft, answer questions, offer insight, and share their experiences performing in a major theatrical production. This class is for anyone and everyone who...

Learn about fairy tales in musical theatre and what makes these timeless tales so popular for Broadway!  Learn and perform scenes and music from some of the best fairy tale Broadway shows!

Damn Yankees is a devilishly clever musical comedy about America’s favorite pastime. Fanatical baseball fan Joe Boyd sells his soul to the devil in order to save his favorite team in this Faustian sports classic. With such illustrious songs as “Whatever Lola Wants” and “Heart,” follow Joe in his journey to save his team…and his so...

Don't miss the 4th annual showcase of original short plays written by national talent selected from more than 50 entries! You'll get a taste of comedies, tragedies and everything in between as professional San Diego actors, under the stellar direction of D. Candis Paule, transform scripts into a staged reading, showcasing fresh, new playwrights that...

Join us for an exploration into the world of Shadow Puppetry! Dating back all the way to ancient Asia, shadows have been used to tell tales in artistic ways. You will get to explore characters and voice work and all you need is paper and a flashlight. Get your crafting skills on as well as your acting skills.