Youth Branch
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The Ojai Art Center Youth Branch is a creative resource for young artists of all mediums.
The Youth Branch hopes to provide space and time for youth workshops and classes at the Art Center and to create a website which would include a directory of youth classes and instructors in the valley.
The Youth Branch hopes to provide space and time for youth workshops and classes at the Art Center and to create a website which would include a directory of youth classes and instructors in the valley.
Upcoming Events & Opportunities
Auditions
Auditions for an intergenerational cast of Seussical the Musical.
Many roles for boys and girls, men and women, ages 7-adult. Young ones must be able to read play scripts. Prepare 16 bars on any song; dress for dance movement; sides will be provided on arrival. Bring a headshot and one page resume. Auditions: Sunday August 18 4:30-7 pm or Monday August 19 6-8 pm or Tuesday August 20 6-8 pm. Rehearsals will be in the evenings Monday through Thursday, August, September, early October. Then Monday through Friday October and November. Performance dates November 22-December 15. Email gai.jones@sbcglobal.net for more information and to schedule an audition date and time.
Many roles for boys and girls, men and women, ages 7-adult. Young ones must be able to read play scripts. Prepare 16 bars on any song; dress for dance movement; sides will be provided on arrival. Bring a headshot and one page resume. Auditions: Sunday August 18 4:30-7 pm or Monday August 19 6-8 pm or Tuesday August 20 6-8 pm. Rehearsals will be in the evenings Monday through Thursday, August, September, early October. Then Monday through Friday October and November. Performance dates November 22-December 15. Email gai.jones@sbcglobal.net for more information and to schedule an audition date and time.
Acting ClassesACTING CLASSES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE... A summer program geared to teach young people the principles of acting will take place this summer at the Ojai Art Center Theater. Led by acting teacher David Nelson Taylor, this will be a six-week intensive workshop to develop all aspects needed to understand and learn the principles of developing characters and scene work, ending with a short performance.
David Nelson Taylor trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City. He spent 18 years in NYC as a stage and screen actor, six years as a head teacher in NYC with students of all ages and backgrounds. He spent eight years as a personal, private tutor. An accomplished actor, communicator and collaborator, he is also the founder/teacher of ImpAct Ojai, which explores and teaches the fundamentals of acting and improvisation. Classes begin on June 18th and run through July 25th, every Tuesday and Thursday from 9 a.m. to noon, with a 15-minute break in each session. Classes are for students aged 12-16. A nominal charge of $10 per class works out to $120 for the six-week session. Classes limited to 16 students and the slots are beginning to fill. For more information or to register for the classes, please contact David Nelson Taylor at david@davidnelsontaylor.com or call him at 917-334-8218. Volunteer Opportunities
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Youth Branch Photos
Student actors Take on Shakespeare.
From left to right top row: Avery Coke, Daniel Connell, Laith Carney, Soren Coke Middle row: Charlotte Peters, Darin Weiser, Gabi Gallego, Amber Hodge Seated: Celes Gould, Kelsie Hoj  Student photographers having their own
portraits done at our 75th Anniversary
Gala
Art Director Rebecca Comerford and students Sophie Massey, Ami Wallmark and Ella Giulianni in "Va, Pensiero" from the opera Nabucco by Giuseppe Verdi (from Ojai Youth Opera's 2013 season.)
Carys Garvey and Sophie Massey in Gianni Schicchi, Ojai Youth Opera's Summer 2013 season.
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