About J*Company
J
Company was founded in 1993 as a Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center program by Founding Artistic Director Becky Cherlin Baird and Founding Executive Producer, Melissa Garfield Bartell of which the early participants were predominately members. JCompany has since developed into one of San Diego's leading diverse youth theatre companies.
Designed to engage and motivate youth to express themselves and connect with each other and their community through theatre development and performance, JCompany offers classes in theatre performance and production and has built a solid base of programming that focuses heavily on instruction. With the development of the JACOBS FAMILY CAMPUS and the David & Dorothea Garfield Theatre, JCompany has developed professionally mounted performances, and is now considered one of Southern California's leading family-based youth theatre companies.
Garnering national as well as regional attention, JCompany has become home to many of the region's top youth theatre performers. This professional attraction to JCompany has resulted in a higher level of production allowing JCompany to be viewed not only as a major component of the San Diego Center for Jewish Culture, but also a professionally produced and highly acclaimed theatre for youth.
Mission Statement
With respect to the vision of the San Diego Center for Jewish Culture, the mission of JCompany is to maintain its emphasis as the region's leading culturally diverse youth theatre, fostering respect, and featuring young performers of exceptional potential and talent in the Broadway tradition.
Past Productions |
1st Season: 1993–1994
Bye Bye Birdie
Lil' Abner
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2nd Season: 1994–1995
Damn Yankees
Fiddler on the Roof
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3rd Season: 1995–1996
Oklahoma
The Wizard of Oz
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4th Season: 1996–1997
Charlie & the Chocolate Factory
The Music Man
The Diary of Anne Frank
The Wiz
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5th Season: 1997–1998
Cabaret Dessert Theatre
Aesop's Fables
How to Succeed in Business...
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6th Season: 1998–1999
Benjamin and Judah
Annie Get Your Gun
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7th Season: 1999–2000
Grand Night of Singing
Joseph and the Amazing...
Number the Stars
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8th Season: 2000–2001
Peter Pan
Bagels, Lox, & Broadway...
Singing in the Rain
Pinocchio
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9th Season: 2001–2002
Into the Woods
Alexander and the Terrible...
Annie
Hello, Tomorrow
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10th Season: 2002–2003
Fiddler on the Roof
Charlotte's Web
The Wizard of Oz
Little Shop of Horrors
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11th Season: 2003–2004
Once Upon A Mattress
Benjamin and Judah
Grease
Alice in Wonderland
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12th Season: 2004–2005
Seussical
SUDS
Joseph and the Amazing...
Pippi Longstocking |
13th Season: 2005–2006
Henry and Ramona
Guys and Dolls
Rumpelstiltskin is My Name
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14th Season: 2006–2007
Oliver!
Yours, Anne
Beauty and the Beast
Hansel and Gretel |
15th Season: 2007–2008
Disney’s High School Musical
Disney’s The Jungle Book KIDS
Elton John & Tim Rice’s AIDA
Disney’s 101 Dalmatians KIDS
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16th Season: 2008-2009
Pocahontas
Into The Woods
Disney High School Musical 2 On Stage!
Fireflies: The Story of the Artists of Terezin, Featuring the Original Children’s Opera BRUNDIBAR
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17th Season: 2009-2010
The Classic Family Musicals of Rodgers & Hammerstein
South Pacific
The King And I
The Sound of Music
Cinderella
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18th Season: 2010-2011
Our Chai Season – 18 Years Celebrating Life
Fiddler on the Roof
13 –A New Musical
Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Children of Eden
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