To be comfortable speaking in public and taking every opportunity presented, imagine life’s possibilities.” -Forbes
#Spotlife youth theater full#
“ The fear of public speaking ranks as the number one fear and greatest impediment to achieving one’s full potential. I love this magical place as much as my daughters love it. The productions are first rate and the theatre is not afraid to deal with controversial material that has social impact like last year's production of The Laramie Project. My husband and myself have spent time working on sets. My older daughter is involved in their performance group Pitches and Tones and has participated in plays and musicals. Since then my entire family has become a part of the Spotlight Family. The Artistic Director of this theatre has a gift for bringing out the special unique talent in each child and creating a loving and supportive environment. She is a different child than the one I dropped off that summer. She has come out of her shell and calls Spotlight her home. Since then she has attended 4 more sessions of camp, been in 6 more shows, is part of the performance group, and attended many workshops. Later that year she auditioned for her first play and performed in it. One session turned into two sessions that summer. When we picked her up she was happy and had made friends and had fun. The first day of camp was tear filled as we dropped her off and I was worried about my decision to send her to camp. A former student of mine suggested Spotlight.
#Spotlife youth theater professional#
I was really worried about my daughter and ready to send her to a professional therapist for help. Three years ago I enrolled my 7 year old in Summer Camp because she was extremely shy and suffering from severe social anxiety. Spotlight Youth Theatre is a very special and magical place. Spotlight is our home away from home and we feel blessed to be part of this family! Lots of training and lessons in acting, vocal and dance go along with attending summer and broadway camps to enhance our child's learning. Theatre is not inexpensive activity as one might think. She lives and breathes theater and is quite bored when not in a show. Many directors have played an important part of my daughter's life, and we thank each one of you who have given guidance and direction to help her grow as an actor. With each production, her confidence has grown and she enjoys giving back by participating in set building, painting, and fundraising. Theatre is a place where kids can express themselves in all avenues of life. A new set of friends were formed and grow more with each production she is cast. We immediately signed her up and she fell in love with Spotlight.
#Spotlife youth theater movie#
This popular movie just came out and was the biggest production that everyone wanted to be part of at the time. I will remember this day forever.my daughter at the age of six came home from school with a Spotlight Youth Theatre summer camp flyer of "High School Musical" merely seven years ago. It truly is a joy to be a part of the Spotlight family. I applaud Kenny Grossman for his repertoire choices, for making sure that there are opportunities for all ages and experience levels, for his original scripts, and most importantly, for his belief in young actors: that they are up to the challenge of presenting a range of material in a professional way. Since then, I'm proud to say that my husband has also joined the team as a music director, and that we both were also given the rare privilege of being adult guest actors on the Spotlight stage. one of the hallmarks of being in a Spotlight Youth Theatre production. They not only found their best friends, their talents were encouraged and they were given many individual moments to shine. They were welcomed in with open arms by the community. That same year, my own children began doing shows at SYT. Children's needs are put first in every way from rehearsal times, to show selection, to break-a-leg gifts.
It was immediately apparent to me, that this was not only a performing arts organization, this was a family. In 2014 I was given the honor of becoming part of the Spotlight directing team.
Those same kids have gone on to college to pursue musical theatre degrees, and even on to NY to pursue careers in the industry. I have seen hundreds of my theatre kids perform and grow under the tutelage of Kenny Grossman and the various talented Valley directors he has on board. Our family has been attending shows at Spotlight since the early 2000s.
My personal connection to Spotlight Youth Theatre, is as an audience member, as a director and as a stage mom.
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