August 4-7th, 2016
at the Fullerton College Campus Theater
in Fullerton, CA
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AUDITIONS: Once On This Island
We are proud to announce auditions for our Summer 2016 production Once On This Island. The original fable of The Little Mermaid retold with a Caribbean feel and a beautiful score written by Ahrens and Flaherty- composers of Seussical, Ragtime, Anastasia and more! Join us June 18th!!
Flight Club (VIDEO)
We love our Spotlight parents! Peter Pan couldn't have flown without our Flight Club!
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (VIDEO)
It's opening night for Yorba Linda Spotlight's production of 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee! This is the inaugural show for our company's young adult program and is sure to be a smash hit!
March 22-24th
at The Curtis Theatre
in Brea, CA
"The Wiz" Opens! (VIDEO)
Spotlight's production of "The Wiz" runs this weekend at Fullerton College Campus Theater. Here's a little preview...
Through the Eyes of the Assistant
"Thoroughly Modern Millie, Jr." Assistant Director
Being an assistant director is kind of like being Anne Hathaway in the Devil Wears Prada, minus the evil boss. Like with any job, you start at the bottom and work your way up. When I first started out as an A.D. my job was passing out papers, taking notes for the director and helping in any other way that I could.
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| Vincent teaches a dance to the "Milie. Jr." cast. |
As the shows have gone on I have been given more and more responsibility and have loved it all. In Thoroughly Modern Millie Junior, I have performed my normal duties of passing out papers, helping to keep the kids calm and quiet, helping with music and filling in as understudy whenever necessary. In addition, I have had the wonderful opportunity to teach a musical number and choreograph both of the “Chinese” numbers. When asked if I’d be interested in coming up with some quick choreography for “Not for the Life of Me (Chinese Brother’s Reprise)” I immediately jumped at the opportunity. Playing the role of Ching Ho in the teen production of Thoroughly Modern Millie, I have become, in a sense, the Chinese expert. I looked at this song, and later with the song Muqin, as comical songs that parodied the rest of the show. With that in mind, I choreographed them as parodies of other numbers in the show including the Charleston, box steps and even some Millie like poses scattered here and there.
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| Vincent as the Baker in Spotlight's 2010 production of "Into the Woods" |
This show has taught me so much about the amount of work and effort the staff puts into a show outside of rehearsal. A choreographer must know what dance moves go where and when before it is taught to the cast; a musical director has to know the accompaniment and notes the cast sings before they learn them; and a director has to know the blocking and where the show is going before the cast does. I’m so glad to be a part of this show and I can’t wait for something I’ve helped create to come to life on stage. Thanks Spotlight for the great opportunities!
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