RICK JAMES is reflected in this ’THE GIRL AND THE ROSE’ Musical Written by Shirley Pugh.
In 1998 Shirley Pugh attended her very first talent show in Poway. While watching, she noticed most of the audience appeared uninterested throughout the show. She also learned only the top 20 or so acts were permitted due to the schools time constraints. With this notion, Shirley had an idea. She felt she could create a way for EVERY student who auditioned to be accepted into the schools shows. Once she found a school who encouraged her to put her ideas into action, she quickly learned she was able to harness each students strengths, which improved interest in the shows. With her written storyline added, the shows became a huge success, and parental and student interest grew. By 2010, what started as a small group of students rapidly expanded to a full fledge show!
For more than a decade, JTB has grown into a thriving performing arts school offering ACTING WORKSHOPS, ARTISTIC PAINT WORKSHOPS, MUSICALS, AND SET BUILDING WORKSHOPS to hundreds of students. Shirley has also produced a variety of Showcases at different schools, churches, Boys and Girls Clubs, the YMCA and other various locations in Southern California.
The name of the company (JTB) was inspired by Shirley’s three incredible children, JeVaye Sanders, and Tyler and Brittanie Pugh who dedicated many days, weeks and years of their young lives helping her to develop the program. She believes if it were not for them, the idea might have escaped her, and JTB would cease to exist today!
Shirley is extremely grateful for all of their help, patience, and understanding, and contributes the company’s success to them.
JTBs Mission is to inspire CREATIVITY and PASSION for the Performing Arts through SEL (Social Emotional Learning).
We believe every person has the ability to improve through our focus-driven ART, MUSIC, ACTING and DANCE CHOREOGRAPY WORKSHOPS. Everyone will have the opportunity to perform from a variety of recitals to a full-scale productions.
We host different workshops on a seasonal basis for the parents to select from. After each workshop, the students actually perform on stage for you to see their progress, which is amazing to watch. Based on demand, workshops are on-going throughout the year.
Many Students in the Rancho Bernardo, Poway and surrounding San Diego areas have had the opportunity to act on stage, perform live, and improve their personal and social interaction skills. It has been shown that by adding a creative activity such as Musical Theater or the Theater Arts can improve students grades, social interactive skills and boost confidence.
JTB is also known for their simple but colorful stage sets which are personally designed by Shirley, but are also brought to life by the staff, students and many volunteer parents in the community.
The Student above is featured as GASTON in ‘THE GIRL AND THE ROSE, a revised version of Beauty and the Beast. Another Play ‘SHREK: HAPPILY EVER AFTER’ was featured in 2019 at a Poway school. The next Musical was performed in 2022 called ‘JOURNEY THROUGH THE AGES’. Both were featured on a Poway school stage to an audience of about 350 attendees at each show.
Depending upon audience size JTB had previous shows moved to the Poway Performing Arts Center. Some were ‘CLEOPATRA: REMEMBER THE TIMES’, ‘CINDERELLA IN THE PALACE OF DREAMS’, and THE WIZARD OF OZ WITH POWAY PIZAZZ’.
A MERMAIDS TALE
AUDITIONS HELD MONDAY MARCH 25 @ 4-6 pm or
TUESDAY MARCH 26 @ 4-6 pm
Location -
JTB STAGE PRODUCTIONS, 14034 POWAY ROAD, SUITE L, POWAY CALIFORNIA, 92064
Do you SING, TAP, PLAY AN INSTRUMENT o have another TALENT? We’d love to SHOWCASE you!
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Mon | By Appointment | |
Tue | By Appointment | |
Wed | By Appointment | |
Thu | 09:00 am – 05:00 pm | |
Fri | 09:00 am – 06:00 pm | |
Sat | 09:00 am – 05:00 pm | |
Sun | 02:00 pm – 04:00 pm |
We are Closed forLunch 12 To 1 pm Daily.
Our Director is dedicated to bringing the stage to life which creates a fun and uplifting environment to help our students succeed.
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