WE HAVE MOVED!
A new “home-base” location to be announced soon! Summer performances will be held at Matilija Auditorium and Oak Grove School Pavillion Stage (Ojai, CA)
Summer Educational Theater
OYES’ after school and summer musical theater programs are fully realized productions that perform in Ojai, California. Rehearsals include drama exercises and games to build performance skills, and rehearsal time to learn music, staging, and choreography for the show. Student actors often gain valuable communication and organizational skills while developing confidence and creative structure through the theatrical process!
Survey
🎭 Please complete our Summer Survey to help us gauge interest in participation.
Improv Camps
Improv Camp is a high-energy, laugh-filled week where students build confidence, creativity, and collaboration through theater games, scene work, and spontaneous storytelling. Designed for both beginners and experienced performers, this camp encourages kids to take risks, think on their feet, and support their scene partners—all while having a blast.
Ages 8-14
Maximum participants per session (morning or afternoon): 12
Tuition: $215
Program Dates
Camp A: 9am–12pm (Ages 8–12)
Camp B: 1pm–4pm (Ages 8–14)
SCHEDULE PDF - CLICK HERE
Disney’s Dare to Dream - A Musical Review
Disney’s Dare to Dream JR. is a lively musical revue that follows a group of imaginative trainees on their first day at a fictional Walt Disney Imagineering Studio, where they discover how dreams can unite and inspire. Celebrating 100 years of Disney magic, the show features a dynamic mix of classics and contemporary favorites—including songs from Beauty and the Beast, The Princess and the Frog, Coco, Encanto, and Frozen II—some appearing on stage for the first time.
Ages 8–13
Casts A & B
Maximum participants per cast: 20
Tuition: $650
Program Dates
Camp Hours: Monday–Friday · 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Week 1: June 23–27 (students may be released from wk 1 based on need / survey of availability)
(No camp June 30–July 4)
Week 2: July 7–11
Week 3: July 14–18
Week 4: July 21–25
Performances: July 25, 26, 27
Each student performs 2 performances in an acting role and 2 performances in a chorus role
Venue: Matilija Auditorium, Ojai, CA
SCHEDULE PDF - CLICK HERE
* 🎭 Please complete our Summer Survey to help us gauge interest in participation.
SHAKESPEARE’S ROMEO & JULIET
A bold and contemporary production of one of Shakespeare’s most iconic tragedies. This intensive offers students a chance to dive deep into classical text, develop strong ensemble and character work, and bring this timeless story to life for a live audience in an outdoor setting.
Ages 13–16
Maximum participants: 20
Tuition: $650
Program Dates
June 23 – July 20
Schedule:
Week 1 – Auditions: June 23–24 (subject to change)
Callbacks: June 26 (subject to change)
Week 2: June 30–July 3, 9am–4pm
Week 3: July 7–11, 1pm–5pm
Saturday, July 12: 9am–12pm
Week 4 – Tech Week: July 14–17, 1pm–9pm (Dinner Break: 5pm–6pm)
Performances: July 18, 19, 20
Outdoor venue: Oak Grove School, Ojai, CA
Alternate indoor venue in case of inclement weather: Matilija Auditorium
SCHEDULE PDF - CLICK HERE
* 🎭 Please complete our Summer Survey to help us gauge interest in participation.
Participation Policies
We know it is a big commitment of your time, trust and resources – to register your student for an OYES program. Please review the information below before registering!
ABOUT AUDITIONS
Auditions help our directors assign roles for the show. All participants to registered for the program receive a role in the production. Audition materials will be provided on our website. Remember, we are rooting for you!
About Casting
Please do not expect to play a lead. Our goal is to provide participants the tools they need to participate in an ensemble, and have a fantastic time learning and growing in this group process. We aim to provide as much stage time as possible to every participant, and encourage our cast members to be part of an ensemble group no matter what role they are cast to play. We’re here to enjoy the experience! The casting process takes into consideration various factors including presentations at audition, experience, training, passion, growth, commitment to rehearsals and practice, roles previously played, and last but definitely not least, the chemistry of the cast over all. Please encourage your child to embrace their casting, and remember, there are no small parts!
SHARED ROLES - Some roles will be SHARED ROLES (actors share a role. The role is performed by each actor for 2 performances. The other 2 performances are ensemble roles).
TUITION
Tuition fees are due at the time of registration. Payable in one or two payments.
CANCELLATIONS & REFUNDS
Resources are committed to staffing, licensing/royalties, and materials, well before a program takes place. All tuition, deposits, and installment payments are, generally speaking, non-refundable. To avoid disappointment later, please fully review the following policy details:
You may cancel your program participation any time before the program begins, however, your cancellation must be received in writing within 48 hours of registration to receive a cash refund minus a $25 cancellation fee. After the 48-hour grace period, you may receive a refund (minus the $25 fee) in the form of an account credit to be used toward future OYES programming.
If there are not enough students enrolled in a class, OYES reserves the right to cancel the class and provide a full cash refund.
There are no refunds or credits for missed classes. No refunds should a class be cancelled due to circumstances beyond OYES’ control (natural disaster, pandemic, etc.).
VOLUNTEER COMMITMENT
All participants must have a Volunteer Representative for the production! Parents or Guardians sign up for one or more Volunteer roles -- from Leadership Opportunities, to easy one-time-only spots. Volunteers will be needed for set-building, painting, poster distribution, costume fittings, props and sewing, box-office, concessions, and chaperoning actors backstage during performance weekends.
Absences & Conflicts
Each cast member is permitted a maximum of 2 planned absences (conflicts) for the Summer Session.
All participants will complete a "conflict form" prior to casting. A conflict form with all planned absences is required before the first rehearsal. All conflicts must be added by Auditions. Additional conflicts may only be added with permission from the Director.
Conflicts provided at Auditions are considered “excused”. Unplanned absences are not excused.
Emergency or Sick-Days are excused.
Unavailability for rehearsals can seriously affect rehearsal planning! We can not add conflicts later. All conflicts are due before the first rehearsal. The rehearsal schedule will be set and all actors will be expected to attend as planned. If the actor misses a rehearsal that is planned around their scheduled availability, it is the actors responsibility to "catch up". Private rehearsal time with the directors is $45/hr.
PLEASE NOTE All OYES rehearsals/classes for all ages are closed, “drop-off” classes. There will be no parent/friend observation or participation in any class at any time. Classes provide final showcases or fully-staged public performances for this purpose).
REGISTRATION
Tuition
2 Payments: 50% of tuition fee due registration. Use discount code PAY2 to split the fee into 2 installments. You will receive an invoice for the second payment, which will be due by June 30th.
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1 payment: 100% of tuition fee (due at registration)
Shakespeare Costume Fee $35 (due by auditions). The costume fee includes costume attire, accessories, masks, props, wigs, stage make-up/paint. Does not include shoes or undergarments.
DISCOUNTS & SCHOLARSHIPS
OYES is working hard towards our goal of providing expanded access to our programs through the scholarship process. As we work to fully re-establish our scholarship funding through grants and fundraising resources, we ask that you consider our payment plan options prior to applying for a scholarship to help with tuition fee costs. We welcome scholarship applications for those in need.
Scholarships: To begin your scholarship application please email admin@oyespresents.org
Sibling Discount: 10% – when two or more siblings are registered for the same program, or for programs taking place in the same semester. Applicable to all registered siblings in the same program/semester. Email admin@oyespresents.org
Registration opening soon.
General registration opens Tuesday, April 22nd at 10am.
* 🎭 Please complete our Summer Survey to help us gauge interest in participation.
