Yorba Linda Spotlight Theater Company

"Inspiring young artists with creativity, friendship and a passion for performing." The Yorba Linda Spotlight Theater Company is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing performing arts education and performance opportunities to the aspiring artists of Orange County and surrounding areas. Our mission is to provide a welcoming, fun and positive experience for all of our participants and produce high quality performances with professional technical elements. Besides our full-scale musicals, we also offer classes in Musical Theatre, Dance, Drama, Voice and Piano.

Yorba Linda Spotlight Theater Company was founded in 2003 with the goal of providing quality arts education to the aspiring young artists of Orange County. For 17 years Yorba Linda Spotlight has offered a wide array of opportunities to performers and has seen students excel at prestigious performing arts high schools and universities.

Our organization has an immeasurable impact on the lives of our young artists. Last year we successfully produced 3 full-scale musical productions,7 musical theater workshops which cultivate confidence, listening and performance skills in children as young as 5 years old, and provided exciting class programs to fit the needs of performers of all skill levels. Our technical enrichment program was also continued and gave many students the opportunity to learn about the technical side of the theater from professionals. We are excited for the coming year during which we plan to continue to grow these programs as well as add some exciting new classes aimed at helping performers build upon their skills and explore their creativity.

Yorba Linda Spotlight relies on the generosity of our community to provide high quality education to our students. Currently we have been hit with several financial hurdles due to COVID-19. We have had to cancel shows and classes and have also lost the ability to host our main fundraising events. We need to raise $20,000 to make up for this loss.

Our studio is located in Yorba Linda, CA but we have students from all over Orange County come and perform with us.

Yorba Linda Spotlight Theater Company is in the business of changing lives. We have had thousands of students come through our doors to participate in a variety of different activities and our hope is that their lives were changed for the better in some way. The arts are a very powerful vehicle for expression, passion, creativity and well-roundedness. As we see arts programs slowly being taken away in our public schools, Yorba Linda Spotlight Theater Company provides an artistic outlet for so many children in Orange County. Our staff understands the importance of expressive art and how it can impact our students. We are excited to offer such a variety of classes and opportunities for young aspiring artists. Spotlight is not only for the seasoned actor/actress, but can offer a wealth of beginner level techniques and performance opportunities for students who have never been onstage.  Although we strive to provide the best instruction in technique and theatrical professionalism, we truly care about the experience our students have while under our direction. Sharing a common interest with a room full people can be powerful. Having the ability to socialize and collaborate with other students who love theater arts is incredibly rewarding. And there is nothing more lasting than the friendships made along the way. Yorba Linda Spotlight Theater Company prides itself in knowing it has provided all of these to it’s students. We hope to continue to offer a safe, enriching environment in which students are able to challenge themselves, flourish and grow while making life-long memories.

Our organization has responded to this COVID-19 crisis in the best way possible - with a positive attitude and a willingness to inspire young minds to create while the world keeps giving new challenges every day. We have been able to survive these few months with substantially less income because our Board has kept us in the position to do so. Through great money management we have been able to continue to provide high-quality arts education for much lower prices than surrounding companies. That fact speaks to the heart of our company and our people. Yorba Linda Spotlight always cares first and foremost about our students and their growth, but being financially responsible is a big part of being able to provide these experiences for our community and the reason why we’ve been in business for almost 17 years. We will absolutely survive this pandemic and will in fact come out stronger with more innovative ways to teach and provide theater education in the future.