St. Joseph High School Community Theatre Presents The Wizard of OZ

With its 11th production, the St. Joesph High School Community Theatre presents The Wizard of OZ. This production will take place at the Clark Center for the Performing Arts in Arroyo Grande, CA. Our production will run November 8-10th, 2024. Friday evening, Saturday matinee and evening, and new this year is an added matinee on Sunday!

The school’s theater program began in 2019 under the directorship of Amy Curti and Erinn Dougherty. Beginning with Les Misérables, the school has produced ten shows including Phantom of the Opera, High School Musical, The Little Mermaid, Evita, and The Music Man to name a few. Last November we premiered Shrek The Musical at The Clark Center in Arroyo Grande followed by Cinderella this past April. The cast consists primarily of St. Joseph High School students, but is open to community members from other schools, grades 6-12.

In 2023, Ms. Dani Payne stepped into the director’s chair with Shrek The Musical being her first show with the company. With a new director came a new venue, traveling from the SJHS gym up to The Clark Center for the Performing Arts in Arroyo Grande. Performing at the Clark Center allows the students to experience the full aspects of a theatre, complete with dressing rooms, a green room, hands-on opportunities for the tech team, and more. Additionally, it allows their audience a treat, as the school-aged performers grew to fill a larger theater than they ever have before.

All ages are welcome to see SJHS Community Theatre’s The Wizard of OZ November 8th through 10th, 2024 at The Clark Center for the Performing Arts in Arroyo Grande. This fall we have added a Sunday matinee to our performance schedule. Ticket sales will be through the Clark Center Box Office.

SJHS Community Theatre is under the direction of Dani Payne, teacher and Performing Arts Director at St. Joseph High School in Santa Maria, CA. SJHS is a 9-12 Catholic learning community of students, parents and educators that delivers the highest quality college preparatory programs and inspires a strong family spirit of shared Christian values in students who seek to develop their faith, their intellect, and their ability to make a positive mark on the world in which they live.

For more information, please contact Dani Payne dpayne@sjhsknights.com.