At the Mission City Center for Performing Arts (3250 Monroe St.), March 21-23 and March 28-30, Santa Clara’s beloved Roberta Jones Junior Theatre (RJJT) reprises its (and one of the world’s) favorite musicals—“The Wizard of Oz.” Put on your ruby red shoes, close your eyes, and tap your heels together three times. And think to … Read more
At the July 15 dress rehearsal for Roberta Jones Junior Theatre’s (RJJT) “Disney’s Descendants: The Musical,” 73 enthusiastic actors, ages 8 to 15, told a story about the high school-aged children of former Disney villains, heroes and heroines attending the same prep school together. “It’s a story with comedy, adventure and familiar Disney characters and … Read more
“We were scheduled to do ‘The Little Mermaid’ in the summer of 2021, but with COVID, it got postponed,” said Robin Shaddle, Recreation Supervisor at the City of Santa Clara’s Parks & Recreation Department. The creative, technical and production teams at the Roberta Jones Junior Theatre (RJJT), part of the Parks and Recreation Department, are … Read more
Maddy Reader, an alum of Roberta Jones Junior Theatre (RJJT), is making her directorial debut with “Frozen Jr.,” RJJT’s summer musical. During the July 13 dress rehearsal, Reader oversaw a cast of over 50 vibrant kids, from ages 8 to 15, telling a story about sisterly love on stage. In the musical, Elsa (Maleya Dano), … Read more
On selected dates from March 18-27, the Roberta Jones Junior Theatre (RJJT) is running the musical “Seussical” with a live orchestra. Based on a number of Dr. Seuss’s children’s books, “Seussical” tells the story of Horton (Jack Lingscheit), an elephant who guards an egg and connects with a planet, inhabited by Whos, existing inside a … Read more
At the July 24 dress rehearsal of Roberta Jones Junior Theatre’s (RJJT) “James and the Giant Peach,” 58 cast members and 20 crew members put on a peachy keen musical with director Jennifer Kohler. Based on Roald Dahl’s popular children’s book, the story depicted the adventures of an optimistic orphan named James and the animated … Read more