It’s Our Birthday Gift to You!

Today is our fourth birthday! The past four years have brought so many faces through our doors, and we are finally ready to expand through new doors! This new space, located diagonally from the Walmart in Brea (in the industrial area), will be complete with FIVE STUDIOS, generous common area spaces, a dressing room, and more…!

So many details will be heading your way, but we are planning on opening those doors in early 2018! So stay tuned! Make sure you subscribe to our email list and follow us on Instagram and Facebook to get all the news.

It Must Have Been Destiny!

Ms. Danielle was in the first LA run of “Ragtime” when she was 10 years old. I knew that when Ms. Danielle started working with us, but today she found her picture in my Ragtime program at the studio AND her little autograph!! She signed it, “Best Wishes, Love Danielle ‘Little Girl,'” which was her character name. When she showed me this week, I felt like a “little girl” at the back stage door again! ~Ms. Alyssa

First the Work. Then the nerves. Finally, the triumph.

Level II actors at Stagelight Performing Arts chose their monologues two months ago. In each class since then, Ms. Danielle took the actors through a series of exercises to build necessary techniques to perform their monologues authentically and confidently. Students were required to spend much time memorizing and rehearsing their lines outside of class.

Just as in all rehearsal processes, there were ups and downs. Performing is hard stuff! But the performance night eventually approached, and by that time, the actors were ready. As lights were being set up and parents took their seats, you could feel the excitement and nervousness of the performers. The camera rolled…

And these performers wowed us. The performances were sincere. The work was evident. The triumph these actors felt was palpable. We witnessed strong choices being made, right there during live performance. We watched students stumble on lines and finish with great determination. We watched the actors encourage and cheer each other on. We watched these groups of actors grow through this process together and as a community.

Well done, actors. We couldn’t be more proud.

Below are four of the monologues presented last week. Click a name to watch:

Daphne Stift

Kevin Fitzsimons

Lexie Gilstrap

Chris Goldman