VBJ December 21

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December 2021
JDS Creative Academy Winter Showcase Wraps up
2021 with Grease
When you think about the creative
arts, what comes to mind? Perhaps musical
theatre, fashion design, or scriptwriting?
These are all essential components
of the arts - no role in the production of
a creative performance is too small. JDS
Creative Academy, a Temecula based
non-profit organization, prides itself on
being a staple in creative-arts education.
One of JDS Creative Academy’s fundamental
creative arts programs is musical
theatre. The class has been working on a
production of Grease since September and
they will be doing two live-theatre performances
in December at the JDS Creative
Academy Winter Showcase.
As 2021 wraps up, all the fall classes
culminate into the Winter Showcase
which includes not only the production
of Grease but also a fashion show from
the fashion design class and scenes performed
from the scripts written by the
scriptwriting class.
The Winter Showcase will be a
RSVP event taking place on Saturday,
December 18 at 6 p.m. and Sunday,
December 19 at 2 p.m. Door donations
will be accepted and appreciated as they
are used to fund scholarships in the creative
arts to at-risk youth, foster youth
and those with financial limitations.
JDSCA also offers scholarships for
advancement into higher education to
graduating seniors moving on to pursue
a future in the arts.
The #JDSFamily is already underway
and excitedly preparing for the 2022
creative arts classes. There are a variety
of classes offered at JDS Studios: youth,
teen and adult acting programs; an age 10
and up musical theatre program, as well
as fashion design, scriptwriting, backstage
production and a specifically-designed
video-production job-training
program for adults with developmental
disabilities.
JDS Creative Academy visual and
performing arts programs work with
K-12 traditional and charter school
students. All classes and programs are
led by trained professionals and meet
VAPA California education requirements.
Our creative performing arts programs
are open to adults as well. Mark your
calendar for these upcoming dates in
January 2022: the teen and adult acting
classes with JDS Actors Studio return
Tuesday, January 4th at 5pm for ages
12-17 and Jan. 6th at 7pm for adults;
on January 10th, JDS will kick off Little
Actors Classes, ages 4-6, at 4 p.m., followed
by Youth Acting for ages 7-11 at
5 p.m. Fashion design will begin again
on Wednesday, January 26th and scriptwriting
will start on Monday, January
31. Auditions for the Spring musical
will take place on Thursday, January 27,
2022 at 5 p.m.
COVID regulations have come with
many changes and JDS Creative Academy
was no exception to the necessary
adjustments needed to protect ourselves
and those around us. As the world slowly
returned to doing enjoyable things, the
JDS Family was excited to welcome
program participants, youth, teen, and
adult actors, script writers, fashion and
backstage design students, and musical
theatre Students back into the studio.
The JDS classes serve as a safe place to
pursue the arts, but also as a place to feel
a sense of belonging and normalcy once
again. The Fall 2021 classes were a huge
success thanks to the students and staff
for their dedication to safety regulations,
the creative arts, and, most importantly,
to working together.
The Winter Showcase will be a wonderful
representation of all the hard work
the #JDSFamily has put into creating a
safe, collaborative and fun environment.
We look forward to the community coming
out and enjoying the JDS Creative
Academy Winter Showcase with the
production of Grease, a fashion show,
and scenes written by the students of
JDS Creative Academy and performed by
JDS Actors. What better way to wrap up
2021 than by supporting the arts, seeing
wonderful theatre, and enjoying creative
ingenuity?
For information on enrollment opportunities
visit www.jdscreativeacademy.
org/programs. Make sure you RSVP for
the Winter Showcase and Grease on the
website as well. Call (951) 296-6715 for
additional information.