Diablo Theatre Company, formerly known as Diablo Light Opera Company, is a non-profit theatre and arts organization based in Walnut Creek, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. Founded in 1959
by a group of local theater enthusiasts, it has evolved over its many years, from its inception as a small theatre group, to a million dollar regional theatre company, to its current iteration as a sponsor of youth and young adult theatre education, through its SingOut! Musical Theatre for Bay Area Children and Young Adults program.
During DTC's years as a mainstage theatre company, it produced large-scale
musicals
Musical theatre is a form of theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance. The story and emotional content of a musical – humor, pathos, love, anger – are communicated through words, music, movement ...
each year in
Walnut Creek, California, in the Del Valle Theater, and in the Hofmann Theatre at Dean Lesher Regional Center for the Arts. During that time, DTC was a regional theater company with
Actors' Equity Association
The Actors' Equity Association (AEA), commonly referred to as Actors' Equity or simply Equity, is an American labor union representing those who work in live theatrical performance. Performers appearing in live stage productions without a boo ...
Guest Artist Contracts. Operations and programs were housed for many years in the "Fire House" in
Pleasant Hill, California.
Diablo Theatre Company's youth program, "SingOut! Musical Theatre for Bay Area Children and Young Adults" is a theatre program that provides education in all things musical theatre, including voice, dance, and acting. Originally known as the Youth Theatre Company of Walnut Creek, SingOut!, is headed by Chelsea Bardellini (Artistic Director), Kevin Weinert (Musical Director) and Rachel Pergamit (Managing Director). Diablo Theatre Company partnered with SingOut! in 2015. It produces roughly ten musicals per year, and is home to more than 300 young performers aged 4 to 18.
SingOut! youth competition teams compete annually in the Musical Theatre Competitions of America and the Junior Theatre Festival.
The company's productions range from classic musicals such as ''
The Music Man
''The Music Man'' is a musical with book, music, and lyrics by Meredith Willson, based on a story by Willson and Franklin Lacey. The plot concerns con man Harold Hill, who poses as a boys' band organizer and leader and sells band instruments and ...
'' and ''
My Fair Lady'', to more modern musicals such as ''
Annie
Annie may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Annie (given name), a given name and a list of people and fictional characters with the name
* Annie (actress) (born 1975), Indian actress
* Annie (singer) (born 1977), Norwegian singer
The ...
'', ''
The Lion King'', ''
Little Shop of Horrors
Little Shop of Horrors may refer to:
* '' The Little Shop of Horrors'', a 1960 film directed by Roger Corman
** ''Little Shop of Horrors'' (musical), a 1982 musical based on the 1960 film
** ''Little Shop of Horrors'' (film), a 1986 film adaptat ...
'', ''
Come From Away'' and ''
Into the Woods''.
References
External links
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SingOut Theatre
Theatre companies in California
Walnut Creek, California
Arts organizations established in 1959
Theatre in the San Francisco Bay Area
1959 establishments in California
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