West Performing Arts Academy

12/24/2022

Back by popular demand, on stage this coming week!
Puffs or Seven Increasingly Eventful years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic. A play for those who are not destined to save the world.
https://west.ticketleap.com/puffs/
4 shows! Dec 29, 7:30; Dec 30 3 pm & 7:30pm; Dec 31 at 7:30 pm.

PUFFS or Seven Increasingly stressfuk Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic A Hogwarts Parody by Mat Cox

06/03/2021

WEST is back in-person! Classes and camps for 5 - 18 year olds start July 5th. Harry potter, Dungeons & Dragons, Acting Conservatory, clowning and MORE! Check out the website for more info and a complete list of summer fun!

Embrace Curiosity. Create Together. Make Magic. Now Enrolling Summer In Person Classes Grades 1-12all classes held at the Broadway Playhouse - 526 Broadway in Santa Cruz  Star Wars: A Galaxy Not So Far Away July 5 - 9 Grades 1-8 Middle Earth: Hobbit & Lord of the Rings July 12 - 16 Grades 3 - 12 Du...

12/06/2020

Hi Westies,

We are thrilled to invite you to our New Voices Work-In-Progress Student Showcase from 7pm-8pm on Saturday, December 12th via Zoom.

New Voices is West's newest teen program focused on LGBTQQAI+ teens, ages 16-19, living in Santa Cruz County. Students spent their first semester building performance-making skills to create original work based on their personal experiences as q***r youth.

Please join us to support our youth then stick around after for our Artist Q&A!

To RSVP for your FREE Ticket, please click here:
https://bpt.me/4850949

*Zoom link and instructions will be sent to you via your ticket confirmation email.

11/02/2020

Session 2 Online Theatre Classes start today! - *http://www.westperformingarts.com|*

10/31/2020

This is a really, really good show! Streaming for FREE until Nov 15, 2020. Presented by ShadowLights Productions.

TRICK OR TREAT: Ghosts of the River now streaming for FREE!

Ghosts of the River incorporates actors, shadow puppets and music along with Octavio Solís' epic writing into a unique collection of vignettes of those…

10/08/2020

Young Arts Heroes Wanted! Covid 19 has created a crisis in the arts. Help us guarantee that our favorite theaters (including WEST!), dance studios, concert venues and art teachers will still be there for us when Covid is past.

We need to Defend Art Workers Now and pass the DAWN Act. Check out the flyer to see how you can help!

(Helpful links in the comments.)

09/15/2020

NEW VOICES - WESTS NEW LGBTQQAI+ PERFORMANCE PROGRAM - https://mailchi.mp/906ad9685fd6/west-online-classes-in-may-4012966

09/06/2020

Do you identify as an LGBTQQAI+ 16 – 19 year old living in Santa Cruz County? Interested in performing, writing, activism, or social justice? Looking for a safe place to make meaning out of your experiences and build community in the process? The New Voices Youth Performance Program is a 10-week acting, playwriting, and interdisciplinary theatre training program that will provide new and experienced performers with the tools they need to create original performance work to amplify their voice in the community.

To learn, visit www.westperformingarts.com/new-voices

09/06/2020

WEST FALL 2020 ONLINE CLASSES - https://mailchi.mp/56c7c8ec8db8/west-online-classes-in-may-4012190
Classes post and enrollment begins Sept. 7
All classes held on Zoom

07/31/2020

Our special Harry Potter's birthday trivia is starting in a few hours. you can sign up at virtual WEST:

https://www.virtual-west.com/special-event-harry-potters-40th-birthday

06/18/2020

West Creative Performing Arts is excited to announce our New Voices program this Fall 2020 which is made possible by the generous support of the California Humanities Quick Grant. The New Voices program is a space for LGBTQAI+ youth, ages 16-19, to hone their artistic voice and create new performance work around their lived experiences. Stay tuned for more info later this summer!