Theater For Young Professionals
Theater For Young Professionals Theater For Young Professionals Theater For Young Professionals

Hello! And welcome to TYP, La Mesa's premiere youth acting school and production company that specializes in musicals, plays and short films. Your generous support and contributions will enable our nonprofit to fund its mission of quality performances and training in order to grow the arts in our community!


Acting Coaching and Singing Lessons in San Diego. Learn the crafts of Acting, Classical, Contemporary, Rock and Broadway Singing, Performance Techniques, Stage Combat and More!

Train with San Diego's international award winning professional actors

Bold and exciting professional work uniquely aimed to develop and inspire emerging young artists


TYP is holding auditions for Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812, our first show of the 2026 season, on Monday, November 10 from 4:30pm-9pm at our rehearsal space at 7960 University Ave, Suite 240/250, La Mesa CA 91942. Callbacks are by invitation only on Tuesday, November 11 from 4:30pm-8:30pm. This show is for actors 12 years old and older. To register for an audition time, please email your headshot and resume to Jessica at jessica@typsandiego.org. Please prepare a one-minute song selection in a musical theater style. You will sing with a backing track that you provide. NO a cappella auditions. Please check-in 15 minutes prior to your audition time. We will consider video auditions.
**If you have been in one of our shows over the past year, then you are not required to audition. However, you must send us an email indicating your interest. You will be invited straight to callbacks.
We are looking for a diverse cast to bring this popular musical to life. We will consider double casting some of the roles if needed. Please let us know if you are interested in splitting a role with another actor. The rehearsal and show schedule are on the Classes and Auditions page. Actors are allowed two conflicts, but we prefer they not have any conflicts. You are not allowed to have a conflict the two week before tech or during tech week. There is a production fee of $350 for company members, $425 for non-company members, and parents are required to volunteer at the box office for two performances. If you have any questions, then please contact Jessica at jessica@typsandiego.org.


TICKETS WILL GO ON SALE ON NOVEMBER 1, 2025

We will kick off our annual fundraising campaign on October 4, 2025 with three weeks of amazing prizes! We will talk through our goals at the parent mPlease consider sponsoring one of our AMAZING young artists. Every dollar they raise goes directly to TYP to help further their arts education. ARTS EDUCATION MATTERS

REHEARSALS BEGIN JANUARY 15, 2026
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN

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Jessica and Jordan are dedicated to teaching and sharing their talents with their students. I am forever grateful for the opportunities they have given my son.
This is a great group of young adults We especially loved "Olive" but everyone was great We had seen this play before where adults played the kids but this was kids playing kids and it is a refreshing to see such talent in the youth; all were very polite when we spoke to them in the lobby after the play> We look forward to seeing their next production.
Hilarious show with non-stop laughter! Highly recommend!
Really cute show! Lots of great talent!
high energy hilarity. We left laughing...
Fun show with a great cast. I’m glad I went!
Jessica and Jordan have helped me so much as an actor and a singer and just a person in general I highly recommend them.
Excellent program, run by true professionals! My son continues to gain knowledge about the industry, and has grown leaps and bounds since studying with TYP! He is now gaining leadership skills as well! So grateful!
TYP has created a safe and welcoming risk-free environment where the kids feel safe expressing themselves. Jordan and Jessica are amazing teachers and we are so happy to be a part of this company.

TYP has a Youth Board of Directors, as well as, mentorship programs for teaching and artistic teams.