Hello! And welcome to TYP (or "Tip" as we say!) , 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
The goblins are haunting, the monsters will mash, it's time to get ready for our Halloween bash. Join the best young performers in San Diego as they perform some the best known spooky songs for you. It is a spectacular event of music, light, drama, and dance! We hope you will join us for a concert you won't want to miss!
Please join Theater for Young Professionals this holiday season for their new adaptation of A Christmas Carol, written by Jordan Miller. This play will be a modern adaptation of Charles Dickens' timeless tale of Ebenezer Scrooge's greed and redemption. An LA party girl will be visited by four ghosts, who hope to open her heart to the plight of the poor and powerless in the world.
TYP'S FALL JUNIOR SHOW IS ELF JR! Rehearsals begin August 29 and shows are November 8-17.
We have three one-day camps over FALL BREAK. You may sign up for an individual day or all three! Each day has it's own theme and is geared toward it's students. Registration is open on our classes and auditions page. Follow the link below.
This is event is for kids ONLY! The attire will be formal so get your ticket today to walk the red carpet for this amazing celebration of all of TYP's show from 2023 and 2024! Tickets are on sale through November 30 and voting opens in December 1.
TYP is holding auditions for our first show of the 2025 season on Monday, November 18 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 19 from 4:30pm-8:30pm. This show is for actors 12 years old and older. We have been asked to keep the show title a secret because it is a NEW release of a hit show that is currently on Broadway! 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 jazz/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.
We hope you will join some of Theater for Young Professionals' best performers in an evening of song as they sing from some of your favorite shows!
running December 1-19, 2023
Performed by the cast of Return to North Star
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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.