Ophelia’s Jump Productions
Leap Into Theatre!
Ophelia’s Jump is a non-profit regional theatre company based in Claremont and performing in Claremont and Upland. Ophelia’s Jump Productions was founded in 2013 by women and queer artists and educators who believe that the purpose of theatre is to create unending conversations, spark imagination, incite conscience, and elicit a visceral response. OJP aims to invigorate the creativity and intellect of our community by working with local and regional artists to tell compelling stories and educate new generations of theatre lovers. OJP believes in centering the stories of diverse voices and the work of diverse artists. OJP believes that presenting under-represented points of view promotes empathy between people of differing backgrounds, engenders critical thinking, and encourages creative problem-solving. We want to cultivate our community’s cultural landscape by opening meaningful access to theatre for all by removing or reducing socio-economic, physical, and language barriers.
OJP Board of Directors
CEO/CMO – Randy Lopez
President – Kimberly Hall Barlow
Secretary – Jean Collinsworth
Treasurer – Iraj Isaac Rahmim
Jay Faisca
Karen J. Fagan
Christine Hayes
Judd Johnson
Steven Llanusa
Dean McVay
Nora Quinn
Sonja Stump
Beatrice Casagran, ex oficio
Caitlin Lopez, ex oficio
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Chair– James Weaver
Andy Dale
Krista Carson Elhai
Robert Fass, Jr.
Charles Doskow
Emily Moultrie
Ophelia’s Jump’s THEATRE FOR GOOD program seeks to partner with local non-profits to help them raise funds. This March, OJP was able to raise $778 through per seat contributions and donation collections conducted at performances of “Wit” by Margaret Edson. Megan’s Wings supports families with children who have cancer providing financial, in kind and quality of life assistance.
OJP in Our Community
Theatre for Good
Through the Theatre for Good Program, OJP partners with community organizations to help raise funds for a variety of important causes.
- 2022 Ophelia’s Jump received a LA Department of Arts and Culture grant to help fund a series of staged readings and performances to raise funds for 3 partner charities. The first will benefit CASA SB which provides advocacy and resources for youth in the foster system. The staged reading of the play “Switch” by Lisa Karizian will be held on October 20 at 7pm.
- 2019 Ophelia’s Jump helped raise funds for the “Room For All” project which improved conditions at a shelter for immigrants awaiting asylum hearings at the San Ysidro border.
- In 2017, Ophelia’s Jump donated over $2700 in tickets and merchandise to 12 different educational and community organizations in Claremont, Upland, and the surrounding communities. Recipients included but are not limited to Claremont High School, Sycamore Middle School, Diamond Bar High School, Uncommon Good, Inland Valley Repertory Theatre, Upland Community Foundation, Claremont Kiwanis, Upland Women’s Club, Claremont Chamber of Commerce, Casa Colina, and Foothill Aids Project, Relay for Life and Claremont Community Foundation.
- Each summer Ophelia’s Jump provides free tickets to the Midsummer Shakespeare Festival to underprivileged families and students.
- Ophelia’s Jump provides educational presentations and information about producing Shakespeare’s works, running a non-profit theatre and related topics for local clubs, educational institutions and community organizations.
- Ophelia’s Jump mentors students from the Integrated Business Program at the University of La Verne.
- Ophelia’s Jump hosts workshops and meetings in its studio for community organizations.
- Ophelia’s Jump partners with other non-profit organizations and educational organizations to distribute materials, provide advertising and engage in fundraising for causes connected to the production season and/or to OJP’s artistic and educational mission.
- In 2014, Ophelia’s Jump founded the Midsummer Shakespeare Festival which has become a summer tradition and brings visitors from Southern California and several states to Claremont each July.
- Ophelia’s Jump provides theatre education classes and workshops to community youth and adults.
- Each summer Ophelia’s Jump provides free booth space for community non-profits who want to participate in the Shakespeare Festival pre-show picnic and events.
- During the summers of 2016 and 2017, Ophelia’s Jump hosted Priceless Pets at the Shakespeare Festival and showcased their work at a festival adoption event.
Past Productions
2013
[title of show]
Music & Lyrics by Jeff Bowen Book by Hunter Bell
Time Stands Still
by Donald Margulies
Clybourne Park
by Bruce Norris
The Goat, or Who is Sylvia
by Edward Albee
2014
Boston Marriage
by David Mamet
Eurydice
by Sarah Ruhl
Macbeth
by William Shakespeare
Merry Wives of Windsor
by William Shakespeare
33 Variations
by Moisés Kaufman
2015
Ruthless! the Musical
Music by Marvin Laird, Book & Lyrics by Joel Paley
Twelfth Night, or What You Will
by William Shakespeare
Titus Andronicus
by William Shakespeare
Honky
by Greg Kalleres
2016
Vanya & Sonya & Masha & Spike
by Christopher Durang
Tribes
by Nina Raine
Othello
by William Shakespeare
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
by William Shakespeare
The Electric Baby
by Stefanie Zadravec
2017
Quilters
by Barbara Damashek & Molly Newman
A Behanding in Spokane
by Martin McDonagh
Orphans
by Lyle Kessler
Much Ado About Nothing
by William Shakespeare
Hamlet
by William Shakespeare
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)
by Adam Long, Daniel Singer, & Jess Winfield
Building the Wall
by Robert Schenkan (staged reading)
2018
In the Next Room
(or the vibrator play)
by Sarah Ruhl
Wit
by Margaret Edson
To Tell Sad Stories of the Deaths of Queens
by Tennessee Williams
As You Like It
by William Shakespeare
Romeo & Juliet
An ASL Love Story
by William Shakespeare
Short People
by Caitlin Lopez, Samuel Forbes, Janelle Kester, Alex Herrera, & Brandon Thresher
The Anarchist
by David Mamet
Bad Jews
by Joshua Harmon
2019
Venus in Fur
by David Ives
Hedwig & The Angry Inch
by John Cameron Mitchell & Stephen Trask
Waiting for Godot
by Samuel Beckett
Taming of the Shrew
by William Shakespeare
Pericles
by William Shakespeare
Stupid Fucking Bird
by Aaron Posner
It’s a Wonderful Life the Radio Play
by David Mamet
2020
Who’s Afraid of Virgina Woolf
by Edward Albee
A Poison Squad of Whispering Women
by Kelly Mcburnette-Andronicos
WORDPlay Ten Minute Play Festival
It’s a Wonderful Life: Blame it on Clarence
Adapted by Beatrice Casagran
2021
A Wilderness of Monkeys
by Carol Fisher Sorgenfrei
Twelfth Night
by William Shakespeare
It’s a Wonderful Life 2021 The Big Tent Podcast
Adapted by Beatrice Casagran
2022
The Hall of Final Ruin
by Kelly McBurnette Andronicos
Sondheim on Sondheim
by James Lapine
The Winter’s Tale
by William Shakespeare
Black Super Hero Magic Mama
by Inda Craig-Galván