About Us
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 2012 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.
Beatrice Casagran
Producing Artistic Director
OJP Board of
Directors
CEO/CMO – Randy Lopez
President – Karen Fagan
Vice President – Duane Bidwell
Secretary – Jean Collinsworth
Treasurer – Chuck Thompson
Kimberly Hall Barlow
Jay Faisca
Judd Johnson
Iraj Isaac Rahmim
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
Caitlin Lopez
Associate Artistic Director
2012
August: Osage County
by Tracy Letts
2013
Season 1
[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
Season 2
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
Season 3
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
Season 4
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
Season 5
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
Season 6
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
Season 7
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
Season 8
Who’s Afraid of Virgina Woolf
by Edward Albee
The rest of our wonderful 2020 season had canceled due to COVID 19.
2022
Season 9
THE HALL OF FINAL RUIN
by Kelly Mcburnette-Andronicos
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.
- 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.
Theatre for Good
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.
