Former El-Erian Family Acting Conservatory student, Aryan Simhadri, has been cast as Grover Underwood in the exciting new Disney+ series "Percy Jackson and the Olympians." Congratulations, Aryan! To read more:
Our favorite "Glee" star
@Matt_Morrison
(MT, '97) has a few words of encouragement for OCSA students as they pursue their passions from home!
Keep a lookout for more inspiration from our amazing alumni, staff and teachers over the next several weeks!
#WeAreOcsa
#OCArtsForAll
Please help find
#BlazeBernstein
. The OCSA alum has been reported missing and was last seen in Lake Forest on Jan. 2. If you have any information on his whereabouts, contact OC Sheriff’s Department at 714-647-7000.
#FindBlaze
via
@abc7
Congratulations to El-Erian Family Acting Conservatory students and faculty in for their incredible show, "Erabus and the Fall of Sparrows," which concluded with its final performance this past Saturday. To learn more about this powerful play, click here:
Gerard Way, lead vocalist for
@MCRofficial
and author of "The Umbrella Academy" and "The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys," spent the afternoon with OCSA students! Way gave students an impactful look at his career as a writer, musician, and artist.
In honor of the last day of school, we hope you enjoy these impressive statistics representing the OCSA Class of 2019. Congratulations to our soon-to-be alumni!
#weareocsa
#graduation
#ClassOf2019
At Gala 2019, we raised $1.7 million, allowing us to continue providing students with the world-class academic and arts education they deserve! Thanks to all who contributed and thanks to our staff and students for their hard work in putting this event together!
#weareocsa
Today, Musical Theatre students worked with OCSA alum and Broadway star
@ErikAltemus
. Students performed and were given feedback on how to improve and enhance their incredible skills
#weareocsa
Check out this incredible self-portrait called "The Quarantine" by Ciel Eva Mitrovich (VA, '24). Her self-portrait was inspired by the paintings of Frida Kahlo!
What amazing art are you working on from home? We'd love to share it.
#Art
#Quarantine
#WeAreOCSA
We are excited to have Chef Alex Guarnaschelli at OCSA today to demonstrate and talk to students and guests as part of our Master Artist Series.
#weareocsa
Today the OCSA Visual Arts Conservatory did chalk art and created over 50 encouraging posters to inspire and bring positivity to patients at
@cityofhopeoc
in Newport Beach. Check it out.
#WeAreOCSA
#Art
#OC
I am so pumped to finally announce that I AUDITIONED FOR THE VOICE !! 😝 Tune in to the season premiere on February 26th to see how I did 💥❤️🎤
@NBCTheVoice
#TheVoice
#TeamAlexa
A beloved senior milestone carries on! Our leadership students went above and beyond to organize a safe, drive-through senior wall celebration last week. Thank you to our amazing students for capturing these moments. ❤️
#Classof2021
#SeniorYear
#WeAreOCSA
Back to school already?! Time flies. This fall semester might look a bit different than usual, but we're still so excited to start the new school year! Who else is ready for 2020-2021?
#DistanceLearning
#WeAreOCSA
#OC
OCSA Artists-in-Residence: Adan O’Toole (VA, ‘22), with the help of his friend Sydney, recreated our campus in
@Minecraft
. He has since recruited OCSA students to help build an accurate replica of the school.
#minecraft
#ocsa
#oc
#gaming
Students are spending their afternoon with Rise Against Hunger, as they package approximately 25,000 meals to feed the hungry in developing countries. Each meal consists of rice, soy, vegetables and 23 essential vitamins and minerals.
#OCSAGivesBack
Congratulations to Mr. Charles Wackerman and the Jazz Ensemble for their win at the Reno Jazz Festival! The ensemble was also invited to open for the Tom Kubis Big Band at the famous Gaslamp restaurant in Long Beach. Read all about it here.
Tune in to the
@RachaelRayShow
on Friday! OCSA Culinary Arts & Hospitality student Cloyce Martin is one of four finalists competing for a chance to win a $25,000 scholarship! Check out his interview with the
@OCRegister
.
#weareocsa
#culinaryarts
Visual Arts Conservatory Director Paige Oden and senior Miran Hassan led a team of 10 incredibly talented visual arts students to create a mural on the steps near the DMS Plaza. This mural was designed as part of Visual Arts Leadership's campus beautification project.
#weareocsa
OCSA students and
@Surfrider
cleaned up Bolsa Chica State Beach this morning. Thanks to all who participated in keeping our environment clean!
#OCSAGivesBack
#weareocsa
Summer Adventures: Musical Theatre students Maggie Gidden ('20), Mia Kaplan ('21), Charlee Rubino ('21), Paige Filipan ('21) and Bella Zoila-Smith ('22) attended Lindsay Mendez and Ryan Scott Oliver’s Actor Therapy in New York.
#weareocsa
During lunch on 10th Street, OCSA teachers competed to win the inaugural Art-lympics, where their acting, music and dancing abilities were put to the test. Congrats to the red team for their win!
#onlyatocsa
#weareocsa
This afternoon, OCSA Creative Writing students participated in a master class with author Alice Sebold, who read excerpts from her memoir and answered students questions about her writing process.
#thelovelybones
#books
#writing
Check out
@JaredGertner
and nearly 30 OCSA Musical Theatre Conservatory students in Performing with the Pros this weekend! Learn a little bit about this year's "pro" in this awesome Q&A with
@GeekGirlAuth
!
We would like to recognize this year's OCSA Artist Teacher Fellowship Award recipients: Mr. Erik Cyr, Mr. Donald Amerson, Mr. Orullian, and Ms. Lilia Muniz. These outstanding instructors will receive funding to pursue personal artistic development.
With a heart filled with gratitude OCSA’s Founder and Executive Director Dr. Ralph Opacic announces his retirement from his full-time position, effective at the conclusion of the school year.
Congratulations to our neighbor and fellow charter arts school
@OCEAA_SantaAna
for the official unveiling of their incredible new mural. It was an honor to celebrate this moment with you.
#OC
#DTSA
#WeAreOCSA
#OCEAA
OCSA has been carefully considering meaningful action in supporting equity, diversity, and inclusion during this crucial time. Read our commitment to social equality and justice, and plans for the future here:
Congratulations to the Orange County Register's Artists of the Year! OCSA Digital Media student Gladys Anne Falcone is the Computer Drawing and Painting Artist of the Year!
Check back with us through Thursday to see more!
OCSA Artists-in-Residence:
Carter Higton (PD, '21) has been making masks to donate to his pediatrician and other essential workers. He even attached the OCSA logo!
#masks
#weareocsa
#ocsaartistsinresidence
Congratulations to Hannah Franklin (ACT, 2019), who took first place last night in the regional finals for the August Wilson Monologue Competition.
#AWMC
#AugustWilson
Congrats to Heather Stafford, former IA Director, for winning the
@artsschools
Teacher of the Year Award! She is pictured with Superintendent Award-winner Steve Wagner (OCSA & CSArts-SGV) & William Wallace, who accepted the New and Emerging School Award on behalf of
@CSArtsSGV
.
Navigating a hectic schedule as an OCSA student can be challenging in itself, but El-Erian Family Acting Conservatory freshman Brecken Merrill has managed to do it while balancing his professional acting career. To learn more about his experience, visit:
Our dance students participated in a virtual master class with
@ABTBallet
principal dancer, author and activist Misty Copeland! She shared her life and professional stories, and answered students' questions about pursuing dance and breaking barriers.
#Ballet
#WeAreOCSA
#Dance
Season Premiere is our first big event of the school year! Broadway actor David Burnham will take the stage with students from the Musical Theatre Conservatory. Jazz students and students from MONTAGE! will also perform!
#weareocsa
#newportbeach
@BalboaBayResort
We're not crying, you're crying! Last night we stopped by Performing with the Pros callbacks and WOW. This was such an incredible learning experience for our students. We cannot wait to see them work with this year's pro
@JessicaVosk
.
#weareocsa
#musicaltheater
#broadway
Congratulations to our speaker series essay contest winner AJ Takata, who received $2,500 for his conservatory. Tomorrow is the big day! We are kicking off our inaugural speaker series with "OC Meets the Global Economy."
Welcome back, everyone! We are so excited to get started on the 2019-2020 school year! What are you most looking forward to this year? Let us know in the comments.
#backtoschool
#weareocsa
#artsschool
#oc
Today some of our School of Dance students had another amazing master class! Huge thanks to Choreographer and Creative Consultant Ray Leeper and his assistants for working with our students this afternoon.
#weareocsa
#dance
#choreographer
One of the things that makes OCSA so unique is our lunchtime shenanigans on 10th St. and outside of Symphony Hall! Students showed their school spirit, raised funds and awareness for charities, and supported Commercial Music Student
@AlexaCappelli
as she competed on
@NBCTheVoice
!
This morning, State Senator Tom Umberg toured our campus and honored two of our amazing students for their achievements and contributions to the community. Congratulations to Hannah Kim (FTV, '19) and Isabella Madrigal (ACT, '19)!
#weareocsa
#oc
#california
We are so glad we could help
@VANS_66
employees celebrate creative expression on
#VansCheckerboardDay
! Today, they took classes in hip hop dance, cooking, stage makeup and ceramics, taught on campus by our amazing faculty!
#weareocsa
#vans
#oc