For over 40 years, the award-winning CAST program has used the performing arts to help students gain skills and confidence.

 

 "Being involved with the CAST program was one of the best and most life-changing experiences of my adolescence.” —CAST alum

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CREW is Back!

ARE YOu TECH-SAVVY, DESIGN THINKER and can’t wait to get backstagE?

ALL JULIAN STUDENTS are WELCOME to join CREW anytime during their middle school experience, and there are lots of different activities that will be included. For more information, check out the CREW page here.

All Julian Students are welcome, the NEXT CREW CALL is:

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 13, 2026@ 3:30-6:00 PM

SATURDAY DECEMBER 12, 2026@ 10AM-NOON

SATURDAY JANUARY 23, 2027@ 10AM-NOON

SATURDAY JANUARY 30, 2027@ 10AM-NOON

More dates coming soon…

Or reach out to Caz/Cory (cast@op97.org) for more info about joining the backstage RUN crews of the CAST performances.


ONCE ON THIS ISLAND

Once on This Island is a one-act musical about an orphaned peasant girl named Ti Moune who falls in love with a wealthy boy from the other side of her divided Caribbean island and makes a fatal bargain with the Gods. From the same people who wrote Ragtime and Seussical, this is the best of the many great Ahrens and Flaherty Musicals. You have not lived if you haven’t heard CAST kids sing the rousing finale, “Why We Tell the Story.” Buy tickets by clicking the dates below.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2026 @ 7:30 PM

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2026 @ 7:30 PM

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2026 @ 2:30 PM

 

Learn more about the first three SHOWS in the 2026-27 Classic Season.


CAST Lunch is Back

The CAST at Julian Thursday Lunch program is a win-win.

We provide a hot lunch from Domino’s or Buona Beef and you help support CAST!

 

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CAST Thursday Lunch

The CAST at Julian Thursday Lunch program is a win-win. We provide a hot lunch from Domino’s or Buona Beef and you help support CAST!

 
 
 
 

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