JPA's Theatre Kids Summer Musical Theatre Intensives provide a challenging and high-quality musical theatre education to students of the metro New Orleans area. The students who attend our Intensives are challenged and enriched through an encouraging and inviting environment. Summer Intensive welcomes children grades 3-8 and 6-12 each summer. Individual attention and fun are our goals, so space is limited. Young performers have the opportunity to work with professional artistic staff. At JPA, we place the child first and give them the opportunity to spread their wings in a creative and remarkable way. After successfully operating the JPA Theatre Kids! program for three decades, we plan to open The Jefferson Performing Arts School in 2028, the year of our 50th anniversary. Your donation can help further arts education for students in the metro area.

Founded in 1978 by Maestro Dennis G. Assaf, the Jefferson Performing Arts Society is a non-profit professional arts organization whose mission is to promote arts performance, training, and outreach by providing a diverse range of quality programs that entertain, educate and enrich the cultural and economic vitality of Jefferson Parish, Greater New Orleans and the Gulf South.