About Us
Our Mission
Dedicated to the education of young people in the performing arts, emphasizing character and confidence. We strive to involve the whole family in a supportive, respectful environment.
Friends of BPYT
Friends of Buena Park Youth Theater was established March 28, 1995. Friends of BPYT continues to operate as a 501(c)3 charity designed to support the City of Buena Park's youth theater program, a part of the city’s Fine Arts department. The city provides some monetary funds and supplies the rehearsal and performance locations. Friends of Buena Park Youth Theater raises money to provide the necessary supplemental funding for the program. The 'Friends' organization also provides paid professionals and volunteers who run and operate the day to day operations of BPYT.
History
In 1981 budgetary cutbacks in Fine Arts education in the public schools, Ruth Walp, an elementary school teacher, started in The Buena Park Youth Theater was started by Ruth Walp. The Youth Theater has been producing fully staged Broadway musicals since 1980. Over the years, young people between the ages of 5 to 18 have participated in full length productions such as Peter Pan, Oklahoma, Wizard of Oz, Annie, Music Man, Into The Woods, Annie Get Your Gun, The Wiz, Oliver, Here's Love, Scrooge, Honk!, Guys n Dolls, Bye Bye Birdie, Footloose, Once on this Island and many others! The "Friends of BPYT" was established on March 28, 1995 and provides professional lighting, sound, full costumes and complete sets. All shows are presented with the highest quality production values possible and have consistently received outstanding critical acclaim.