J & S Youth Theater Program

J & S Youth Theatre Program gives participants hands-on experience in acting, singing, and dancing, along with behind-the-scenes work in stage management, costume design, lighting, and sound. The program welcomes participants regardless of experience level and is designed for young enthusiasts aged 5 to 18. The program emphasizes mentorship from industry professionals and prides itself on creating a safe, welcoming, all-inclusive environment for all children regardless of background, abilities, gender identification, and race.

• Ages: 5–18 years old

J & S Youth Theatre Program is part of On Stage Vacaville, a 501c3 non-profit that strives to promote genuine human expression through the arts and create experiences for the community to be valued, represented, and entertained. On Stage Vacaville is a volunteer-run organization in the rural city of Vacaville in California’s agricultural central valley and has been setting the stage for the performing arts in Vacaville since 2001. On Stage Vacaville advances Vacaville’s cultural arts by engaging and cultivating a broad and diverse array of entertainment for all ages and interests, while supporting local performance artists, providing resources through fiscal sponsorship and AIR programs, supporting cultural education through diverse performing arts programming for all ages, and bringing the arts to underserved communities such as seniors, the disabled, and people experiencing financial insecurities. On Stage Vacaville began a focused effort in 2011 to sponsor and co-produce programs that would appeal to the broader community and underrepresented individuals, including disabled adults and youth, low income youth with an interest in music, school children, and non-typical theater-goers.

The leadership team for the J & S Youth Theatre Program includes Candice Miller as Program Coordinator and Lead Stage Manager; Jeremy Kreamer as Musical Director; Andrea Davis as Director, Teen Production; Gabe Carrier as Associate Director, Teen Production; Laura Millar as Director, Youth Program; Analisa Borja as Associate Director, Youth Production; Don Miller as Set Designer and Prop Master; and Maria Luz Vergara Zurita as Administrative Assistant and Box Office and Communications Coordinator, supporting program administration for the J & S Youth Theatre. Candice Miller discovered her love for theatre in high school, has worked as an interactive performer at the Northern California Renaissance Faire for the past 25 years, has been an active part of J & S for the past nine years, and has a career as a professional animal trainer. Jeremy Kreamer has been performing professionally since he was eight years old, graduated from Will C. Wood High School in Vacaville, received a Bachelor of Music degree in Vocal Performance from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, has appeared in numerous musical theatre productions, and has training in dance including jazz and tap classes and numerous acting classes throughout the Bay Area. Andrea Davis studied musical theatre at CSU Fullerton and received a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Sac State. Laura Millar has been teaching drama and musical theatre to children for nearly a decade, was a professional actor, director, dramaturg, and teaching artist in the Bay Area, is currently the Director of the Arts at St. Francis High School in Sacramento, and holds a Bachelor’s in Acting from Sonoma State and a Master’s in Arts Management from the University of Oklahoma. Analisa Borja graduated from Long Beach State with a bachelor’s in Technical Theatre emphasizing directing and production management, and a minor in entrepreneurship, directed five productions during her time at CSULB, led the annual New Players Festival, and served as the department’s Artistic Director overseeing a season of 26 student-run shows each year.

Last updated June 23, 2026.