Performance Theatre for Young Artists (PTYA)
Marina Park, 3451 Foothill Rd, Ventura, CA 93003
About
Performance Theatre for Young Artists (PTYA) offers workshops, year ‘round community theater, and other performance activities that include acting, singing, dance, literacy, technical theater, and performance skills. Participants take part in live performance and live public performances, including events such as the PTYA SPOTLIGHT Variety Showcase.
• Ages: 5–18 years old
PTYA was founded in 1999 and is a California nonprofit organization. Its mission is to provide education, training and performance opportunities to kids and teens in acting, singing, dance, live performance and technical theater, and to provide live public performances to the community of all ages. The program provides education, training and experience to young artists of Ventura County and offers a family oriented cultural experience for audience members in the enjoyment of their performances.
Executive Director and Artistic Director Marta Dewey was the music teacher at Santa Clara Elementary School in Oxnard from 1998–2003 and the after school activities director, where she put on school musicals twice a year. In 2003, she became the Drama Instructor at Santa Clara High School and produced plays and musicals there, and she has taught private voice lessons for the past 24 years. In 2006, she left her teaching position at Santa Clara to work at her Ventura studio full time, teaching voice and running PTYA. She was trained in classical voice by Linda Brice, one of the county’s leading voice teachers, and previously performed in numerous musical theater and opera productions and worked in technical theater in various Southern California locations. The leadership team also includes Choreographer Jared Lantiegne, Assistant Director and Costumes lead Julie Lantiegne, who runs The House of MAGIC Foundation, a nonprofit educational center for the arts, and Technical Director James Lantiegne, who is a professional magician, videographer, and sound engineer.
Last updated March 13, 2026.
• Ages: 5–18 years old
PTYA was founded in 1999 and is a California nonprofit organization. Its mission is to provide education, training and performance opportunities to kids and teens in acting, singing, dance, live performance and technical theater, and to provide live public performances to the community of all ages. The program provides education, training and experience to young artists of Ventura County and offers a family oriented cultural experience for audience members in the enjoyment of their performances.
Executive Director and Artistic Director Marta Dewey was the music teacher at Santa Clara Elementary School in Oxnard from 1998–2003 and the after school activities director, where she put on school musicals twice a year. In 2003, she became the Drama Instructor at Santa Clara High School and produced plays and musicals there, and she has taught private voice lessons for the past 24 years. In 2006, she left her teaching position at Santa Clara to work at her Ventura studio full time, teaching voice and running PTYA. She was trained in classical voice by Linda Brice, one of the county’s leading voice teachers, and previously performed in numerous musical theater and opera productions and worked in technical theater in various Southern California locations. The leadership team also includes Choreographer Jared Lantiegne, Assistant Director and Costumes lead Julie Lantiegne, who runs The House of MAGIC Foundation, a nonprofit educational center for the arts, and Technical Director James Lantiegne, who is a professional magician, videographer, and sound engineer.
Last updated March 13, 2026.
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