Who We Are

GO-FAME Youth Theatre Company
info@GO-FAME.org

Who we are and What we do

Mission Statement

To offer young people of all backgrounds, cultures and lifestyles the opportunity to produce professional-quality theatrical productions, study many aspects of performing and visual arts, develop valuable life skills, and explore career options in the arts while providing outstanding entertainment to the community.

GO-FAME was originally started as an after school drama program at Minnie Gant Elementary School. The program is run by Kathy McGuire, Managing Director and Elaine Zofrea, Artistic Director. Kathy's 20 years as a business professional and Elaine's 25 years in professional Theater in NY and CA, brought us together to form this nonprofit company.

We produced Alice in Wonderland in October 2005. Sixty students from grades 1-5 performed to full audiences in the University Theater at CSULB. Over the years, we have continued to produce one full-scale musical each year and the cast has grown to about 90 students per show. This year, The Velveteen Rabbit was our best show yet and every show was nearly sold out. In addition to our shows, we have provided after school classes such as Introduction to Drama, Animation and Ballet Folkorico and adopted the annual school talent show.

We began to explore the possibility of incorporating and taking our show beyond Gant Elementary in 2007. Finally in May 2009, Elaine Zofrea and Kathy McGuire decided it was time and incorporated.

Our first community youth show was co-produced with the All American Melodrama Theater in Shoreline Village.

We opened this season with Dear Edwina, a musical. We followed with The Velveteen Rabbit. We will finish out our first season with a teen melodrama in April/May and Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella in July.

In addition to our show season, we are proud to offer classes at our new GO-FAME Studio located in the Long Beach Towne Center. Our 6-week sessions include Audition Techniques, Musical Theater, Sing With Glee, and Acting classes.

This summer, we will offer two 2-week camps in August.

For more information on current classes, click here.