The mission of Ocean Professional Theatre Company, Inc. (dba Surflight Theatre) is to provide high quality professional live theatre to the vacationers of Long Beach Island and the residents of Southern New Jersey, while providing training to young theatre performers and technicians. Our goal is to engage, entertain and foster appreciation of live theatre for adults, teens and children and serve as a community resource. Our Mainstage employs professionals and early career artists for Broadway style productions 7 months of the year. Our Musicals for Children provides entertainment for ages 2-10 to promote a lifelong interest in the performing arts. Our Musical Theatre Summer Programs allow students, ages 3-17, to explore the craft of acting, singing, dance and learn the discipline of performing as they develop their own unique creative voices through the study of scenes and songs from age-appropriate musicals. Surflight’s Musicals for Children is a long-standing program designed to expose children to the brilliance of live theatre. Surflight is committed to providing learning opportunities to children through its Musicals for Children program that features several different plays throughout the summer, some of which include acting opportunities for young performers: The Little Mermaid, The Spongebob Musical: Youth Edition, Peter Pan, The Wizard of Oz, and Cinderella. Students who partake in our Musical Theatre Summer Programs develop poise, movement, speaking, and acting skills as they explore improvisation, theatre games and character development, which culminates into a short presentation of a musical showcase at the end of the session. Students will have a time they will never forget as they experience their own "Broadway at the Beach."
