Tickets are now available online for the Theatre Company’s production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. The production stars 80 students in grades 3-12 and will be performed November 20-22 at Rotary Theater in Visalia.

"The Theatre Company is very excited to bring Joseph back to the stage after 10 years,” said Charlotte Garcia Da Rosa, the director of this fall’s production. “We first performed the show in 2015 at LJ Williams. So, you can say that our 2025 cast is the show’s 10^th anniversary cast! This is also my first time directing a title I have staged before with our company, and I am very excited to bring new concepts to the show. Audiences can look forward to a very talented, high energy dancing, fantastic singing cast of 80 Tulare County students with fresh new visual and lighting design from the Stage and Space Collaborative.”

One of the most enduring shows of all time, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is a reimagining of the Biblical story of Joseph, his father Jacob, 11 brothers, and the coat of many colors.

Told through song, the musical follows the preferred son Joseph. After being sold into slavery by his brothers, he ingratiates himself with Egyptian noble Potiphar, but ends up in jail after refusing the amorous advances of Potiphar’s wife. While imprisoned, Joseph discovers his ability to interpret dreams, and he soon finds himself in front of the mighty but troubled, Elvis-inspired, Pharaoh. Joseph’s solution to Egypt’s famine elevates him to Pharaoh’s right-hand man and reunites him with his family.

The magical musical is full of catchy songs in a variety of styles, from a parody of French ballads (“Those Canaan Days”), to country-western (“One More Angel in Heaven”) and calypso (“Benjamin Calypso”), along with the unforgettable classics “Any Dream Will Do” and “Close Every Door.”

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat will be performed at 7:00 p.m. on November 20, 21, and 22 at Rotary Theater in Visalia. There will also be a matinee show on Saturday, November 22 at 2:00 p.m.

All ticket sales will be conducted online and shows are expected to sell out. Tickets are $17.00 for general admission and $10.00 for Tulare County students (grades 1-12) with a valid ID. To purchase tickets, visit tcoe.org/TheatreCo/Tickets.

PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS

The Tulare County Office of Education serves as a regional lead for the statewide California Collaborative for Learning Acceleration grant (CCLA) – an initiative led by the Santa Clara County Office of Education to empower schools to close learning gaps and inspire innovation in every classroom.

Registration for the 4th Annual CCLA Summit is now open. Educators from across California are invited to attend the two-day event January 29-30 to reimagine classroom instruction and accelerate student learning in mathematics, literacy, and language development (TK-12).

Keynote speakers include author Dee Hankins, and educators Doug Fisher, Ph.D., Nancy Frey, Ph.D., and Nicki Newton, Ed.D.

Educators may attend the event in-person at the Santa Clara County Office of Education or virtually. Register at https://ccla.sccoe.org/annual-summit.

Douglas Cairns, an instructional technology specialist at Educational Resource Services, has been selected as a 2025-26 Scholastic Fellow for the Network of Academic and Scholastic Esports Federations (NASEF). Worldwide, 36 individuals were chosen from dozens of applicants.

“We’re excited to welcome Douglas to this international community of esports educators,” said James Wood, NASEF’s scholastic programs administrator. “By codifying and sharing their work, fellows and mentors amplify their own impact while also supporting peers worldwide.”

The NASEF Scholastic Fellows program supports esports educators and leaders around the world. Fellows participate in individual coaching and group sessions to design curriculum or initiatives that merge esports and learning. These resources are then added to the NASEF Community Library and shared freely with educators everywhere.

Locally, Cairns has developed an Esports Community of Practice, which currently includes representatives from 32 Tulare County districts. His work will become a model for growth by other educators and join the NASEF’s Community Library.

As an educator, Cairns is interested in creating learning opportunities that connect exploration of career pathways to the fun of esports. "I'm always looking for fun, interactive, and exciting ways to engage students," Cairns said.

Editor: Robert Herman, Communications Director
Contributors: Nayirah Dosu, Jennifer Fisher, Jaime Burnitzki, Charlotte Garcia Da Rosa, McKenzi Hurick, Douglas Cairns

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