By Mabelle Reynoso
Directed by Tori Rice
A NEW PLAY FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES
Touring schools in March and April 2026
Public performances at La Jolla Playhouse’s WOW Festival at UCSD on April 25 and 26, 2026
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Join us in supporting Learning and Engagement programs with a gift beyond your annual giving. Our donors play a crucial role in supporting the POP Tour by sponsoring performances at specific schools in need. These schools have already applied to host the program but require financial assistance to make it possible. When a donor is matched with a school, they have the opportunity to attend the performance and workshop, allowing them to share in the students’ experience of watching the play and participating in the post-show discussion with the cast. Your generosity ensures that every student, regardless of their school’s financial situation, can benefit from the POP Tour’s educational programming. Thank you!
$10,000
Community Learning Circle
$5,000
Fully underwrite 1 performance at a school
$2,500
Partially underwrite 1 performance at a school
$1,000
Support for building of the travel set and travel expenses to and from schools
$500
Support for pre-performance workshop and curriculum materials
$250
Help with transportation costs of the POP Tour
You can also make a donation in support of the POP Tour here:
Corporate support provided by:
Government support provided by:

Foundation support provided by:
Charles and Ruth Billingsley Foundation
Samuel I. and John Henry Fox Foundation
San Diego Scottish Rite Community Foundation
William Hall Tippett and Ruth Rathell Tippett Foundation
Individual support provided by:
Community Learning Circle
Michael and Melissa Bartell
Denise and Lon Bevers
Wendy Gillespie
Hanna and Mark Gleiberman
Perlmeter Family Foundation
Maryanne and Irwin Pfister
Julie and Lowell Potiker Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation
Jordan Ressler Charitable Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation
Robin and Larry Rusinko
Swanna and Alan Saltiel, Dan Cameron Family Foundation
Joseph Schuman
Karen and Jeff Silberman
Peggy Ann Wallace
Barbara ZoBell
Additional Learning and Engagement and POP Tour Supporters
Tony and Margaret Acampora
Dede and Mike Alpert
Christa Burke
Maureen and Lawrence Cavaiola
Jim Gilmore
Kay and Bill Gurtin
Dean Haas
Gerald and Ingrid Hoffmeister Fund, The San Diego Foundation
Kathy and Rob Jones
Barbara Loonin
Leslye and Scott Lyons
Ilene Mittman, in memory of Dr. Charles Mittman
Kelly and Mike Moore
Elizabeth and Joseph Taft Revocable Trust
Listing as of Nov 3, 2025
Contact Learning and Engagement
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Learning and Engagement Staff
Director of Learning and Engagement
Bridget Cavaiola Stone
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Learning and Engagement Manager
Gia Battista Figueroa
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Learning and Engagement Assistant
Ness Haro
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Illustrations of the cat-bat alebrijes by Zulema Reynoso
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