From LJ Woodard’s site:
LJ Woodard created the Performance Club back in 2005 as an after school program at Wrightsville Beach Elementary School where kids could meet up to sing, dance, act, play improv games and rehearse for shows to present to the school! The Performance Club entertained PTA meetings, Fall Festivals, Spring Flings and in doing so, helped raise funds for the school! Soon, other schools began to request the Performance Club (Ogden Elementary, Forest Hills, Coastal Prep, Topsail North Elementary, St. Mark, Cape Fear Academy). And eventually other organizations contracted the Performance Club to bring the performance fun …like the Wrightsville Beach Parks & Recreation, Surf City Community Center, 21st Century Learning, JDRF, Communities in Schools, the Boys Scouts, Girls Scouts and the Carousel Center.
Performance Club is geared to empower kids thru performance! Whether it’s finding their voice or exploring different characters, Performance Club gives kids the freedom to perform in a safe environment, free of judgment with a ton of room to “play”!!! And now with the creation of PCTC (Performance Club Theatre Company), our non-profit arm, lead by our Executive Director, Tre’ Ricanek, the opportunities for youth to participate in the arts will become even more available to youth in our community…