Ojai theater raises funds for public school
Bernthal built a theater in a defunct school building in Ojai, with all proceeds going to the public school theater department.
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The Ojai Community Theater and Jon's Local Legacy
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Bernthal elaborates on what he's built in Ojai beyond coaching sports. The town has a beautiful community, he says, with deep-rooted 'institutional Ojai families' whose culture is: grow up here, go see the world, come back and raise your family. But the influx of Angelenos has changed the town's character — and the public school, once a bastion of education, has suffered. So Bernthal and his community found an old defunct school building and turned it into a theater. All the proceeds go to the public school theater department. [1] — Jon Bernthal "Bernthal has lived in Ojai, California for 15 years and watched the community shift as Angelenos moved in and the public school system suff…" 48:30 He raised significant funds this way. Will jokes that Sean has now agreed to perform there next year. Sean looks confused.
The Ojai Community Theater: Giving Back to the Public School
Bernthal has lived in Ojai, California for 15 years and watched the community shift as Angelenos moved in and the public school system suffered. His response: build a community theater in an old defunct school building and direct all proceeds to the public school theater department. He's also been coaching youth football there for six years and teaches boxing to kids. The goal is to be the kind of man his father was — someone every kid in the neighborhood could count on.
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