WHEN: from September 14 through December 22, and the deadline to apply
is September 13.
WHERE: Lackland Performing Arts Center on the campus of Centenary University at 715 Grand Ave. Hackettstown, NJ
TUITION: The price for the first student in one family is $425.00, a second student is $395.00, and a third student is $300.00.
For more information, or to schedule your interview, call the Centenary Stage Company box office at (908) 979-0900 or visit Centenary Stage Company online at centenarystageco.org
The Young Performer’s Workshop is a 15-week theatre training program for performers ages 8-18. Each session culminates with a Festival of Shows performed by the students. New applicants must complete an interview with the director of the program, Michael Blevins, before registering. Initial interviews will take place via phone or zoom call.
The Young Performer’s Workshop is a 15-week intensive musical
theatre program designed to teach kids ages 8-18. This is a hands-on program
designed to meet the needs of beginning, intermediate, and advanced performers
interested in working in theatre. Throughout the fall session, students have
the opportunity to learn about multiple facets of theatre arts from acting,
singing and dancing, to stage management, props, and costuming. Each session
concludes with a weekend Festival of Shows. Enrolled students will also have
the opportunity to be cast in CSC's 2024 mainstage Holiday Spectacular: A
Christmas Carol, although casting is not guaranteed.
Centenary Stage Company’s Young Performers Workshop is directed by
Broadway, movie, and television alumnus Michael Blevins. Some of Blevins’
previous credits include director and choreographer of the National Tours of Babes
in Toyland, Aladdin, and Tom Sawyer, and most recently he
directed and choreographed the NYC revival of Seesaw. Blevins also
directed and choreographed his original musical Count to Ten at the New
York Musical Theatre Festival. He has worked with many Tony and Academy Award
winning directors and choreographers including Sir Richard Attenborough, Woody
Allen, and Bob Fosse. Michael Blevins has performed with many professionals
including Michael Douglas, Victor Garber, Brooke Shields, Beth Leavel, and
Robert Downey Jr. He has appeared in several Broadway productions including Bring
Back Birdie, Neil Simon’s Little Me, and Tony winning Tap Dance
Kid in which he created the role “Winslow”. He is most widely known for his
portrayal of Mark in the movie A Chorus Line. Most recently, Blevins
joined artists around the world to celebrate one of America’s greatest art
forms and performed selections from Bob Fosse’s DANCIN’ at City Center
in the Career Transition for Dancer’s Benefit Gala.
For more information, visit centenarystageco.org or call the Centenary Stage Company box office at (908) 979-0900. The Centenary Stage Company box office is open Monday through Friday from 1:00-5:00 pm and two hours prior to performances. The box office is located in the Lackland Performing Arts Center on the campus of Centenary University at 715 Grand Ave. Hackettstown, NJ. Centenary Stage Company can also be found across social media platforms; Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and Twitter. Like and follow to receive the latest in CSC news and special offers.
The 2023-24 Season of Performing Arts events at the Centenary
Stage Company is made possible through the generous support of the NJ State
Council on the Arts, the Shubert Foundation, the Blanche and Irving Laurie
Foundation, the Sandra Kupperman Foundation, the John and Margaret Post
Foundation, the CSC corporate sponsors, including Platinum Season Sponsor the
House of the Good Shepherd, Silver Sponsors, Heath Village, Visions Federal
Credit Union, Explore Warren, and Fulton Bank, and Centenary Stage Company
members and supporters.
