Experiences For All Ages
Work with Broadway Talent!
Rising Stars
Every summer, Midland Center for the Arts searches for the top talent in the Great Lakes Bay Region for an intensive, professional-level experience and training from a Broadway Creative Team. This newest initiative is designed for Rising Stars, current High School students including current freshmen through graduating seniors, who will work through an intensive rehearsal process and star in a popular musical geared towards teens. Rehearsals will include a professional-level schedule and daily small group collaboration in a safe, healthy, outdoor environment (Indoor rehearsal in the case of inclement weather).
We're excited to present FOOTLOOSE in summer 2023, visit our Rising Stars page to sign up to receive updates like announcing our Broadway Creative Team and audition details in February 2023!
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Spring Youth Theatre Classes
Join our Industry Professionals with sessions geared towards students in Grades K - 12. The Center is excited to announce our Spring 2023 lineup of educational theatre courses for students looking to gain experience on-stage.
Tuition $150 / $140 Museum Members
Jump into the thrilling world of theatre as you sing, dance, act and play in this fact-paced class for Kindergarten through 2nd grade students! Students will create their own characters using their full bodies and voices to make big, bold choices on stage. Young actors will practice storytelling, character-building, and creativity through engaging activities, games, songs, dances and more! This is the perfect class for younger students looking to get involved in something new, hone in their talents, and have a blast making new friends!
Instructor: Kennedy Danner
* No Classes on April 1
Tuition $150 / $140 Museum Members
Explore the foundations of musical theatre through your favorite Disney songs! Students will develop their skills in acting, singing, and dancing, as they make new friends and learn material from some of the most exciting Disney musicals to build their confidence, communication skills, and creativity in this exciting 8-week course. No experience needed!
Instructor: Megan Meyer
* No Classes on April 1
Tuition $175 / $165 Museum Members
Do you love theatre? Do you want to learn more and develop new skills? Join us for this essential acting and improvisation class for students of all experience levels! From skits and short-form improv to the foundations of acting and scene work, this class will give students the foundation they need to join in the fun while building their confidence, communication skills, and creativity in a safe and supportive environment.
Instructor: Yolandie Hamilton
* No Classes on April 1
Tuition $175 / $165 Museum Members
Middle & high school students will expand their musical theatre training in acting, singing, and dancing while working on musical numbers from popular contemporary Broadway shows like Wicked, Dear Evan Hansen, Mean Girls, and more! In this 8-week class, performers will build confidence, explore different musical theatre genres, and take their skills to the next level in a safe and supportive environment. No experience needed!
Instructor: Megan Meyer
* No Classes on April 1
Scholarships can be applied via the Education Department. For more information and digital application forms, visit: midlandcenter.org/scholarships
Please contact the Education Department with any questions!
Meet Your Spring Instructors
Kennedy Danner
Acting and Creative Movement
Kennedy Danner has been performing on stage for 15 years and has loved every second of it. She was introduced to the art of costuming at a very young age by her mother and quickly became interested in that too. At 14, she became the student head of costumes at Midland high school, where she received several awards state-wide for the work she did there. This past summer, she had the opportunity to head Hair and Makeup as well as be the assistant costumer and wardrobe supervisor for the limited run of a professional musical in Chicago. She currently works as a drama and art teacher for children from kindergarten to eighth grade at several schools in the Saginaw area. She spends her afternoons and evenings volunteering with local high school theatre departments and is so excited to be working with Beginning Stages!
Yolandie Hamilton
Yolandie Hamilton is a lifelong theater lover with a passion for the performing arts. She began in grade school with dance as part of the pom squads and dance teams. As an adult, she moved into drama by working on productions backstage before transitioning to performing where she acquired improv as a skill. She began teaching improv to children at the Midland Center summer camps in 2019 and loves giving her students the confidence to pursue performance outside the standard scripted play.
Megan Meyer
Megan Meyer (She/Her) is new to the Michigan area and has quickly picked up performing at the Lebowsky Center in Owosso, The Flint Rep, as well as the Midland Center for the Arts. Megan received her education from AMDA NYC and graduated in 2012. Upon graduation, she performed on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and at multiple dinner theatres in Orlando. Since moving to Michigan, you may have seen her on the Lebowsky stage in Owosso as Mrs. Wormwood in Matilda, Sally Bowles in Cabaret, and Evita in Evita. In 2019 she was in the nationwide search for Chicago the Musical’s top 10 Search for Roxie on Broadway. Megan works as a voice over artist and has over 50 books on audible. Other theatre credits include: Princess Fiona in Shrek the Musical, Claire in Proof, Nora in A Doll House, Marta in Company, Miss Dorothy in Thoroughly Modern Millie, and more. Megan is the co-creator and company manager at The Friction Theatre ( www.thefrictiontheatre.org). She was the music director, choreographer and the role of Annie in the October musical, Evil Dead the Musical. www.themeganmeyer.com