Centenary Stage Company Opens Registration for 2026 Young Performers Workshop

Centenary Stage Company’s Young Performers Workshop (YPW) is now accepting registration for the 2026 Spring Session of its Musical Theatre Training Program for students ages 8–18. The session will run from February 14 through May 31, 2026, with a registration and tuition deadline of February 13, 2026.

Led by Broadway, Film, and Television veteran Michael Blevins, the YPW Summer Intensive Workshop is a 15-week intensive musical theatre workshop designed to meet the needs of beginning, intermediate, and advanced performers ages 8 - 18 interested in working in the theatre.  With an emphasis on discipline, self-worth and the development of communication skills, this hands-on program is one of the few in the nation to utilize both formal classroom training in theatre arts and real-world practical production experience for young people.  In the classroom, YPW students participate in a wide variety of subjects ranging from Acting to Tap, Theatre Dance to Voice, and everything in between.  A variety of elective classes are offered based upon availability and can include stage combat, stage make-up, improv, radio production, stage management / technical theatre, audition technique, among various other areas of discipline all taught by industry professionals.  The session culminates in a festival of shows featuring the presentation of full-scale musical productions.  All registered students are guaranteed a part in at least one production.

All applicants must complete an interview/audition with the program's director prior to acceptance, and families are encouraged to schedule interviews before registering. Interviews can be scheduled by contacting the Centenary Stage Company Administrative Offices at (908) 979–0900 or via email at centenary.stageco@centenaryuniversity.edu. No prior theatre experience is necessary.

Tuition for the Spring Session is $425 for the first child, $395 for the second child, and $300 for the third child, with additional discounts potentially available for larger families. An accident waiver form must be submitted to the CSC office along with the registration brochure.

For more information, to schedule an interview, or to register for the 2026 Spring Young Performers Workshop, please contact the Centenary Stage Company Administrative Offices at (908) 979–0900 or email centenary.stageco@centenaryuniversity.edu.