YOUTH PRODUCTIONS
“TexARTS isn’t your standard educational theater program. This isn’t an organization that subscribes to the “if their kids are in it, the parents will love it anyway” mentality. It’s evident in their productions that TexARTS strives to develop young performers while entertaining their audience. That’s exactly what they accomplish.”
Jeff Davis
Broadwayworld.com
TexARTS provides varied and unique opportunities for students to perform in fully-staged musicals, plays, and ballets. Students work with professional creative teams to rehearse and perform in fully-produced plays and musicals. Academy shows are enrollment based. All students are cast in the shows and many shows are double cast, giving students more opportunity to take the stage.
Upcoming Academy Productions
TexARTS Musical Theater Academy Presents:
Rock of Ages: Teen Edition
Enrollment now open!
Rock of Ages: Teen Edition takes you back to the times of big bands with big egos playing big guitar solos and sporting even bigger hair! This Tony Award-nominated Broadway musical features the hits of bands including Night Ranger, REO Speedwagon, Pat Benatar, Twisted Sister and others.
Performances will be live and in the TexARTS Kam & James Morris Theater.
Ages 13-17
Important Dates:
- January 6 & 7 – Placement auditions
- January 13 & 14 – Rehearsals begin
- March 23 & 30 – Tech rehearsals*
- March 24 & March 31 – Dress rehearsals*
- March 25, 26, April 1, 2 – Performs *
*The number of weekends that “Rock of Ages: Teen Edition” performs will be determined by enrollment. If the production is a single cast, then it will only tech, dress, and perform the week of April 1.
Auditions:
While previous musical theater experience is not necessary, we highly encourage students to be enrolled in weekly technique classes to supplement their participation. Enrollment is first come first served and auditions are for casting purposes. Students must be registered in order to audition. Auditions will be conducted in person, students should prepare 18 bars of a song in an appropriate key, a one minute memorized monologue, and bring jazz shoes and dance clothes to auditions. More information regarding auditions will follow registration via email.
Tuition:
Tuition is $750 and is due in full by auditions. A $40.00 registration fee will be applied at checkout for new students.
All monies paid to TexARTS are nonrefundable.
Rehearsals:
Rehearsals will be in studio only and will occur as needed on Fridays between 5:00-7:00pm and all Saturdays between 1-5pm. Rehearsal schedules are updated weekly and will be released after casting is completed.
TexARTS Musical Theater Academy Presents:
Madagascar, JR.
Enrollment now open!
Join Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe, Gloria the hip hip Hippo and, of course, those hilarious, plotting penguins as they bound onto your stage in the musical adventure of a lifetime. Based on the smash DreamWorks animated motion picture, Madagascar – A Musical Adventure JR. follows all of your favorite crack-a-lackin’ friends as they escape from their home in New York’s Central Park Zoo and find themselves on an unexpected journey to the madcap world of King Julien’s Madagascar.
Performances will be live and in the TexARTS Kam & James Morris Theater.
Ages 7-12.
Registration is for the fall Musical Theater Academy Youth Production, the title “Madagascar, JR” is subject to change pending licensing agreement with Music Theater International.
Important Dates:
- January 13 & 14- Placement auditions
- January 20 & 21 – Rehearsals begin
- April 20 & 27 – Tech rehearsals
- April 21 & 28 – Dress rehearsals
- April 22, 23, 29, 30 – Performs
Auditions:
While previous musical theater experience is not necessary, we highly encourage students to be enrolled in weekly technique classes to supplement their participation. Enrollment is first come first served and auditions are for casting purposes. Students must be registered in order to audition. Auditions will be conducted in person, students should prepare 18 bars of a song in an appropriate key, a one minute memorized monologue, and bring jazz shoes and dance clothes to auditions. More information about auditions will follow registration.
Tuition:
Tuition is $750 and is due in full by auditions. A $40.00 registration fee will be applied at checkout for new students.
All monies paid to TexARTS are nonrefundable.
Rehearsals:
Rehearsals will be in studio only and will occur as needed on Fridays between 4:30-6:30pm and all Saturdays between 9-1pm. Rehearsal schedules are updated weekly and will be released after casting is completed.