Centre Stage Productions
We offer a variety of opportunities for your child to get on the stage and in the spotlight.
Each class finishes with a professional showcase or fully-staged production! Everyone gets a part!
OUR MISSION: To encourage our kids in their confidence both on and off-stage, to provide a place where kids from all different walks of life find a common passion, and to let these kids have the time of their lives under the spotlights at "centre stage!"
OUR PROMISE: To put on age-appropriate shows that our performers and our audiences will enjoy.
FALL 2019 Production:
Annie, Jr.
Saturday, Nov. 2nd & Sunday, Nov. 3rd
Performances: 2:30pm & 6:30pm daily
Williamson County Performing Arts Center @ Academy Park
112 Everbright Avenue, Franklin, TN 37064
With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan Annie charms everyone's hearts despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930s New York City. Annie is determined to find the parents who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of an orphanage run by the cruel Miss Hannigan. Annie eventually foils Miss Hannigan's evil machinations, finding a new home and family in billionaire Oliver Warbucks, his personal secretary, Grace Farrell, and a lovable mutt named Sandy.
ENROLLMENT OPENS JULY 8
Are you a returning Centre Stager? Enroll early beginning at 8am on 7/1.
RED CAST* | Ages 7-11 **THIS CLASS CURRENTLY HAS A WAITLIST**
Classes begin on August 13th
Tuesdays 5:00pm-6:30pm
Tuition: $430* ($405 if paid in full by August 13th)
*Amount includes costume and supply fee
BLUE CAST | Ages 11 +
Classes begin on August 13th
Tuesdays 6:30pm-8:00pm
Tuition: $430* ($405 if paid in full by August 13th)
*Amount includes costume and supply fee
AUDITION PREP INTENSIVE (Optional Class)
Why should I register for the Audition Prep course?
Saturday & Sunday, August 10 & 11
from either 2:00pm-3:00pm or 3:00pm to 4:00pm
$50 Tuition due on August 10
LITTLE STARS Ages: 4-6
Get your star onstage and into the spotlight! Our NEW Little Stars class is designed as an introduction to musical theatre and is the perfect preparation for our MainStage class. Students will gain confidence as they learn the basics of stage presence, stage acting, ensemble and solo singing, and musical theatre dance.
Tuesdays, August 20th - October 29th
4:15-4:45p
$200 due by August 20
Performance on November 2nd
Enrollment opens July 8.
Returning Centre Stager? Enroll early beginning at 8 am on 7/1.
**Ages above are suggested and are intended to allow students to be grouped with other students of their age group.
September 2019 4-Week Class: Mission Improv-able
There are no mistakes (in improv)! In our 4-session class, students learn to think on their feet while frequently changing character and scenarios. Using games, exercises, and other play, students create compelling scenes and characters purely out of improv. (Think: Whose Line Is It Anyway?)
MISSION IMPROV-ABLE | Ages 9+
Thursdays in September
5:00pm-6:00pm, Ages 9+
$110 Tuition due on September 5
Performance September 26
Enrollment opens July 8.
Returning Centre Stager? Enroll early beginning at 8am on 7/1.
Our Teachers
Candice Himelrick
Theatre Director/ Teacher, Mainstage Production Class
Candice spent her childhood performing Texas-state and nationwide in vocal competitions and Vaudeville performances. After studying vocal performance at Southern Methodist University, she traveled the country leading worship at church conferences. Since making her move to Tennessee in 2006, Candice has been busy teaching children's theatre and has been actively involved in the Nashville theatre community both onstage and behind the scenes. She is passionate about creating a fun environment at Centre Stage where kids of all ages can experience the joy of live theatre.
Stage Credits: Annie Get Your Gun (Annie Oakley); Once Upon A Mattress (Lady Larkin); Seussical the Musical (Gertrude McFuzz); Into the Woods (Baker's Wife); Hello Dolly! (Irene Molloy); Here's Love (Clara/Mrs. Finfer)
Email: candice.centrestage@gmail.com
Tadd Himelrick
Teacher, Acting Out and Mainstage Production Class
Tadd is a Nashville native and has enjoyed performing and directing Theatre across the state of Tennessee over the past 27 years. Tadd holds a Master of Music in Vocal Performance from the University of Tennessee and now loves his full-time job teaching German and coaching the Speech, Acting, and Debate team at Independence High School. He is thrilled to be part of Centre Stage!
Stage Credits: Once Upon a Mattress (Sir Harry); Seussical the Musical (Horton the Elephant); Into the Woods (The Baker); Little Shop of Horrors (Seymour Krelbourne); The Pajama Game (Sid Sorokin); Sweeney Todd (Tobias, Knoxville Opera); The Most Happy Fella (Herman, Knoxville Opera), Carmen (Le Dancaïro, with Symphony of the Mountains); The Magic Flute (Nashville Opera); Otello (Nashville Opera, Rigoletto, La Boheme, Elmer Gantry (Doche Keely, Nashville Opera)
Email: tadd.centrestage@gmail.com
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Years Combined Teaching ExperienceProven Success
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Years in the Music & Theatre BusinessFounded in 1984
in Brentwood Tennessee
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Convenient Middle Tennessee Location500 Wilson Pike Cir Ste 104
Brentwood TN 37027
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Cookie Cutter Lessons and ClassesQuality Instruction
Tailored to Each Student