"The most professional kids troupe around!"
                              Star Ledger

Centenary Stage Company applauds Michael Blevins on 15 years of excellence in Theatre Training for the young people of YPW. In Fall 2007, Michael Blevins celebrates a 15 years of YPW music theatre programming and has produced over 150 Broadway musicals, straight plays and one-acts while he has been with us.

Young Performers Workshop is dedicated to the enrichment of young lives through experience in the theatre arts, and serves as a venue for cultivating young theatre performers between the ages of eight and 18. The program is one of only a handful in the nation that offers both formal training and production experience for young people.

YPW is under the direction of Broadway, film, and television veteran Michael Blevins, and students study technique in acting, voice, and dance with a staff of theatre professionals in a five-week summer session. YPW also offers a Fall and Spring session, conducted each Saturday throughout the academic year, which culminates in a festival of shows performed for regional school audiences. The program is held on the campus of Centenary College in Hackettstown, New Jersey.

The three production seasons presented every year are:

• The fall semester begins in September, culminating with the "Festival of Shows" in December.

• The spring semester begins in February, culminating with the "Spring Festival of Shows" in May.

• The summer session is a five-week intensive program beginning in July, culminating with the "Summer Festival of Shows" in August.

Cats performed    by YPW May 2006    (click image    for closer view)

Registration is open to any young person regardless of experience. However, prospective students must complete an interview/audition prior to acceptance into the program. The minimum age is eight.

Don't forget to bookmark our Web site so that you can keep up with upcoming festival schedules and Young Performers Workshop registration periods.  The particulars on each season's schedule/registration will be shown on the Home Page (where an overview of our upcoming events is reviewed).

You can also call 908 979-0900 for more information on registration or use Online Order Form to order tickets.

Click any image to
view a larger photo

Education at Centenary Performing Arts Guild
From its acting and master's classes for adults and young adults to the Young Performer's Workshop, a performance-based, musical theatre program for children aged 8 to 18 that has been lauded by the Star-Ledger as "the most professional kids troupe around", CPAG is committed to providing quality performing arts education to the Skylands region. For more information about the program, which is offered year-round, or other programs at the Centenary Performing Arts Guild, see one of the following Web pages or contact our administrative offices at 908 979-0900 / Online Feedback Form.

Young Performers Workshop
Four year Theatre Degree Program offered by Centenary College
New Tyro Theatre Program for performers aged 6-8
Adult Acting Classes
Masters Series For Actors
Acting Instructors  
Intro To Comedy - 8-week Comedy Workshop for the public