Experiences For All Ages
The Center is excited to offer educational theatre courses, masterclasses, and programs for students of all ages looking to gain experience on-stage and behind the scenes! Scroll down to learn more about upcoming opportunities!
Thank you to everyone who registered for our Winter 2025 Youth Theatre classes! Check back soon for more opportunities.
Rising Stars Program
Every summer, Midland Center for the Arts searches for the top talent in the Great Lakes Bay Region for an intensive acting or technical theatre experience. This initiative is designed for Rising Stars, High School students (rising ninth graders through current 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.
The 2025 Rising Stars Program is sponsored by 
2024/25 Youth Theatre Season
Rising Stars: Freaky Friday
Performances / WED, JUN 25 - FRI, JUN 27, 2025 / 7:30 PM
In the Little Theater
Singing Auditions / APR 28 & 29 / 5:30 - 8:30
Dance Audition / APR 30 / 5:30 - 8:30 PM
Callbacks / MAY 1 (By Invitation Only)
Director & Choreographer / Anne McAlexander
Music Director / Sherri Angelotti
Assistant Director / Carly Christie
Assistant Music Director & Accompanist / Indigo Dudley
Book by Bridget Carpenter / Music by Tom Kitt / Lyrics by Brian Yorkey
About 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 creative team of industry professionals. Incoming and current High School students - including current 8th through 12th graders - will work through an intensive, professional-like rehearsal process in a truncated amount of time.
About the Show / When an overworked mother and her teenage daughter magically swap bodies, they have just one day to put things right again. Freaky Friday, a new musical based on the celebrated novel by Mary Rodgers and the hit Disney films, is a heartfelt, comedic, and unexpectedly emotional update on an American classic. By spending a day in each other's shoes, Katherine and Ellie come to appreciate one another's struggles, learn self-acceptance, and realize the immeasurable love and mutual respect that bond a mother and daughter.
Please read the Audition Packet here for more details/to prepare for your audition & sign up using the Audition Form here!
The 2025 Rising Stars program is sponsored by