City Springs Theatre Conservatory’s Pre-Pro 2023 Showcase

Conservatory Students Performing Medleys of Classic and Modern Broadway Favorites

May 31 and June 1 at The Galloway School’s Chaddick Theater

Speakeysie News Desk – May 30, 2023

andy Springs, GA To celebrate their incredible accomplishments over the past year, including the premiere performance of Mean Girls Jr., and a host of awards at the Junior Theater Festival, City Springs Theatre Conservatory’s arts education training arm of the City Springs Theatre Company, Pre-Professional students will host the 2023 Showcase May 31 and June 1 at The Galloway School at 215 Chastain Park Ave NW, Atlanta, GA 30342. The Senior/Elite company will perform at 8 p.m. and the Teen/Junior company will perform at 5:30 p.m. each day.

Tickets are $15 each and available for purchase here.

The Teen/Junior Company is made up of 36 students, ranging in age from 11-17 years old. The Teen/Junior Showcase will include pieces from beloved musicals including Annie Get Your Gun, Come from Away, Little Shop of Horrors, Once on This Island, Ragtime, Shrek, and more!

The Senior/Elite Company is made up of 35 students, including students ages 14 to 18. The Senior/Elite Showcase will feature songs from different genres of musical theatre ranging from Golden Age, to Contemporary, to the Jukebox Musical, including Into The Woods, 42nd Street, MJ: The Musical, Jesus Christ Superstar, Cabaret, Dreamgirls, Guys and Dolls, and more!

These triple threat students have spent the past year honing their singing, dancing and acting skills with professional instructors and experienced Broadway performers at CSTC, including Kristine Reese, Billy Tighe, Joe Veale, and Katie Berger Wood. The Showcase will be an outstanding highlight of their talent and burgeoning musical theatre expertise.

Pre-Pro Company

For students ages 12-18, the Pre-Professional Company provides rigorous, weekly training to prepare for a career in the arts, and beyond. Students are led by highly qualified, top industry professionals. Training classes include, but are not limited to, weekly ballet, tap and jazz dance classes, monologue coaching, audition prep, acting scenes and techniques, song coaching, end of semester rehearsals, and more! Each semester culminates in a final performance opportunity. This is an audition-based year-round program taking place September-May. Students are placed in a company level based on experience and age. To learn more about the program visit www.cstconservatory.com/prepro.

Since 2018, City Springs Theatre Conservatory has served more than 124,000 Atlanta-area students with educational programs, including student matinees and in-class virtual programming. The Conservatory includes a pre-professional program, a summer high school musical, a college preparatory program, and private lesson training in voice, acting, and dance. Students who have graduated from the Conservatory have gone onto pursue musical theatre training at top colleges such as University of Michigan, Texas State University, Florida State University, Shenandoah Conservatory, and many more!

About City Springs Theatre Company:

City Springs Theatre Company is dedicated to entertaining, educating, and enriching lives by creating world-class theatre experiences and innovative arts education that drive cultural richness and economic vitality. Through Broadway-style musical theatre featuring regional and national artists, creating a broad range of arts education programs for the enrichment of the community, and providing entertaining and inspiring productions for diverse audiences, City Springs Theatre Company establishes Sandy Springs as a growing cultural center. City Springs Theatre Company is a 501(c)(3) non-profit cultural organization.

About City Springs Theatre Conservatory: Soon after its startup in 2018, City Springs Theatre Company (CSTC) recognized the need for an in-house performing arts training program (the CST Conservatory) to provide consistent training and performance opportunities for young people in the performing arts. The mission of the Conservatory is to welcome a new generation to the joys of singing, dancing, acting, and technical theatre while offering a challenging musical theatre repertoire for young, talented performers who are looking to enhance their techniques and professional prospects. Through the resources of the professional City Springs Theatre Company and our studio facilities, the Conservatory training programs are designed to equip the next generation with the tools they need to be successful in whatever they choose to do, whether as an artist, arts supporter or well-rounded individual.

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