Stage 13’s Pre Professional Company is our audition-only, fully scholarshipped, performance class featuring some of the most dedicated high school-aged singers, dancers, and actors in the area. Stage 13’s Pre Professional Company offers free, high-end training to exceptional young artists with a weekly meeting of dance technique class, advanced scene work, audition prep, vocal workshops, and more, all the while teaching these young artists how to best prepare themselves for a professional career within the Performing Arts.

The class meets weekly on Tuesdays from 5:30pm-9:00pm & Sundays from 3:30pm-5:30pm.

Throughout the meeting period, Stage 13’s Pre Professional Company will take dance technique classes, then will rotate in smaller groups (to allow more individualized time) and spend 1 hour in an Acting class, and 1 hour in a Vocal Music class. These classes will focus heavily on technique, training, prepping rep books, professionalism, auditions, and more. We will have a few guest artists workshops, performance opportunities, etc throughout the semester that will be outside of the designated class times – participation will be encouraged, but not required.

Stage 13’s Pre Professional Company is led by a collaborative group of teaching artists that include: Bridget Davis (Director of Education), Molly Giles (Associate Director of Education), Quinn Gasaway (Education Coordinator/Acting Coach), Moriah Connerson (Dance Instructor), Kiona Reese (Vocal Coach), and Christian Waldron (Collaborative Accompanist).

Tuition: Thanks to our generous sponsors, we are pleased to offer this as a full scholarship class. There is no tuition cost associated. However, a strict attendance and participation policy will be adhered to and any student unable to fulfill their contract will be released as a company member. Any exceptions to attending class must be approved by Director of Education Bridget Davis.