Where can young children (5 or 6 years old) get into acting in southeast Michigan?

Question

Through what? The process of learning how to act, and learning a fun and exciting hobby that they can have with them for the rest of their lives?

I'm not talking Hollywood acting here - I'm talking plays and local theater.

Answer 1

I don't know your area at all, but I suggest looking in the calendar section of your local paper to find theatre companies close to you. Check out their websites if they have any or call them to see what they have going on. They may have summer programs or you you can see if they've announced their upcoming season of shows and you can see if there are any possible roles for your children. Check out StageAgent.com and MusicalTheatreAudition.com for information on specific shows, synopsis, character descriptions, etc.

You can also try backstage.com and do a casting search. I don't know that they will have much in your area so I wouldn't pay for the service, but you can do a free search and if something interesting happens to pop up you can probably find the rest of the info on your own.

By the way, theatre is a great experience for kids!

Good luck!

Answer 2

Yay, I'm from southeast MI as well!

Some places for kids to get involved here, are:
A. High schools, when they do shows like The Sound of Music, or The Music Man, they look for little kids in the Area.

B. Community Theatre

All of Us Express - Children's Theatre, East Lansing
http://www.allofusexpress.org/

Ann Arbor Civic Theatre
http://www.a2ct.org/

Ann Arbor Young Actors Guild
http://aayag.org/

Ever After Productions, Canton
http://www.everafterproductions.org/

Chelsea Area Youth Players
http://chelseaareaplayers.org/youththeater.html

Chelsea Center for the Arts
http://www.chelseacenterforthearts.org/

Children's Ballet Theatre, Lansing
http://www.cbtdance.org/

Flint Youth Theatre
http://www.flintyouththeatre.com/index.html

Marquis Theatre, Northville
http://www.northvillemarquistheatre.com/

Michigan Youth Theatre, Holly
http://www.michiganyouththeater.org/

Mosaic Youth Theatre, Detroit
http://www.mosaicdetroit.org/

Motor City Youth Theatre, Livonia
http://www.mcyt.org/

The Community House Youth Theatre, Birmingham
http://www.communityhouse.com/

Young People's Theatre, Ann Arbor
http://www.youngpeoplestheater.com/

Youth Dance Theatre of MI, Chelsea
http://www.youthdancetheatre.org/

Sky's The Limit, Farmington Hills
http://www.skysthelimitproductions.org/

Tipping Point, Northville
http://www.tippingpointtheatre.org/


Hope this helps, have fun!

Answer 3

For Acting, I would recommend

http://www.hollywoodnorth.com

Answer 4

you would really like to put your children through that?