This squeaky clean adaptation of the rockin’ Broadway musical is everything teachers, parents and kids love; a classic story about following your dreams and fighting for what’s right set to an exciting and fun 80's rock soundtrack featuring hit songs like "Don't Stop Believing", "We Built This City", 'Shadows of the Night" and more! Ready to rock?

Join Stages for our 2027 Winter Musical: ROCK OF AGES Youth Edition

*5th Grades will be permitted to enroll in our Winter Musical with program permission.

*STUDENTS ARE PERMITTED TO ENROLL FOR BOTH THE FALL PLAY & WINTER MUSICAL. Tuition to participate in both shows is $1350. Discount will be applied at checkout.

WHAT TO EXPECT:
Stages’s unique approach to working with middle schoolers focuses as much on the process as it does the product. We pride ourselves on providing a safe and supportive environment in which young performers get to participate in an intensive rehearsal process focusing on character and scene study, choreography, basic musicianship skips, and vocal technique while putting together a fully staged production.

Stages was created by a professional performer turned child development specialist with the primary goal of helping children develop the foundational skills and technique every performer needs while giving them the opportunity to find their voice, build confidence, and do what every budding Broadway Star loves most: PERFORM!

--Weeks 1-2 (Sep 9 - Sep 19): I Hope I Get It!--
During the first two weeks of the semester, students will participate in a personalized audition process. Auditions at Stages are designed to be a low stress, fun experience. Middle School Musical students get the chance to do a comprehensive audition process complete with 32 bar cut vocal audition, dance call, cold reads, and callbacks.

Casting will be done traditionally with 1-2 actors playing each role. EVERY CHILD WILL BE GIVEN A ROLE IN THE SHOW. We will work together with children to make sure they have a role. that they are excited to perform!

--Weeks 3-11 (Sep 21 - Nov 21): Putting It Together--
During Weeks 3-9, the cast will participate in weekly rehearsals. During these classes, we will focus on character development, blocking the show, learning choreography and music.

--Weeks 12-14 (Nov 30 - Dec 19): Prepping for Opening Night--
During Weeks 12-14, the cast will begin running doing “Run Thrus” where they perform the show from start to finish. We’ll also start adding in transitions so performers know when and how to enter/exit the stage, when to get microphones, make a costume change, or pick up a prop from the prop table. These classes are VERY important and we ask that you do your best to ensure your child is at every class unless they are ill.
*There will be no class on November 25 and 28*

WINTER BREAK: December 21 - January 2
-Additional rehearsals may be added the early in the week of December 21 but these will be optional to accommodate families who are traveling.

TECH WEEK: Sunday, January 3 - Thursday, January 7
The week of the show, we will be having rehearsals after school at the theater. These rehearsals will be MANDATORY.

SHOW DATES: January 8-10, 2027
SHOW LOCATION: Richard Christiansen Theater at Victory Gardens