City Springs Theatre Conservatory Pre-Professional Company
8601 Dunwoody Place, Suite 136, Sandy Springs, GA 30350
About
City Springs Theatre Conservatory Pre-Professional Company is an audition-based program where students train in dance, voice, and acting. Training includes musical theatre jazz combination, ballet exercise, and tap skill, along with vocal and acting work. Auditions include a vocal audition with two contrasting 32-bar songs, one of which must be a pre-1965 Golden Age song, and a dance audition including musical theatre jazz, ballet, and tap.
• Ages: 11–18 years old
• Schedule: Audition-based, year-round program taking place September–May of the school year
• Price: Tuition is paid on the first of every month September through May; Junior Company: $300/mo, Senior Company: $400/mo
This program is part of City Springs Theatre Company, which is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. The mission of the Pre-Professional Company is to provide students with rigorous, weekly training to prepare them for a career in the arts and beyond. Space is limited, all students must audition, and no spots are guaranteed. Students are placed in training classes based on talent level, experience, age, maturity, and professionalism, and are led by highly qualified and top industry professionals with extensive years of teaching and performing. Students are given a suggested tap level and are invited to attend tap on Wednesdays at no extra cost, and private lessons are not part of the company, but it is strongly recommended that students are consistently taking voice lessons while they are training in Pre-Pro. The year includes a final performance opportunity at the end of the year showcasing the growth of the students over the course of the year.
Middle school audition dates are Monday May 4, 2026 from 5:00pm–9:00pm and Thursday May 14, 2026 from 5:00pm–9:00pm. High school audition dates are Saturday May 9, 2026 from 9:00am–1:00pm, Monday May 11, 2026 from 5:00pm–9:00pm, and Wednesday May 13, 2026 from 5:00pm–9:00pm. Audition guidelines specify bringing a headshot, resume, and sheet music with cuts marked and in the right key, along with a water bottle. The dress code for the dance audition is all black athletic attire, with jazz shoes, ballet shoes, or character heels if available, and tap shoes if available, though tap shoes are not required.
The leadership team includes Kristine Reese as Head of Recruitment and Curriculum and Pre-Pro Senior Director, also listed as Pre-Pro Director, College Process Director, Private Voice Faculty, and Project Broadway Faculty. Billy Tighe is listed as Pre-Pro Senior Director, Pre-Pro Director, College Process Director, Private Acting Faculty, and Project Broadway Faculty. Bob Adams is listed as Pre-Pro Senior Director, College Process Faculty, and Private Acting Faculty. Lilly Anayeh is listed as Pre-Pro Junior Director, Pre-Pro Senior Director, and Private Voice Faculty.
Students are led by staff with extensive professional and teaching experience. Kristine Reese has performed on Broadway, National Tours, regional theatre houses and concert venues across the globe, including playing Catherine on the Tony-Award winning National Tour of PIPPIN and originating the role of Nessarose on the original Second National Tour of WICKED, as well as roles in FINDING NEVERLAND, MAMMA MIA!, the 2006 Broadway revival of LES MISERABLES, and appearances as a vocal soloist with over a dozen international symphony orchestras; she earned her BFA in Musical Theatre from the Cincinnati College – Conservatory of Music. Billy Tighe has performed on Broadway, the West End, National Tours, Off-Broadway, and regional theaters, including his Broadway debut in PIPPIN, starring as Elder Price in the West End production of THE BOOK OF MORMON, touring in FINDING NEVERLAND, WICKED, LA CAGE AUX FOLLES, THE BOOK OF MORMON, and DIRTY DANCING, playing Anthony Hope in the Off-Broadway production of SWEENEY TODD at Barrow Street, and originating roles in the Broadway-aimed productions of HEART OF ROCK AND ROLL and THE SECRET OF MY SUCCESS. Bob Adams was head of the Drama Department at Pebblebrook High School’s performing arts magnet program (CCCEPA) for twenty-five years before retiring in 2022, holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in theatre, has directed over fifty plays and musicals, worked with regional theatres including Atlanta’s Alliance Theatre and City Springs Theatre Company, done voiceover work on Atlanta radio and commercials, directed productions at Spelman College and Atlanta Lyric Theatre, and led projects such as MLK: A Monumental Life at Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C., and the development of In The Midnight Hour with the Alabama Shakespeare Festival; he also directed ETC and Prompt summer camps in Cobb County from 2000–2019 and the annual Home For The Holidays production at the Cobb Civic Center’s Anderson Theatre for more than a decade, and has been selected Pebblebrook’s Teacher of the Year and STAR Teacher.
Last updated July 9, 2026.
• Ages: 11–18 years old
• Schedule: Audition-based, year-round program taking place September–May of the school year
• Price: Tuition is paid on the first of every month September through May; Junior Company: $300/mo, Senior Company: $400/mo
This program is part of City Springs Theatre Company, which is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. The mission of the Pre-Professional Company is to provide students with rigorous, weekly training to prepare them for a career in the arts and beyond. Space is limited, all students must audition, and no spots are guaranteed. Students are placed in training classes based on talent level, experience, age, maturity, and professionalism, and are led by highly qualified and top industry professionals with extensive years of teaching and performing. Students are given a suggested tap level and are invited to attend tap on Wednesdays at no extra cost, and private lessons are not part of the company, but it is strongly recommended that students are consistently taking voice lessons while they are training in Pre-Pro. The year includes a final performance opportunity at the end of the year showcasing the growth of the students over the course of the year.
Middle school audition dates are Monday May 4, 2026 from 5:00pm–9:00pm and Thursday May 14, 2026 from 5:00pm–9:00pm. High school audition dates are Saturday May 9, 2026 from 9:00am–1:00pm, Monday May 11, 2026 from 5:00pm–9:00pm, and Wednesday May 13, 2026 from 5:00pm–9:00pm. Audition guidelines specify bringing a headshot, resume, and sheet music with cuts marked and in the right key, along with a water bottle. The dress code for the dance audition is all black athletic attire, with jazz shoes, ballet shoes, or character heels if available, and tap shoes if available, though tap shoes are not required.
The leadership team includes Kristine Reese as Head of Recruitment and Curriculum and Pre-Pro Senior Director, also listed as Pre-Pro Director, College Process Director, Private Voice Faculty, and Project Broadway Faculty. Billy Tighe is listed as Pre-Pro Senior Director, Pre-Pro Director, College Process Director, Private Acting Faculty, and Project Broadway Faculty. Bob Adams is listed as Pre-Pro Senior Director, College Process Faculty, and Private Acting Faculty. Lilly Anayeh is listed as Pre-Pro Junior Director, Pre-Pro Senior Director, and Private Voice Faculty.
Students are led by staff with extensive professional and teaching experience. Kristine Reese has performed on Broadway, National Tours, regional theatre houses and concert venues across the globe, including playing Catherine on the Tony-Award winning National Tour of PIPPIN and originating the role of Nessarose on the original Second National Tour of WICKED, as well as roles in FINDING NEVERLAND, MAMMA MIA!, the 2006 Broadway revival of LES MISERABLES, and appearances as a vocal soloist with over a dozen international symphony orchestras; she earned her BFA in Musical Theatre from the Cincinnati College – Conservatory of Music. Billy Tighe has performed on Broadway, the West End, National Tours, Off-Broadway, and regional theaters, including his Broadway debut in PIPPIN, starring as Elder Price in the West End production of THE BOOK OF MORMON, touring in FINDING NEVERLAND, WICKED, LA CAGE AUX FOLLES, THE BOOK OF MORMON, and DIRTY DANCING, playing Anthony Hope in the Off-Broadway production of SWEENEY TODD at Barrow Street, and originating roles in the Broadway-aimed productions of HEART OF ROCK AND ROLL and THE SECRET OF MY SUCCESS. Bob Adams was head of the Drama Department at Pebblebrook High School’s performing arts magnet program (CCCEPA) for twenty-five years before retiring in 2022, holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in theatre, has directed over fifty plays and musicals, worked with regional theatres including Atlanta’s Alliance Theatre and City Springs Theatre Company, done voiceover work on Atlanta radio and commercials, directed productions at Spelman College and Atlanta Lyric Theatre, and led projects such as MLK: A Monumental Life at Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C., and the development of In The Midnight Hour with the Alabama Shakespeare Festival; he also directed ETC and Prompt summer camps in Cobb County from 2000–2019 and the annual Home For The Holidays production at the Cobb Civic Center’s Anderson Theatre for more than a decade, and has been selected Pebblebrook’s Teacher of the Year and STAR Teacher.
Last updated July 9, 2026.
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