Ovation Academy for the Performing Arts
Madison Street Theater, 1010 Madison St, Oak Park, IL 60302
About
Ovation Academy for the Performing Arts offers winter classes, musical theater productions, and participation in the Junior Theater Festival. The program also provides access to a dance studio and private lesson space that can be rented, including during the school day. Recent programming has included Hadestown: Teen Edition running from March 9 to May 15 and a Summer 2025 season with 10 weeks of programming and 15 musical theater productions involving over 400 kids ages 5–18.
• Ages: 5–18 years old
• Schedule: Hadestown: Teen Edition March 9 – May 15; Summer 2025 in Review 10 weeks
Ovation Academy for the Performing Arts states that it is an award-winning performing arts program dedicated to creating extraordinary theatre experiences in an empowering, inclusive, and enriching environment. It is the resident performing arts company of Madison Street Theatre (MST) in Oak Park, IL. The program has received multiple Junior Theater Festival recognitions, including 2025 Best in Festival at JTF Atlanta for Something Rotten JR and 2025 Best Festival Performer at JTF Atlanta for Nolan Maddox in Something Rotten JR. Additional awards include 2024 Outstanding Performance at JTF Sacramento for Shrek JR, 2024 Outstanding New Works Showcase at JTF Atlanta for Hans Christian Andersen JR, and 2024 Outstanding Choreography at JTF Atlanta for Newsies JR. Individual and production awards from 2020–2023 include honors such as Outstanding Performance, Excellence in Music, Excellence in Dance, Outstanding Showcase, Outstanding Production, and Overall Best Male Performer for various JR and Kids productions. The Junior Theater Festival is described as the world’s biggest and best celebration of young people performing musical theater and brings together student musical theater troupes from all over the world for a weekend of musical theater mayhem and madness.
Last updated January 11, 2026.
• Ages: 5–18 years old
• Schedule: Hadestown: Teen Edition March 9 – May 15; Summer 2025 in Review 10 weeks
Ovation Academy for the Performing Arts states that it is an award-winning performing arts program dedicated to creating extraordinary theatre experiences in an empowering, inclusive, and enriching environment. It is the resident performing arts company of Madison Street Theatre (MST) in Oak Park, IL. The program has received multiple Junior Theater Festival recognitions, including 2025 Best in Festival at JTF Atlanta for Something Rotten JR and 2025 Best Festival Performer at JTF Atlanta for Nolan Maddox in Something Rotten JR. Additional awards include 2024 Outstanding Performance at JTF Sacramento for Shrek JR, 2024 Outstanding New Works Showcase at JTF Atlanta for Hans Christian Andersen JR, and 2024 Outstanding Choreography at JTF Atlanta for Newsies JR. Individual and production awards from 2020–2023 include honors such as Outstanding Performance, Excellence in Music, Excellence in Dance, Outstanding Showcase, Outstanding Production, and Overall Best Male Performer for various JR and Kids productions. The Junior Theater Festival is described as the world’s biggest and best celebration of young people performing musical theater and brings together student musical theater troupes from all over the world for a weekend of musical theater mayhem and madness.
Last updated January 11, 2026.
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