A Magical Journey Thru Stages

A Magical Journey Thru Stages offers Broadway Rising for students in Grades 1-8, where they learn vocal technique, choreography, and acting skills and finish with a Broadway-inspired cabaret performance. It also offers onstage productions for students in Grades 1-12, acting classes, Open Mic Night for Grades 6-12, the Stages of the Game Teen Improv Troupe, tech training workshops in sound design, light design, and stage management, assistantships, summer camps, and workshops and classes.

Programs

• Broadway Rising — Grades 1-8 · Designed for students to explore their love of theater; they learn vocal technique, choreography, and acting skills, culminating in a Broadway-inspired cabaret performance.
• Onstage productions — Grades 1-12 · Fully-produced musicals and plays for students onstage and behind-the-scenes, led by carefully selected artistic teams and designers.
• Acting classes — Classes designed to push performers into more developed performers.
• Open Mic Night — Grades 6-12 · Singers, dancers, comedians, poets, musicians, and more can perform in a supportive and enthusiastic environment.
• Stages of the Game Teen Improv Troupe — Students learn the basic elements of comedy improv to develop hilarious and compelling improv scenes.
• Tech training workshops — Workshops in sound design, light design, and stage management; these can lead to assistantship opportunities.
• Assistantships — Opportunities to gain practical experience in directing, choreography, music direction, costume design, lighting design, sound design, or non-profit administration.
• Summer camps
• Workshops and classes

At a glance

• Ages: 5–18 years old

About the provider

Stages produces inclusive, high-quality theater programs for more than 800 students in the Greater Rochester Area and engages about 7,000 audience members each year. The organization says it teaches professional theater for students who have a passion to perform or be involved behind the scenes. Tuition assistance is available for economically disadvantaged youth, and the organization collects items during every performance to benefit local youth charities.

Students are expected to show dedication, commitment, and teamwork. Accessibility accommodations can be requested by email. Summer camp FAQ says registered campers will receive an email closer to camp with orientation, camp day details, what to bring, lunch/snack, etc.

What families say

“My experiences at Stages have been life changing. Watching my son over the past 2.5 years grow into a more confident young man who has developed his confidence, skills in singing and dancing has been incredible! Both he and I have created new friendships that have grown outside of the theater and I am so grateful that Stage’s offers a safe place for my son to explore the arts!” — Kristen Wexler

“This place is truly magical, my child feels at home here and looks forward to every show, every rehearsal, every performance.” — Amanda Martin

Last updated September 6, 2026.