DMR Adventures Performing Arts Academy

DMR Adventures Performing Arts Academy offers activities in acting, singing, dance, musical theatre, improv, comedy, technical theatre, animation, and visual storytelling. Students can also take part in beginning podcasting and audio storytelling, juggling, physical theatre skills, Shakespeare and classical storytelling, public speaking, storytelling for leadership, and ensemble-based communication training. The program provides acting coaching, including on-camera training, vocal technique and healthy singing, audition coaching, filming auditions, song selection, repertoire development, monologue coaching, college audition preparation, dance cleaning, choreography support, and improv-based team building workshops.

• Ages: 4–18 years old
• Schedule: 30 min trial session
• Price: Trial Session 30 min $38; Musical Theater Mom V-Neck Tee $22.00; "Eat | Sleep | DMR | Repeat" Short Sleeve Shirt $22.00

Programs at DMR Adventures Performing Arts Academy are led by both local and visiting guest artists who are experts in their fields, and private lessons are available with Broadway professionals. It is common to see Broadway professionals working side by side with students. The stated mission is that DMR Adventures is dedicated to developing artists through education and performance in acting, dance, and voice.

DMR Adventures Performing Arts Academy offers a Youth Leadership Program, six full MainStage productions each year, a Pre-Professional Program (Junior Stars, Dream Team, All Stars), a Youth After School Program, and a Homeschool Theatre Program. The program runs school and community partnerships including Musicals 101! and the Village School Drama Residency, an annual production at the Paramount Theatre, Junior Theatre Festival troupes traveling to Atlanta, GA and Sacramento, CA, and NYC trips featuring Broadway performances, classes with industry professionals, and performance opportunities including a recent appearance at Radio City Music Hall. It also offers professional development workshops for adults and organizations using theatre-based tools, select virtual private lesson options, trial private lesson sessions at a special discount for first-time students only, and has a permanent rehearsal and performance home at the Belmont Arts Collaborative. Summer camps and classes are filling up, and tickets are on sale for all summer shows.

DMR Adventures works with schools and community organizations to bring theatre education directly to students, including collaborations with organizations such as the Boys & Girls Club, local daycares, and community centers. It has worked in Danville, VA and Charlottesville, VA, collaborating with schools, arts organizations, and community partners across the region. Accessibility remains central to the mission, with active work with underserved communities and families with sensory-related needs, and the organization has provided approximately $300,000 in scholarships and discounts to ensure access to arts education.

At the 2025 Junior Theater Festival, DMR Adventures received the Freddie G Group Award for Excellence in Music for Something Rotten JR. Recognized students and participants included Outstanding Student Choreographer Sally Kashatus; Performance All Stars Amalie Hendricks and Eli McNaull; Technical Theatre All Star June Jones; and iTheatrics Callbacks for Amalie Hendricks, Sally Kashatus, Katya Copeland, and Sylvia Moses. Amalie Hendricks was also selected for an NYC filming opportunity with the iTheatrics team.

Last updated July 18, 2026.