Center Stage Jackson

Yearly Events

Musicals are produced twice per season at Jackson College’s Potter Center. Each production has six performances over two weekends. Depending on the production, these may be open to adult and youth actors. Auditions are typically held in August/September for the November musical and March for the June musical.

2025 Main stage productions:

Escanaba in da Moonlight – February 2025
The Hunchback of Notre Dame – June 2025
The Full Monty – November 2025

One play is produced yearly, dinner-theatre style. Each production has nine performances over three weekends. This production is typically aimed at adult actors only. Auditions are typically held in December for the February/March production.

Youth Theater is for 3rd through 9th graders in Jackson County wishing to get familiar with theater productions in a hands-on manner. No experience necessary. Newbies are welcome! One play is produced in November at Jackson’s First Presbyterian Church with three performances over one weekend. One larger musical is produced each March at the Middle School at Parkside with three performances over one weekend.

2025 Youth productions: 
Metaphasia a radically updated retelling of twelve dancing princesses.  March 14-16
Young Sherlock – November

Auditions are typically held in August or September for the November production and January for the March production.

Metaphasia a radically updated retelling of twelve dancing princesses:
When young Angie Anderson keeps finding worn out shoes scattered about her room every morning, she decides to look into the mystery… causing her to be magically sucked into her closet! Angie’s intrusion into the fantasy world of Metaphasia has caused the Fantasy Walls to start crumbling, so Howie, her little brother, follows her with hopes of saving her. In Metaphasia, the plotting, sinister ringleader of the twelve dancing princesses, Devilla, plans to make Angie the thirteenth princess. This would allow Devilla to leave Metaphasia forever and trap Angie as a lifeless princess, forever stuck in Fantasy! Will Howie find a way – with nothing but a blanket of invisibility and his own wits to help him – to rescue Angie and escape?

Announcing our cast and crew for the upcoming spring youth musical March 14, 15 and 16, 2025.
Metaphasia, a radically updated retelling of The Twelve Dancing Princesses
This production will be held at Kiesel Auditorium at Parkside Middle School.
Tickets will be available for purchase at the door only.

CAST:
SYNCHRA: GRACIE WETMORE
ANGIE ANDERSON: VIOLET ESSEX
HOWIE ANDERSON: WILLIAM HOLTON
PRINCESS LAYLA: PIPPA BEST
MR. HUGH ANDERSON / KING ARAMIS: CAGAN STROUSS
MRS. SUE ANDERSON /QUEEN CACHET: LILY PEDERSEN
PRINCESS CRYSTALLINA: JILLIAN ROHFLS
PRINCESS ROCKSANNA: LUCY KAIL
PRINCESS HEIRABELLA / SYNCHRETTE ONE: KAYLIN GIBSON
PRINCESS GRETTA: WHITNEY ROUFF
PRINCESS GETA / SYNCHRETTE TWO: CLEMENTINE ESSEX
PRINCESS BRAHMA BONNIE: LYLA RICKMAN
PRINCESS LITTLE WHITE CROW: KYLA FELDVARY
PRINCESS TRISHNAKOV: EMILY GILLILAND
PRINCESS CLEOPATRICIA: VELENA LANPHEAR
PRINCESS ALLY MCBABA / SYNCHRETTE THREE: MOLLY CRENSHAW
PRINCESS DEVILLA: EDEN WORTH
TOWN CRIER /DEVILLA’S COHORT / ROYAL SUBJECT: COLE COBROUGHMAN
REALTOR / BROKEN TOY 1 / TYRONE SCHU: ELLA BRANDT
HOUSE BUYER 1 / BROKEN TOY 4 / SOLE THRASHER ONE: LAURA BICKEL
HOUSE BUYER 2 / BROKEN TOY 5 / WOODCUTTER: SADIE CARRIER
NEIGHBOR 1 / BROKEN TOY 3 / SOLE THRASHER 2: MARGUERITE SHADOIAN
NEIGHBOR 2 / BROKEN TOY 2 / SOLE THRASHER 3: ADALYN LAPHAM
DEVILLA’S COHORTS Additional characters may be assigned
ROYAL SUBJECTS Additional characters may be assigned

CREW:
Produced by: Doug Myers
Directed by: Melissa McElhone
Assistant Director/Stage Manager: Victoria Carmona
Accompanist: Sarah Sanders Baldwin
Chorography by: TBD
Questions? Contact Doug Meyers at drmeyer14@sbcglobal.net or 517-581-5606.

Different from regular plays in that actors perform with scripts in hand, with minimal set, props, and blocking. An excellent choice for actors that want to get their feet wet on stage and/or do not have a lot of time to devote to a full show. There are only a few rehearsals and one performance. All Center Stage Jackson Staged Readings are currently FREE to the public and held at several locations in the Jackson community.

This year’s annual themed cabaret, The Bold, Brave, and Beautiful 2, showcases talent in Jackson and surrounding counties.
The objective of this Cabaret, The Bold, Brave, and Beautiful 2, highlights the men who have inspired us.

Our line up of our cast and crew:
Amanda Frerichs – Performer
Amber Teunis – Performer
Chris Shell – Performer
Danielle Allore-Taylor – Performer
Kary Swiontek – Performer
Lindsey Hemming – Performer
Mitch Butler – Performer/Guitar
Tiffany Layman – Performer/Musician Coordinator
Caryn Showerman-Schoening – Performer/Director
Linda Weber – Producer
Brian Terry – Lights and Sound
Tim Edinger – Drums (Possible Performer TBD)
Cezaar Wade – Lead Guitar
TBD – Piano
TBD – Bass

Tickets are $20.  Reservations are required as tickets will not be sold at the door. Please call the winery with details of your party so we can seat you together, or purchase tickets under one name.

Please plan to come early to order something from the kitchen beforehand.
Doors open at 6:30 pm for Thursday, Friday and Saturday with the performances starting at 7:30 pm.
Doors open at 4:30 pm with the performances starting at 5:30 pm for Sunday performances.

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