November has been such a fun month at STARS! We are in the midst of rehearsals for The Wolves (opening in January). The cast has had SO much fun the last few weeks between some soccer conditioning and their promo photo shoot. The show is in great shape and we’re all so excited for audiences to enjoy this meaningful and moving piece! Hadestown auditions are on Friday, meaning in just a few days, we’ll officially be working on two mainstage shows at once (for the very first time). There are only a few audition spots left, and we’d love to see you at auditions! Since last month, we’ve also launched our 2026 Rising STARS registration (The Jungle Book: Kids starts in January and meets on Friday evenings!) and our Winter Masterclass Advanced Acting series for high school and college students, taught by the amazing Julien DaSilva. Behind the scenes, the STARS Board and Staff have been busy season planning! We’re excited to be able to announce the titles for our summer camp shows and our Senior STARS show very soon, and ALL of Season 3 of STARS shortly after! Wishing you and yours a lovely Thanksgiving, and we hope to see you all soon, whether in a show, class, or audience in the coming months.

Happy Fall, and welcome to Season 2 of STARS! We’re still reeling from the success of our summer- from our 2 amazing sessions of summer camp (Beetlejuice Jr. and Singin’ in the Rain Jr.), our very first Senior show (Guys & Dolls Sr.), and the epic kick-off to our second production season (Spring Awakening), we’ve had quite the busy few months! As back-to-school chaos settled down, we were thrilled to see so many talented actors at The Wolves auditions a few weeks ago, and I can already tell this fantastic cast is going to put on a stellar production, led by the incredible Maggie Shircliff as their director. There’s lots to look forward to this season- performances of The Wolves, auditions for our spring musical (more info coming soon), another session of Rising STARS, and, of course, another jam-packed summer with opportunities for all ages. It’s crazy to think how much things have changed in just one year, but we are so grateful for the support as we reach new heights! Enjoy the first Issue of our newsletter!