Next-Level Theater
For performers ready to take the next step in their performing arts journey
NEXT STAGE
TPAC's all-new performing arts experience for young actors in grades 5-9
Next Stage is designed for dedicated theater students in grades 5-9 who are eager for deeper musical, acting, and ensemble work, increased responsibility, and a rehearsal and performance experience that mimics what they might experience in the pre-professional world of theater.
PROVE IT
TPAC's award-winning, audition-based theater group.
For serious performers ages 14 and up aspiring to join a distinguished and award-winning theater troupe, PROVE IT offers an unparalleled opportunity to develop their skills, gain professional-level experience, and perform in critically acclaimed productions. Let your talent and dedication shine on a stage where excellence is the standard.
PROVE IT IS CURRENTLY ON HIATUS. EXPECTED RETURN DATE UNKNOWN.
Past Shows
2011: Rent performed at Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School
2012: Spring Awakening performed at Arsenal Center for the Arts
2017: Bare: a Pop Opera performed at the studio
2018: Heathers, High School Edition performed at the studio
2025: The Prom performed Memorial Congregational Church
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Acclaim
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E.M.A.C.T. DASH Consultant's Choice Award for Success in Theatrical Risk Taking (Spring Awakening)
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E.M.A.C.T. DASH Nomination for Best Child Actor in a Musical (Carly Fallon, Spring Awakening)
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E.M.A.C.T. DASH Nomination for Best Choreography (Carla German, Spring Awakening)
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E.MA.C.T. DASH Nomination for Best Ensemble (Spring Awakening)
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"It (Spring Awakening) was, in every way, top to bottom, a thoroughly professional production. The cast was mostly high-school and here and there some college kids and an adult or three, but from the "stars" down to the least of the chorus members everyone came onstage prepared, dedicated, concentrated, and aware not only of the serious story but each individual's place in that story. It's on a list of mine for a possible Best Ensemble vote in next year's IRNE collection. In most amateur theater, at any age, the muscle (or lack of it) is the creative team --- in this case Producer/Director Samantha Bower, Music Director John Bower, and Choreographer Carla Gerken. They matched performers' talents and expertise with their roles, and filled the stage with chorus more often than one might expect, but always logically and movingly." --Larry Stark, Theater Mirror