Welcome to Center Street Theatre!
At Center Street Theatre Company, we believe that the heart of storytelling lives right here in our community. We are dedicated to producing high-quality, memorable theatre productions while offering a dynamic, accessible venue for performers to share their passion with an audience.
Quality Productions
Our passion is delivering compelling, polished performances that our cast, crew, and audience can be proud of.
A Safe, Respectful Space to Create
We ensure every actor feels valued, heard, and empowered to take creative risks in a positive, welcoming atmosphere.
Actors of All Levels
We proudly bring together seasoned professionals and enthusiastic amateurs into an environment of continuous learning, growth, and creative collaboration.
12 Angry Jurors
This season, Center Street Theatre Company invites actors 18 and over to bring the classic courtroom drama, 12 Angry Jurors, to life.
Directed by Jessica Lynn French, actors will tackle the intense narrative and sharp character dynamics of 12 Angry Jurors. Featuring a cast of distinct, passionate individuals trapped in a high-stakes deliberation room, this production explores the weight of justice, the bias in human nature, and the courage it takes to stand alone for what is right.
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Auditions: Thursday, October 15, 2026 from 6-9PM
Callbacks (If needed): Thursday, October 22, 2026 from 6-8PM
Rehearsals: January 7, 14, 21, 28; February 4, 2027
Tech Week: February 4-6 & February 8-11, 2027
Performances: February 12 and 13, 2027 @7PM and February 14, 2027 @3PM
Tuck Everlasting The Musical
Center Street Theatre Academy invites adult performers to join our community production of the soaring musical Tuck Everlasting.
Based on the beloved novel, this production explores the magic of the Tuck family and the profound choice faced by young Winnie Foster. It is a whimsical, life-affirming journey that examines what it truly means to live life to the fullest.
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Ages: 13+
Casting: Open Casting Call
Program Dates: February 22 – May 16
Meet Our Artistic Team
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Jessica Lynn French
Artistic Director
Ms. French has directed and music directed dozens of productions across the US. World Premiere Directing Credits: Queen E: The Reluctant Royal (New York Musical Festival, 2019); Castlewood (Wisconsin, 2022). Prior to this, she was a professional performer in New York City, Nashville, Boston, and Detroit. National Tour Credit: Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Regional Tour Cover Credits: The Brothers Grimm; Sid the Serpent Who Wanted to Sing. Favorite stage roles include: Miss Hannigan (Annie), Mother Abbess (The Sound of Music), Mrs. Cratchit (A Christmas Carol), and Ruth (The Pirates of Penzance). Ms. French served as a Teaching Artist for The Metropolitan Opera in NYC and the Artistic Director of the LCA Musical Theatre Intensive in Boston. Ms. French has taught vocal masterclasses for the Carnegie Hall Association, Lincoln Center’s Borough-Linc Series, Studio Paulsen in Ecuador, and various universities across the US and internationally. As a voice over artist, Ms. French has been featured on recordings by Musical Theatre International, McGraw Hill, and Guitar Hero. She previously served as a vocal coach for Sock Eye Media's Mother Goose Club, a YouTube sensation with over 9 million subscribers that later became a Netflix show. Ms. French currently runs a private voice and acting studio. Her students have been in Broadway tours, on stage at the Metropolitan Opera, in major films, and contestants on American Idol and The Voice. Ms. French has a B.M. in Voice Performance from The Boston Conservatory, a dual M.M. in Voice Performance & Vocal Pedagogy from Belmont University, and a M.A.Ed with a concentration in Trauma-Informed Theatre Education from St. Mary's University of MN. As an educator, she has designed theatre curriculums for three school districts and two universities. Ms. French is the Director of Theatre 4 All. She is also a proud union member of AGMA.
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Sara Davis
TACS Executive Director
Sara Davis began working with The Arts at Center Street in 2013, and has steadily participated in the growth and development of the organization on the administrative side since then. With a background in dance, music and film, Sara brings experience and administrative expertise to the table. She has assisted in the development and execution of a number of original one act plays, stage plays and musicals over the course of a decade +. Sara has always had a heart to see storytelling done well, and is privileged to be a part of both arts education and production with The Arts at Center Street.