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  on May 19, 2014 at 1:38 PM, updated May 19, 2014 at 1:52 PM
  Photo from the Young Performers Workshop 2013 Production of 'Grease.' (Photo by Rob Hom)
  The Centenary Stage Company's Young Performers Workshop presents their Spring Festival of Shows with a week full of musical favorites. The festival will run May 30 through June 8, at the Little Theatre on the campus of Centenary College in Hackettstown. This season's selections will include "Godspell," "Seesaw," and "Anything Goes." The workshop has been lead by Broadway, film and television veteran, Michael Blevins, for more than 20 years. Young Performers Workshop is dedicated to the enrichment of young lives through experience in the theatre arts, and serves as a venue for cultivating young theatre performers between the ages of 8 and 18. The program is one of only a handful in the nation that offers both formal training and production experience for young people. The young performers devote weekends over a 15-week time-frame rehearsing challenging dance numbers and learning complex vocal arrangements to create a memorable theatre experience for all audiences to enjoy.
  "Godspell" is one of the biggest Broadway successes of all time. Featuring a sparkling score by Stephen Schwartz and based on the Gospel According to St. Matthew, Godspell boasts a string of well-loved songs. Drawing from various theatrical traditions, such as clowning, pantomime, charades, acrobatics and vaudeville, "Godspell" is a groundbreaking and unique reflection with a message of kindness, tolerance and love. The schedule for "Godspell" is Friday, May 30, at 8 p.m., Sunday, June 1, at 4 p.m., Saturday, June 7, at 8 p.m., and Sunday, June 8, at 7 p.m., with a special Thursday evening performance on June 5 at 7 p.m., for churches, Christian groups and youth fellowships with a group rate of $6.50 per ticket. Group reservations can be made directly with the box office.
  "Seesaw" is an intimate, engaging love story and a big, brassy musical comedy rolled into one delightful evening of theatre. Sparkling musical numbers capture the excitement of New York street life and the up and down "seesaw" of Gittel and Jerry's affair. Performance dates for Seesaw are Saturday, May 31, at 8 p.m., Sunday, June 1, at 1 p.m., Saturday, June 7, at 1 p.m., and Sunday, June 8, at 4 p.m.
  "Anything Goes" is the age-old tale of Boy-Meets-Girl and the complications which ensue, and no musical puts it on stage better. Performance dates are Saturday, May 31, at 1 p.m., Sunday, June 1, at 7 p.m., Friday, June 6, at 8 p.m., Saturday, June 7, at 5 p.m., and Sunday, June 8, at 1 p.m.
  Tickets for the Young Performers Workshop Spring Festival of Shows are $12.50 for adults and $10 for children under 12. To purchase tickets or to find more information on other shows, visit centenarystageco.org or call 908-979-0900. Patrons are encouraged to check the age recommendations for individual shows.
  Young Performers Workshop is also interviewing for the Summer Session on Saturday, June 7 and Sunday, June 8. The Summer Session runs from July 14 through Aug. 17. Call 908-979-0900 to set an appointment for an interview. More information about the program and the registration form can be found online at centenarystageco.org.