Our theatre intensive is back for Season 11!

6th-8th grade students are invited to join us to learn playwriting, character development, choreography, stage management and so much more in this week-long program

To sign up contact:

Ahmari Jobe

(616) 819-7736

ahmarijobe@kentssn.org

This season of Story2Stage is led by:

Jason Marlett

Perry Dixon

Jason is very pleased to be teaching  Story2Stage with Ebony Road Players again. His past ERP credits include Loving, For Colored Girls, Blackbird, and One Simple Question. Marlett has also directed for Grand Rapids Civic Theatre, Actors Theatre, Jewish Theatre Grand Rapids, and Grand Rapids Community College. He is currently the musical director at  Catholic Central High School and entering his fourth year.

Perry Dixon was born and raised in Detroit, MI and came to Grand Rapids in 1993 to attend Kendal college of Art and Design. A Graduate of the 2023 Ebony Road Players (ERP) Stage management Workshop, Perry has a long history with Ebony Road Players, including roles in “The Mountaintop” and “Sheepdog” and choreographer for “Polkadots: The Cool Kids Musical”. Perry has Been performing theater in Grand Rapids since 1995. Some of his credits include “Fame”, “Guys and Dolls”, “Little Shop of Horror”', “Evita” and “OklahomA”. When he’s not in the theatre, Perry enjoys golfing, photography, painting, building custom furniture, hiking and going to the gym.

Season 11 of Story2Stage is offered free of charge thanks to support from:

Ebony Road Players

presents

Visionary Academy 2026

Ebony Road Players is committed to centering the Black experience, creating a culture of storytelling, and cultivating a legacy of powerful Black theatre by facilitating the growth of the next generation of theatre artists in West Michigan. With that commitment in mind, Visionary Academy was developed.

What Is Visionary Academy?

• 10-week virtual program

• Facilitated by theatre professionals working around the US.

• Saturdays 10:00AM-1:00PM

• February 28-May 2, 2026

• For BIPOC adults, 18 and up

• FREE!!!

Our Visionaries have a story to tell and we are pleased to be able to support them as they bring it to life. We are excited to see what our Visionaries create using the knowledge they receive from theatre professionals from around the U.S.

Visionary Academy is FREE thanks to:

After completing Visionary Academy, Visionaries will have an insider view of how to run a successful theatre business, bring a project from concept to completion and have a clear picture of the numerous careers that are available to theatre professionals.

Courses Include

• Owning a Creative Business

• Creative Producing

• Production & Stage Management Basics

• Acting Through the Lens of a Director

• Risk, Collaboration and Storytelling

• and more...

With additional support from: