Teaching life skills through stage skills.
Professional musical theater training for Young Artists, where confidence is rehearsed and every performer finds their stage.
Professional musical theater training for Young Artists, where confidence is rehearsed and every performer finds their stage.
Six ways to grow, from a first playful class to a full mainstage role. Every one is taught by working theater professionals.
November 30 – December 18, 2026
The Historic Electric Theater · St. George
Our original retelling of the Dickens classic returns, with Corbin Allred as Ebenezer Scrooge.
Six weekly classes this Fall, taught by people who do this for a living. Dance, improv and audition technique, ending together on the Electric Theater stage in December.
Finding Your Voice in TapAnthony SavinoMondays
Audition WorkshopRandy SlyMonthly, Mondays
Musical Theatre FoundationsHaven RecordTuesdays
Musical Theatre JazzMattea DenneyTuesdays
Freestyle Hip HopClayton AshcraftWednesdays
The Art of ImprovJacob MerrillSaturdays
"My daughter walked in barely able to look an adult in the eye. Two seasons later she's leading warm-ups. Encore didn't just teach her to perform, it taught her she matters."
We believe live theater should be open to every audience, so we build experiences that make sure of it.
A welcoming production for individuals with sensory needs, including people on the autism spectrum, first-time theatergoers, and young guests. Shows are modified, our staff are trained to accommodate, and everyone belongs.
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Select performances are interpreted in American Sign Language so our Deaf and hard-of-hearing patrons can experience the full magic of live theater, making every story accessible to every audience in our community.
Learn More →Decades of research say what every Encore parent already feels: Young Artists who do theater grow in ways that reach far past the stage.
more likely to be recognized for academic achievement, among young people who sustain three hours of arts, three days a week, for a year
lower likelihood of dropping out of high school, for each fine arts credit a student earns
fifth graders still get theater at school twice a week. In kindergarten it was 1 in 9
students in the largest randomized study of arts education, which measured gains in writing and in compassion for others
Sources: Shirley Brice Heath, Living the Arts through Language and Learning, Americans for the Arts, 1998. National Endowment for the Arts, Snapshots of Arts Education in Childhood and Adolescence, 2025. Bowen and Kisida, Investigating the Causal Effects of Arts Education, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2023. The first two figures are associations rather than proven cause; the Houston study is a randomized trial.
Since 2021, Encore has called one of southern Utah's most storied venues home, a downtown St. George landmark built in 1911.
1911Built · Restored 2015
Built in 1911 with three-foot-thick adobe walls, the Electric Theater was the first motion picture theater in southern Utah, and the first air-conditioned building in St. George. After a full restoration completed in 2015, the city reopened it as the anchor of downtown's arts district. We've been honored to call it home ever since.
Encore is a tenant performing at the Electric Theater. The venue itself is owned and operated by the City of St. George.
Encore is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. For as little as $25 a month, you can make a real difference for hundreds of talented young performers, giving them arts education and a place to shine on stage.
Your gift directly funds scholarships, productions, and opportunities for young artists.
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Browse the gallery of past productions and see the moments we've made on stage.
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Stories, updates, and a behind-the-scenes look at what's going on at Encore.
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Auditions, classes, and full productions for ages 6 to 18 in St. George, Utah.
A look at recent productions across our youth companies.
Six weekly classes in dance, improv, and audition technique, taught by working professionals and ending together on the Electric Theater stage in December.
