Summer Musical is Planned!
Come join in the fun with this classic Golden Age production!
Show dates are:
June 12-14, 2026
CAP Jr Spring Acting Class
Online registration available now!
$25 for 5 classes!
Chelsea Area Players
Chelsea Area Players is a local theatre group formed 1972. We are based in Chelsea, Michigan, and reach participants and audiences throughout the region.
The purpose of the Chelsea Area Players is to:
- Enrich the educational and cultural life of the community
- Promote understanding and appreciation of an important art, provide worthwhile entertainment
- Encourage interest and active participation by the community in all phases of the theatre through dramatic productions and other related activities
- Foster and support the involvement of community youth and adults in the dramatic arts.
The next member of our team serves as our Assistant Director, as well as our Props Designer. Let us introduce you to Anna Carter! Anna has been involved with Chelsea Areas Players for over a decade as a performer, assistant director, stage manager, and summer camp counselor. Currently, she is an undergraduate student at the University of Michigan studying both Communication and Media and Cultural Anthropology, hoping to continue her passion for the performing arts and theatre into her professional future. After performing in her own Michigan production of Oklahoma! this past year, she's excited to step into a different role with new faces and a deeply familiar story! She hopes this classic musical can remind audiences of the power of community, family, and the love for one another that we both share freely and protect fiercely. The last night of auditions are tonight! Audition information for Oklahoma! can be found at https://chelseaareaplayers.org/
Our next set of Oklahoma! posts will focus on our Directing Team! Here we have our production director, Rachel Slupe! Rachel is very excited to get involved with the Chelsea Area Player's in a new role! She currently works as the Auditorium Manager for Chelsea School District, where she also serves as the Theatre Program Director. She began her Theatrical Education in high school with an internship at the Croswell Opera House in Adrian, MI. Rachel has always been a firm believer that constantly learning new things is the best way to stay on your toes, so she has worked in many capacities from performance, to stage crew, to puppet design, to carpentry, to lighting, to directing, and many in between! Before she knew it, she found herself working professionally across the United States and Europe for companies such as Cedar Fair, Royal Caribbean, The Villages Entertainment, and more! Coming in off the road, she never expected to find her stride in education, but she has never grown so much as she has in these past four years with Chelsea School District. Regional Michigan credits include productions with Meadowbrook Theatre, Thumbcoast Theatres, The Encore Musical Theatre Company, The Croswell Opera House, and The Burns Park Players. Virtual auditions are closed, and there are 10 slots for in-person auditions which start TONIGHT! Audition information for Oklahoma! can be found at https://chelseaareaplayers.org/ We hope to see you there!
The next member of our Oklahoma! production team is Assistant Vocal Director, Katelyn Hackett! Katelyn is currently a Choral Music Education and Vocal Performance Major at Western Michigan University. She has been involved with CAP for years --ever since she was a Duloc performer in the musical Shrek Jr. when she was in the 5th grade. Since then, she’s been involved in many productions with them on and off the stage, most recently as a teacher at CAP’s summer camp. At WMU, she is heavily involved in their opera program (recent credits include: Adele in Die Fledermaus and Belinda in Dido and Aeneas) as well as their choral program, she is a soprano in the top university choir, University Chorale. She is most excited about being able to do this show with multiple members of her family as well as being involved in a show with the group that helped her fall in love with music and performing. She is also so excited to work with amazing musicians and artists on this musical with some fantastic music! Virtual auditions are due TONIGHT Tuesday, March 24th! Audition information for Oklahoma! can be found at https://chelseaareaplayers.org/ We hope to see you there!
The next member of our Oklahoma! production team is Vocal Director, Ken Davis! Kenneth Davis serves as the Vocal Music Director for Chelsea Schools, where he directs four curricular choirs and one extra-curricular choir. Additionally, Mr. Davis is the Vocal Director for Musical Theatre productions at Chelsea High School. Throughout his eight years of teaching experience in Michigan and Texas, Mr. Davis has prepared ensembles of various voicings and skill levels, consistently receiving Superior marks at Michigan School Vocal Music Association and Texas UIL choral festivals. Students under Davis’s leadership have excelled in Solo & Ensemble and Honors Choir processes. His achievements include an Invited Performance at the 2021 Texas Music Educators Association convention with Andrews High School’s A Cappella Choir. In Texas, Davis served as a section leader for several TMEA All-State Camps and as an adjunct director for the varsity tenor-bass choruses at Permian High School, Odessa High School, and Andrews High School. Mr. Davis graduated from Central Michigan University in 2017 with a B.M.E., studying conducting under the late Nina Nash-Robertson. He is an active member of the American Choral Directors Association and the Michigan Vocal Music Association. Mr. Davis and his wife Krystal live in Pinckney with their two dogs, Frankie and Bubbs. As a reminder, virtual auditions are due Tuesday, March 24th! Audition information for Oklahoma! can be found at https://chelseaareaplayers.org/ We hope to see you there!
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