A Magical Journey Thru Stages, Inc.

What A Magical Journey Thru Stages, Inc. does

A Magical Journey Thru Stages, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit youth community theater (Federal Tax ID 16-1577390) founded in 2001 and headquartered at the West Herr Performing Arts Center, 875 E. Main Street, Suite 380, Rochester, NY. The organization produces 7 full mainstage productions per year plus a portfolio of summer camps, the Stages of the Game teen improv troupe, technical training in sound/lighting/stage management, open mic nights, assistantships, and acting classes, serving students in grades 1-12 in the Greater Rochester Area. It reports approximately 800+ students and 7,000 audience members annually. Operationally, the company runs on a small staff team (15-20, including Executive Director Lisa Shearer, Managing Director Carolyn Curran, and seasonal/contract artistic personnel) and uses a Wix-hosted website integrated with the Ludus ticketing and registration platform; no proprietary technology, mobile app, or API is offered.

Name

A Magical Journey Thru Stages, Inc.

Legal name

A Magical Journey Thru Stages, Inc.

Website

https://mjtstages.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

A Magical Journey Thru Stages, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit youth community theater in Rochester, NY producing 7 mainstage shows annually plus summer camps, improv, and technical training for students in grades 1-12, serving 800+ students and 7,000 audience members each year.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Performing Arts Education

NAICS

Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters (711110), Other Performing Arts Companies (711190)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Children’s & Youth Theatre (MPAGABAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Theatre Education, Training & Conservatories (MPAGABAN), Theater & Drama Education (Acting, Improvisation, Musical Theater) (EDAMAAAG), Theatre Services & Design (Scenic/Costume/Props/Stage Management) (MPAGABAO)

Keywords

• Youth theater programs
• Theater education
• Performing arts camps
• Community theater productions
• Technical theater training

Headquarters

HQ city

Rochester

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Registration Fees: Fees for summer camps, theater productions, workshops, classes, and assistantships. Programs like The Lightning Thief camp cost $690, Finding Nemo JR costs $550, with deposits required at registration.
2. Ticket Sales: Audience members purchase tickets to productions and performances. Approximately 7,000 audience members attend annually across 7 full theater productions.
3. Donations and Grants: 501(c)(3) nonprofit receives support from individual donors, corporate sponsors, and foundations including National Endowment for the Arts, New York State Council on the Arts, Monroe County, Rochester Area Community Foundation, and others.
4. Sponsorship and Underwriting: Annual Celebrate Stages gala and season sponsorship opportunities ranging from $100 to $25,000+, offering recognition in playbills, donor walls, reserved seating, and advertising.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

A Magical Journey Thru Stages, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit youth community theater that produces fully-staged musicals and plays for students in grades 1-12, alongside summer theater camps, improv troupes, technical theater training, open mic nights, assistantships, and acting classes. The organization stages 7 full theater productions annually and serves approximately 800+ students and 7,000 audience members from the Greater Rochester Area.

Product overview

A Magical Journey Thru Stages is a nonprofit youth community theater offering a portfolio of theater programs and productions for students in grades 1-12. The organization produces 7 full theater productions annually, along with summer camps, improv troupes, technical training, open mic nights, and specialized workshops. The core offerings include Mainstage Productions (fully-produced musicals and plays), Summer Camps (intensive theater programs culminating in performances), the Stages of the Game Teen Improv Troupe, Tech Training (sound, lighting, stage management), Open Mic Night, Assistantships, and Acting Classes. The company serves approximately 800+ students annually with about 7,000 audience members, operating from the West Herr Performing Arts Center in Rochester, NY.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mainstage Productions

Quantifiable outcome

• 800+ students served annually
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• KidsOutAndAbout.comminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMedia sponsor providing promotional support for Stages events and programming.
• Garth Fagan DanceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration between A Magical Journey Thru Stages and Garth Fagan Dance exploring storytelling through movement, creative expression, and ensemble connection. Students learned from Stages Artist Katya Janover and Hector Manuel.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• First Stage: Milwaukee-based children's theater that produces professional mainstage productions and theater academy education programs for young people. Same combination of productions + classes + summer camps that defines MJT Stages' offerings.
• Imagination Stage: Bethesda, MD-based nonprofit children's theater producing mainstage productions and year-round education programs for youth grades 1-12. Closest functional analog to MJT Stages in mission, structure (nonprofit, tuition + ticket + donation funding), and programming mix.
• Main Street Theater: Houston-based community theater with a strong youth division offering mainstage children's productions and theater classes. Same combination of production + education programming for young audiences.
• Seattle Children's Theatre: Pacific Northwest's leading children's theater producing professional productions and education programs for young audiences. Same producing-company + academy structure serving grades 1-12.
• Atlantic for Kids (Atlantic Theater Company): The youth programming arm of Atlantic Theater Company producing children's productions and classes. Similar concentration on stage productions and theater education for grades 1-12 audiences.
• Nashville Children's Theatre: Nashville-based nonprofit children's theater producing mainstage productions and education programming for youth. Closely comparable as a regional nonprofit youth theater with mixed programming model.

Broad incumbents

• Paper Mill Playhouse: Established New Jersey regional theater with a notable education and youth performance program serving thousands of students annually. Larger and broader than MJT Stages, but its youth education programming is directly comparable in mission.
• Lincoln Center Education: The education arm of Lincoln Center providing performing arts programming and curriculum for young people. Operates in an overlapping space (youth performing arts education) but at materially larger scale and institutional breadth than a regional nonprofit theater.

Regional players

• Blackfriars Theatre: Rochester-area community theater producing adult and youth-oriented programming. Same regional Rochester market and broadly theatrical mission; competes for the same family audience and donor base from a non-youth-focused position.
• Garth Fagan Dance: Rochester-based professional dance company that has partnered with MJT Stages on cross-disciplinary movement/storytelling programming. Same Rochester footprint; adjacent discipline (dance vs. theater) but directly interacting with the same youth audience.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/mjtstages
• Instagraminstagram.com/mjtstages
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mjtstages

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles18 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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