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Ovation Academy for the Performing Arts in Oak Park, IL is an award-winning performing arts program that offers training classes, summer camps, private lessons, and fully produced productions to children and adults in the western suburbs and throughout Chicagoland.

Students of all ages and experience levels are invited to participate in its robust programming.

Ovation Academy promotes a friendly, noncompetitive learning environment where students can gain valuable skills both on and off stage. The focus at Ovation is to provide exceptional musical theater training while inspiring and encouraging enthusiasm, collaboration, commitment, and passion in students. Instructors at Ovation Academy are directors, vocal coaches, working actors, musicians and choreographers who are actively engaged in the performing arts on a local, national, and international scale.

Ovation Academy for the Performing Arts is proud to call Madison Street Theater its home. The historic 40-year old venue features two theaters, a dance studio, and private lesson rooms, and is dedicated to maintaining a quality and affordable space to create, teach, collaborate, and perform.

Since its inception in 2014 by Tina Reynolds, Ovation Academy has grown to offer musical theater programming to thousands of families. This year, Ovation will be celebrating its 10th year of building, empowering, and educating students through the power of musical theater, and looks to continue growing in the near future.

To learn more about Ovation Academy, visit www.ovationacademy.org.