Spring 2025
The Spring 2025 Production Season has begun. We are excited to bring to the stage at the University of Indianapolis, our productions of Disney's Aladdin Kids, Oliver The Musical, and Beetlejuice Jr. Tickets will be available for all the shows soon! You can sign up for Session 2, beginning March 24, acting classes now!
Be In A Show
Looking for ways to get your child involved? Purchase tickets to one of our current productions to see what we do if it’s between auditions. Watch our website for audition information. Anyone ages 8-18 are eligible to participate in the shows.
Wanting further information about our programs? Contact Mark Landis, our Executive Director with any questions you may have at mark@cgfinearts.org.
Our History
Creative Grounds Fine Arts Academy, Inc. (CGFAA) began as Center Grove Fine Arts Academy, an extension of the Worship Ministry of Center Grove Church. In 2018, CGFAA became a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization. As the program grew, reaching students from all over the Indianapolis metropolitan area, the need for a name that better encompassed the scope of our mission, became clear. In August of 2019, we became Creative Grounds Fine Arts Academy.
Creative Grounds Fine Arts Academy is a work in progress, just as we all are. We began this program with just 30 students participating in our first production, Godspell Jr. in January 2014. In the Spring of 2018, Mary Poppins had over 150 students participating in the show. Now as Creative Grounds Fine Arts Academy Inc. we will continue to build students up to impact our community and the world around them.
Benefits
Growing Leaders
Our hope here at CGFAA, Inc. is that actors grow to be leaders in our community throughout the programs offered here at CGFAA, Inc. We are intentional in building relationships because that is where change happens, in the context of relationships, and growth happens when we embrace ways we can improve/change. Our goal is that through the process of a show, classes and camps, students and families alike will grow as leaders in our community.
Educational Benefits
CGFAA, Inc. is an educational theater arts program. What does that mean? Simply put, we value students and want to see them grow. We don’t want a student to come into an audition and feel the fear of being cut from a show. This means we don’t cut students from the show. Everyone who auditions will be included in the show in some capacity.
Reviews
Here’s what some folks have said about our shows:
“The talent level exceeds the expectation level of ANY theater program I’ve ever been to, and I’ve been to several professional shows.”
“We loved the show! You don’t feel like you’re watching kids, they are so professional! WOW!!”
“We came expecting a cute kids production. We were blown away by the professionalism and quality of the show. You could charge WAY more for these tickets and they’d still be worth every penny.”