Passing on a Passion for Theatre

“We started this company to offer joy & hope to other’s lives. We wanted to reach our community through the arts. To tell stories of hope and redemption. To provide a family-friendly theatre experience. Our goal has always been to encourage artists and help them reach their potential. The road has not been easy. But after almost two decades, I still believe there’s ‘no business like show business.’”

- Jeremy Anderson

MISSION

Anderlin Arts is a local Theatre Company now located in Celina, Texas. We produce high caliber theatre shows, teach performing arts classes, and tour the region with mobile entertainment. Our goal is to encourage artists to grow in their abilities and pursue acting, singing, and dancing. We seek to build quality character and develop theatre skills by producing high caliber theatre productions. We believe that lives can be transformed and changed through involvement in the performing arts and we are honored to be a part of enriching our community.

STORY

Alicia and Jeremy Anderson met in college at Seattle Pacific University (SPU). They fell in love while being involved in the SPU Players: an elite on campus drama troupe. Jeremy and Alicia directed their first show together “A Charlie Brown Christmas” in 2005 before they graduated college or were married. Shortly after college they teamed up with dance professional Katy Hagelin and started teaching and directing shows around the Northwest. The seeds of Anderlin Arts were being planted.

Anderlin Arts was originally founded in 2011 in Everett, WA by Alicia Anderson, Jeremy Anderson, & Katy Hagelin.

Since then, the Anderlin Arts has had the pleasure of directing dozens of productions, teaching and coaching thousands of performers, and performing and touring in countless shows around the Pacific Northwest.

At the end of 2023 the Anderson Family moved to Texas to begin a new adventure. Anderlin Arts is now located in Celina, Texas and serves the North Texas area with performing art programs for kids, teens, and adults.

Anderlin Arts has a passion to tell meaningful stories of hope that provoke conversation about society, family, love, and faith. There are three branches of our vision: main stage productions, touring theatre, and performing arts classes.

• The Main Stage produces the very best quality performing arts events for the entire family.

• The touring program performs live entertainment around North Texas.

• Anderlin Academy offers professional performing arts classes for students and adults throughout the year.

  • We have a residency program to hire our directors for schools and after school programs that don't have theatre staff.

  • To hire our teachers/directors for your project or find out more info about our residency program contact us at 253-217-6153 or anderlinarts@gmail.com.