COCA (Center of Creative Arts)

🗣️ COCA Members can register now for Fall & Winter/Spring Classes!
Artists of all ages, from early childhood to 55 and older, can start or continue their artistic journey in dance, voice, theater, and visual arts!
☀️ Classes begin the week of SEP 5, 7-week classes available.
Visit cocastl.org to become a member now! We offer sliding scale tuition to ensure that cost is not a barrier for eligible students.

From hundreds of applicants to the top 8! COCA PreProfessional Division senior, Langston Casey was a finalist at the National High School Musical Theatre Awards (The Jimmy Awards®) which featured top artists from across the country. Join us in celebrating his amazing achievement!

Look out Broadway! PPD Senior Allegro student Langston Casey is getting ready for the 2026 Jimmy Awards, an honor of recognition for the best young performers across America. He is a representative of the Ken Page Awards. Your COCA family is cheering you on, Langston!

Reconnect, reminisce, and celebrate with fellow COCA alumni at this exclusive, free reception just for you! Join us on SAT, July 18, from 4:30-7 PM after Disney’s Little Mermaid. Enjoy a post-show reception full of mingling and refreshments!

Join us for a Princess Sea Party! 🐚 Wear your best dress for drinks, bites, and crafts, plus a meet-and-greet with some sea friends! This event will occur at 12PM before the SAT, JUL 18 performance at 2:00 PM.

🐙Get your tickets now!

https://bit.ly/4fRfjbM

⭐️ Join the COCA community as we salute the award winners and all the artists who poured their hearts into our award-winning production of Hadestown Teen Edition!
Thank you to ARTS FOR LIFE Best Youth Performance Awards for Community Musical Theatre.

🌊 Dive into COCA's production of Disney's The Little Mermaid on JUL 17-19 & JUL 24-26! Join Ariel and friends for a magical adventure filled with colorful characters and a story about finding your voice.


👉 Don’t miss your chance to be part of this enchanting world. Grab your tickets for a performance before they’re gone! https://bit.ly/4xlO6o8

🌟COCA Summer Musical Presenting Sponsor is Mary Strauss. COCApresents Season Presenting Sponsors are Amy, Sacha, & Gray Lefton.


Disney’s The Little Mermaid is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com

Today is the big day! ARTS FOR LIFE Best Performance Awards for Community Musical Theatre. COCA is proud to be recognized with 12 nominations for Hadestown: Teen Edition. The COCA community sends our regards to the Arts for Life Best Performance nominees! Special shoutout to everyone who made this production possible.

Not pictured: Best Light Design nominee, Jayson Lawshee-Gress.

COCAcabana 2026 was a huge success! We would like to express our sincere gratitude to our sponsors for making this event possible. ♥️

We are incredibly proud of the COCA community and are excited to continue making art accessible. We hope you will join again for this spectacular event next year. There’s no place like COCA! 🎉

See photos and learn more at https://bit.ly/3Rw58PX!


Presenting Sponsor Tegethoff Development, Decorations & Design Sponsor Cepia & the Hornsby Family and VIP Reception Sponsor Stifel.