2nd Street Performing Arts Center and Downriver Actors Guild is the premier performing arts community gathering space for the area. Our mission is to provide the communities we serve with a space to experience the performing arts, dance, music, and visual arts.   We build bridges between diverse members of our community through high-quality arts entertainment in the region and the state.  The objectives of the organization is to produce the highest quality arts entertainment, to be a positive impact on our community, and to be an organization where everyone is welcome, equal, and can create in an open and accepting environment. We do this for the love of the arts.

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Overseen by the Board of Governors, 2nd Street Performing Arts Center (d.b.a. Downriver Actors Guild) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization serving both the community of Wyandotte and the state of Michigan. 2nd Street Performing Arts Center will provide quality programming and performances that strive to be educational, affordable, and enrich the arts within our diverse communities. The center, which includes Downriver Actors Guild, Downriver Dance Academy, and Avenue A Cappella, the 2nd Street Performing Arts Center is a hub for the arts in Wyandotte, MI.

We at 2nd Street will continue to commit ourselves to:
 

• Providing greater access to the arts in both the City of Wyandotte and in the Southeastern Michigan communities

• A creative space and inclusive environment for established and emerging local performers and artists

• Ensuring educational and cultural opportunities for all ages.   

• We are inclusive in our overall approach to representation across race/ethnicity, gender, body type, binary/non-binary identification, and physical ability.

 

Programs at 2nd Street will include:
 

• Musicals, plays, and live performances for all ages

• Theater eduction programs

• Dance education, recitals, and performances

• Live music concerts

• Multicultural programs and events

• Children's summer camps