
We’re here for performers who want real training in a place that feels like a second home, not an audition for belonging.
BUILT FROM ONE KID’S NEED TO BELONG.
For a lot of us, the first theatre program or choir we found wasn’t just an activity. It was the first room where we weren’t “too much” or “not enough.”
MK Performing Arts exists because of that turning point—where a performing arts program finally felt like family and opened a door into a career.
Now we get to build that door for kids, teens, and adults of all ages who want a space for mistakes, honest feedback, and joy in the process.

AN ATLANTA STUDIO WITH BIG PLANS.
MKPA is a privately owned performing arts studio serving the Atlanta area from our home base in Smyrna.
Our Space Includes
Five private teaching rooms
A lobby families actually like hanging out in
A rehearsal room with Marley flooring for classes and small performances
We also teach at Westminster Schools, Sewell Mill Cultural Center, and Smyrna Community Center. Long‑term, we’re building toward being the largest privately owned performing arts studio in the Atlanta area—without losing the warmth that started it.
WHAT WE CARE ABOUT
MORE THAN APPLAUSE.
Confidence
The kind that comes from reps, not myths about “natural talent.”
BELONGING
You don’t have to earn your right to be in the room.
CRAFT
We talk about technique plainly and actually coach it.
JOY
The work can be challenging and still feel like joy.
YOUR COACH HAS STOOD
WHERE YOU’RE STANDING.
MKPA coaches are working performers and directors. We know that feeling of being nervous in waiting rooms, forgetting lyrics, and obsessing over prescreens.
We don’t just cheer you on. We train your craft, help you understand the process, and make sure you never feel alone in it.

Michael Karl
Voice | College Audition Coach

Jessie Brownie
Voice | Acting | College Audition Coach

Anne Marie Alsobrook
Voice | Acting | Marketing

Maya Isabella
Voice | Audition

WE WILL HELP YOU
IF THIS SOUNDS LIKE YOUR KIND OF STUDIO, WE’D LOVE TO SEE YOU HERE.
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