Students entering grades 6–10
Both sessions meet Monday–Friday, 9:00am–4:00pm
July 7–11
Early Bird Registration (through March 15): $475
Regular Registration: $500
Registration Deadline: June 23
Sample a variety of perspectives in this exciting week-long program. Flex your performance muscles with our core faculty in acting, voice, movement, and improvisation as well as with guest artists in a diverse series of masterclasses that offer something new each day. Find your creative voice under the guidance of a professional playwright, build worlds with expert designers, and dream about the rest of your summer as you expand your idea of what theatre can be.
This sampler week is a great way to explore theatre as a newcomer. With different elements each day, there are many opportunities to discover where personal connection and inspiration may take hold. We equally recommend this program for people who are already invested in theatre, as a way to expand their knowledge of the craft, and meet multiple professional artists, with different methods, backgrounds and teaching styles.
August 4–8
Early Bird Registration (through March 15): $500
Regular Registration: $525
Registration Deadline: July 21
Explore the multi-disciplinary craft of musical theatre in a safe and welcoming environment. This immersive week-long program will give students the chance to explore the fundamental skills of a musical theatre performer. Whatever your background or experience level in Acting, Singing or Dance, you'll have the opportunity to grow through the process of learning new music, practicing different styles of choreography and preparing scenes for solo and ensemble. Deepen skills as a storyteller so that the world on stage is alive and bursting with meaning. Musicals are so much more than hitting notes and learning steps. Professional performer-mentors will inspire deep and truthful acting at the center of every rehearsal and performance.
These sessions do not have a culminating performance. Loved ones are invited to an informal sharing and reception on the final afternoon of the program. Are you longing for a performance onstage? Consider our 2 and 3-week programs, Performance Lab: Little Shop Teen Takeover (grades 8 and up, audition required) and World Builders (grades 5-8, no audition).
Can these one-week sessions be combined with the longer programs?
Yes, that works perfectly! While a small number of frequently-used exercises and techniques may overlap, the structure and goals of these programs are quite different, and will not be repetitive for a student who chooses to enroll in both.