Children’s Theatre Company (CTC) has announced 2024’s summer education and engagement programs, now available for enrollment at childrenstheatre.org/camps.
At CTC we value building life skills through theatre skills. Participation in the theatre supports resilient young people who are fearless individuals, innovative thinkers, and open–hearted humans. Our camps are process based with some of the most skilled teaching artists who create safe learning environment in which young people thrive. We are thrilled to share another summer with the most inspiring and amazing young people and their families. The students who attend our camp continue to delight and surprise us every week.
Extended Care
Children’s Theatre Company offers Extended Care for students in Grades K–12 camps. Before and/or after camp, your child will participate in free play and organized activities with CTC’s education staff.
- Morning Extended Care is offered from 8–9:30am
- Afternoon Extended Care is offered from 3:30–5:30pm
Extended Care: AM Only $60/week │ PM Only $60/week │ AM & PM $100/week
Summer 2024 Programs Include:
Summer Adventures │ Grades K–3
All Summer Adventure camps are full–day camps from 9:30am–3:30pm
Tuition: $425 Per Week
Summer Adventurers camps focus on dramatic play to explore characters, settings, and themes with an interdisciplinary approach, including visual art, movement, books, and music.
Out of This World │ June 10–June 14
The Magic School Bus │ June 17–June 21
Mysterious Spy Academy │ June 24–June 28
Campfire Tales │ July 8–July 12
Art In Action │ July 15–July 19
Magical Mishaps │ July 22–July 26
Game Night │ July 29–August 2
Reading Rainbow │ August 5–August 9
Zookeeper Adventures │August 12–August 16
Under the Sea │August 19–August 23
Fairies, Unicorns, and Trolls │August 26–August 30
Join fluttering fairies, tricky pixies, majestic unicorns, and more mythical creatures as they unite for a grand adventure! Campers will embody their magic as they imagine tales of marvel, mystery, and even some mayhem.
Summer Studio
Grades 4–6 │Grades 6–8 │Grades 7 –12
All Summer Studio camps are full day camps from 9:00am–4:00pm
Tuition: $425
There are four types of Summer Studio camps:
World Premiere (WP) camps focus on creating original scenes or plays through acting exercises, group brainstorm, and improvisation.
Stagecraft (SC) camps use visual art such as puppets, scenery creation, or props as a starting point for theatrical creation. Tuition may include a supply fee.
Showtime (ST) camps rehearse and perform from existing scripts.
Musical Theatre (MT) camps rehearse dances, scenes, and songs from existing musicals.
Summer Studio │ Grades 4–6
Encanto (WP) │June 10–June 14
Hello Mallow (WP) │June 10–June 14 │July 15–July 19
Barbie Universe (WP) │June 17–June 21
Descendants (MT) │June 24–June28
Let’s Get Crafty (SC) │June 24–28
Lego Design (SC) │July 8–July 12
Avatar: The Last Airbender (WP) │July 22–July 26
Mysterious Magical Beasts (SC) │July 29–August 2
Sideways Stories (ST) │ August 5–August 9
Night at the Museum (WP) │August 12–16
It’s a Small World (WP) │August 12– August 16
Dragonology (SC) │August 19–August 23
A Wrinkle in Time (ST) │August 19–August 23
Harriet the Spy (ST) │ August 26–August 30
Holes (ST) │August 26–August 30
Summer Studio │ Grades 6–8
Improv Olympics (WP) │ June 10–14
Magic School (WP) │June 17–June21
Audition Prep (WP) │July 8–July 12
Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief (MT) │August 19–August 23
High School Musical (MT) │August 26–August 30
Summer Studio │ Grades 8–12
Stranger Things (WP) │June 24–June 28
Audition Prep (WP) │July 15–July 19
Swift: The Juke Box Musical (WP) │August 5–August 9
The Greatest Showman (MT) │August 12–August 16
Musical Theatre Two Week Intensives
Rising Grades 6–8 │ Grades 9–12
9:00am–4:00pm │ Tuition: $850
9:00am–4:00pm │ Tuition: $850
Students can challenge themselves with this two–week intensive! Spend half the day in Acting pursuing objectives, overcoming obstacles, utilizing tactics, and creating dynamic characters. In Musical Theatre, work to strengthen vocal technique and expand dance skills. Students will work with a music director and choreographer to strengthen vocal technique and expand acting and dance skills.
Shrek the Musical │Grades 6–8 │June 10–June 21
Matilda │Grades 6–8 │ July 22–August 2
Legally Blonde │Grades 9–12 │June 17–June 28
Hamilton │Grades 9–12 │July 8–July 19
Summer Lab │Rising Grades 9–12
Tuition: $300
Tuition: $300
Summer Labs are half–day camps designed for students who are interested in learning more about a variety of aspects of story making and design.
Playwrighting │9am–12pm│June 24–June 28
Directing │1–4pm │June 24–June 28
Theatrical Makeup Design │9am–12pm │July 22–July 26
Theatrical Wig Design │1–4pm │July 22–July 26
Off–Campus Camp
Students enrolling in our off–campus camps must be entering the appropriate grade in the fall of 2024. Extended Care is not available for any of our off–campus camps.
Sensory Puppet Making with Textile Center │ July 15– July 19
Grades K–2 │9am– 12pm
Ages 9–12 │1pm–4pm
Tuition: $300
This sensory friendly camp offers a low–stress nurturing environment for youth who fall within the wide range of the autism spectrum. Students will explore the wonderful world of textiles and puppet making. This camp is offered in partnership with the Minnesota Textile Center and will feature smaller class sizes and three teachers in each classroom.
Location: 3000 University Ave SE.
Minneapolis, MN 55414
Performance opportunities for grades 8–12
Triple Threat Summer Intensive–By Audition Only
July 8 –August 9
Time │9am–5pm │Tuition $2,250 │
Theatre Arts Training’s performance opportunities are specifically designed for students who have a demonstrated commitment to their craft as performers and display a positive attitude in their work. Students work with like–minded peers and industry professionals to produce a play or musical. During this five–week intensive, students will spend their mornings in studio classes advancing voice and dance skills, while afternoons are dedicated to rehearsal. The Triple Threat intensive performs on our Cargill Stage.
Triple Threat Production:
The World Premiere
The Garden
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Hannah Baake
The Garden is the world’s first music venue, the genesis of honkytonks, an electric cozy place where creation begins, and woman finds her voice. It’s a story old as time told through the lens of Eve’s self–discovery and resolve. This bluegrass, backwoods revival takes you on a journey of what it means to be imperfectly perfect.
Performance Dates: August 9 at 7pm and August 10 at 2pm and 7pm
Auditions: March 18, 2023, │6:00pm
How to Register
ONLINE: You can register for all summer camp programming online at any time at childrenstheatre.org/camps.
PHONE: You can register for all summer camp programming over the phone with the Ticket Office at 612.874.0400, Tuesday–Friday, 11am–5pm.
More information online: Sign up to audition for TAT performance programs, find out about CTC professional audition opportunities, meet the faculty, purchase camps, and find information on camp sizes and what to bring, visit childrenstheatre.org/education
Policies and Important Information
Cancellation
- Cancel at least two weeks before your camp begins to receive a refund minus a $50 cancellation fee.
- No refund or credit will be issued for cancellations less than two weeks before your camp begins.
- Tuition for summer camps cannot be transferred to academic year classes or for show tickets.
- No refund or credit will be issued if a student is registered for an age–inappropriate camp and TAT staff or the student’s family determine it to be an unsuccessful fit. Our age ranges are strict.
Ways to Save
- Save 10% off tuition if you register more than one student in your household or register a student for more than one camp when ordering (both camps must be purchased in the same order). Some restrictions apply.
- Payment plans are available when using a credit card by phone.
- Need–based scholarships are available through the ACT Pass program until all funds are allocated. Apply online at childrenstheatre.org/actpass or call our Ticket Office at 612.874.0400.
Extended Care
Children’s Theatre Company offers Extended Care for students in Grades K–12 camps. Before and/or after camp, your child will participate in free play and organized activities with CTC’s education staff.
- Morning Extended Care is offered from 8–9:30am
- Afternoon Extended Care is offered from 3:30–5:30pm
Extended Care: AM Only $60/week │ PM Only $60/week │ AM & PM $100/week
STATEMENT OF INCLUSION
As part of Children’s Theatre Company’s commitment to access and inclusion, Theatre Arts Training makes intentional choices in our classroom practices to make sure we are a welcoming space for peoples of all ability, ethnicity, economic status, sexual orientation, and gender identity. Our program includes need–based scholarships, all–gender restrooms, introductions with pronouns, and a faculty happy to work with families to meet students’ individual physical, learning, and social needs. If there are ways, we can be more welcoming to your family, please let us know at education@childrenstheatre.org
OUR PHILOSOPHY
Theatre Arts Training is a process–based program dedicated to providing professional theatre experiences and education to build curious, creative, and confident young artists and people. We are more interested in what happens along the journey, from the first day to the last, than in a polished product. With this focus on the education experience, our camps take place in classrooms and rehearsal halls, not on stages.
All students are welcome to participate in all classes (except for audition–based programs). We acknowledge and support that engagement and success looks different for each student, and our faculty prioritizes keeping their teaching style, activities, and goals flexible to the needs of our students.
All students are welcome to participate in all classes (except for audition–based programs). We acknowledge and support that engagement and success looks different for each student, and our faculty prioritizes keeping their teaching style, activities, and goals flexible to the needs of our students.
Theatre Arts Training’s Scholarship Program: Made Possible by You
At Children’s Theatre Company, we believe that every child should have the opportunity to experience the arts–to learn, grow and discover themselves. But for many families, this exploration is not financially possible. Please consider a donation to help support our Theatre Arts Training Scholarship program. Your gift will help a child live out their dream. Every dollar counts–if we all do a little, we all do a lot. Thank you.
Consider donating today: childrenstheatre.org/give.
Children’s Theatre Company (CTC) is the nation’s largest and most acclaimed theatre for young people and serves a multigenerational audience. It creates theatre experiences that educate, challenge, and inspire nearly 250,000 people annually. CTC is the only theatre focused on young audiences to win the Special Tony® Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre and is the only theatre in Minnesota to receive three Tony® nominations (for its production of A Year with Frog and Toad). CTC is committed to creating world–class productions at the highest level and to developing new works, more than 200 to date, dramatically changing the canon of work for young audiences.
CTC is the most significant provider of theatre education opportunities in the region. Every year, thousands of children experience theatre for the first time at CTC. Our student matinees and education programs demonstrably benefit the community, from the intergenerational conversations sparked by our world premieres, to the sequential skill–building that happens in our Theatre Arts Training, to the pre–K focus of our Early Childhood Initiative. ACT One is CTC’s comprehensive platform for access, diversity, and inclusion in our audiences, programs, staff, and board that strives to ensure the theatre is a home for all people, all families, reflective of our community. childrenstheatre.org
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