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S25 Broadway Stars

$265
Calendar Mar 29, 2025 at 10 am, runs for 8 weeks

BROADWAY STARS

Grades 5-7 • Saturdays, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM, Mar. 29-May 17, 2023 * • $255 Subscribers/$265 Non-subscribers

Love to sing, dance and act? This is the class for you! Learn musical theatre show tunes and scenes that come alive with choreography and acting technique. Participate in our spring musical revue for family and friends on the final day.

*Showcase on May 17th at 11:00 AM

Will run

S25 Broadway Troupers

$155
Calendar Mar 29, 2025 at 10:15 am, runs for 8 weeks

Grades 1-2 • Saturdays, 10:15-11:15 AM, Mar. 29-May 17, 2025 * • $145 Subscribers/$155 Non-subscribers

Children explore singing and movement in this fun, creative, explorative class centered around musical theatre. Participate in our spring musical revue showcase for family and friends on the final day.

*Showcase on May 17th at 11:00 AM 

Full Course

SUM25 Page to Stage: Pinocchio

$295
Calendar Jun 2, 2025 at 9 am, runs for 1 week

Page to Stage: Pinocchio
Grades 4-6, 9:00 AM-4:00 PM, June 2-6
$285 Subscribers/$295 Non-Subscribers

Needed: Young actors to bring this timeless story and one big wish to life. Help make the set, choose costumes, rehearse, and then perform for family and friends on the last day of class.

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Full Course

SUM25 Adventure Clubhouse

$185
Calendar Jun 2, 2025 at 9:30 am, runs for 1 week

Adventure Clubhouse*
Kindergarten 2025-Grade 1, 9:30-11:30 AM, June 2-6
$175 Subscribers/$185 Non-Subscribers

The Adventure Clubhouse is here, and it is ready to take you on a different story adventure each day! Build a clubhouse and invent a secret handshake. Then, unlock the Magic Storybook to discover the clues, and act out stories with costumes and props hidden in the Clubhouse Magic Trunk. 

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Full Course

SUM25 Mia Mayhem & Captain Awesome

$185
Calendar Jun 2, 2025 at 1 pm, runs for 1 week

Mia Mayhem & Captain Awesome
Grades 2-3, 1:00-4:00 PM, June 2-6
$175 Subscribers/$185 Non-Subscribers

Mashup alert! Captain Awesome and his best friend, Nacho Cheese Man, have joined with Mia Mayhem, an ordinary eight year old who discovers she has a super secret…everyone in her family is a super hero! Fight crime and share their stories with parents on the final day!

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Will run

SUM25 Dorothy's Magical Adventure

$185
Calendar Jun 9, 2025 at 9 am, runs for 1 week

Dorothy’s Magical Adventure
Grades 2-3, 9:00 AM-12:00 PM, June 9-13

$175 Subscribers/$185 Non-Subscribers

Join Dorothy and her friends in this simplified retelling of The Wizard of Oz. All of your favorite characters are there, and perhaps a few we haven’t met yet. Share with parents on the final day!

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Full Course

SUM25 Performance Academy: The Wizard of Oz June 9-13

$295
Calendar Jun 9, 2025 at 9 am, runs for 1 week

Performance Academy: The Wizard of Oz
Grades 4-6, 9:00 AM-4:00 PM, June 9-13
$285 Subscribers/$295 Non-Subscribers

Audition for roles and perform L. Frank Baum’s classic, The Wizard of Oz. Follow Dorothy as she meets The Scarecrow, Tin Man, Cowardly Lion, and, of course, the Wicked Witch! Perform on the final day. Enrollment guarantees a part in the play!

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Full Course

SUM25 Teen Scene: The Clearing

$295
Calendar Jun 9, 2025 at 9 am, runs for 1 week

Teen Scene: The Clearing
Grades 7-9, 9:00 AM-4:00 PM, June 9-13
$265 Subscribers/$275 Non-Subscribers

One summer, some teenagers find themselves in a clearing in the woods. Some are searching and some are hiding. Some are lost and some are found. The Clearing is a series of ten vignettes: sweet, witty, and poignant. Rehearse then perform for family on the final day.

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