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SUM25 Broadway Troupers

$185
Calendar Jul 14, 2025 at 9 am, runs for 1 week

Broadway Troupers
Grades 2-3, 9:00 AM-12:00 PM, July 14-18
$175 Subscribers/$185 Non-Subscribers

Sing, dance, and act while learning show tunes and moves in a playful and fun atmosphere. Perform a musical showcase for family and friends on the last day. New songs and script for returning campers!

Students should sign up for either the morning session of Broadway Troupers OR the afternoon session.

*Go here learn about types of classes, what to bring, and other important information!

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SUM25 Millicent Quibb

$295

with Jenna Darsee

Calendar Jul 14, 2025 at 9 am, runs for 1 week

Millicent Quibb
Grades 4-6, 9:00 AM-4:00 PM, July 14-18
$285 Subscribers/$295 Non-Subscribers

Based on the popular book by Kate McKinnon! At the Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette, the pizza is fatal and the bus is powered by gerbils. It is also a place where you can find your path, discover your voice, and, naturally, fight murderous worms. Rehearse scenes from the book and perform on the final day!

*Go here learn about types of classes, what to bring, and other important information!

Full Course

SUM25 Performance Academy: Disney's Frozen Kids

$300

with Katie Dorrell

Calendar Jul 14, 2025 at 9 am, runs for 1 week

Performance Academy: Disney’s Frozen Kids
Grades 5-8 · 9:00 AM-4:00 PM, July 14-18
$290 Subscribers/$300 Non-Subscribers

Join us for this stage adaptation of the animated film and Broadway musical. Bring your favorite characters to life and embark on an epic journey of self-discovery and the real meaning of true love. Adapted for young performers, this musical includes favorite Frozen songs such as “Love Is an Open Door,” “Do You Want to Build a Snowman?,” and “Let It Go,” as well as songs from the Broadway production. This production is sure to prove that “some people are worth melting for.” 

*Go here learn about types of classes, what to bring, and other important information!

Full Course

SUM25 Broadway Troupers

$185
Calendar Jul 14, 2025 at 1 pm, runs for 1 week

Broadway Troupers
Grades 2-3, 1:00-4:00 PM, July 14-18
$175 Subscribers/$185 Non-Subscribers

Sing, dance, and act while learning show tunes and moves in a playful and fun atmosphere. Perform a musical showcase for family and friends on the last day. New songs and script for returning campers!

Students should sign up for either the morning session of Broadway Troupers OR the afternoon session.

*Go here learn about types of classes, what to bring, and other important information!

Full Course

SUM25 Amazing Survival Stories

$295

with Ron Hyde

Calendar Jul 21, 2025 at 9 am, runs for 1 week

Amazing Survival Stories
Grades 5-7, 9:00 AM-4:00 PM, July 21-25
$285 Subscribers/$295 Non-Subscribers

Amazing Survival Stories for Adventurous Kids retells the stories of people-just like you-who use their wits and good luck to survive in the worst possible situations. Retell their stories, and write new ones, that you can perform for your families on the final day!

*Go here learn about types of classes, what to bring, and other important information!

Full Course

SUM25 Performance Academy: The Happiness Shop

$295

with Rusk Dorsett

Calendar Jul 21, 2025 at 9 am, runs for 1 week

Performance Academy: The Happiness Shop
Grades 7-9, 9:00 AM-4:00 PM, July 21-25
$285 Subscribers/$295 Non-Subscribers

The Happiness Shop is not like any other. It is filled with Roppets:  not quite a robot and not quite a puppet. A Roppet is completely happy all the time. Isn’t that all it takes for a middle school student to be happy? Blake, Melanie and Wally all have pretty big problems. But in the shop they have one question to answer and one question only: What would you do to be completely happy? Performance on final day.

*Go here learn about types of classes, what to bring, and other important information!

Full Course

SUM25 The Babysitter's Club Session A

$295

with Tali Eisenstadt

Calendar Jul 21, 2025 at 9 am, runs for 1 week

The Babysitter’s Club
Grades 4-6, 9:00 AM-4:00 PM, July 21-25
$285 Subscribers/$295 Non-Subscribers

Recreate and reimagine stories from the popular graphic novels. The members of The Babysitter’s Club deal with cranky toddlers, scary dogs, and nosy neighbors, all while trying to navigate parents and school drama. Along the way, they discover friendship is the most important thing of all. Rehearse scenes and perform for parents on the final day!

*Go here learn about types of classes, what to bring, and other important information!

Full Course

SUM25 The Babysitter's Club Session B

$295

with Allison Crain

Calendar Jul 21, 2025 at 9 am, runs for 1 week

The Babysitter’s Club
Grades 4-6, 9:00 AM-4:00 PM, July 21-25
$285 Subscribers/$295 Non-Subscribers

Recreate and reimagine stories from the popular graphic novels. The members of The Babysitter’s Club deal with cranky toddlers, scary dogs, and nosy neighbors, all while trying to navigate parents and school drama. Along the way, they discover friendship is the most important thing of all. Rehearse scenes and perform for parents on the final day!

*Go here learn about types of classes, what to bring, and other important information!

Full Course




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