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SUM25 The Day the Crayons Quit

$295

with Maren Grant

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

The Day the Crayons Quit
Grades 2-3, 9:00 AM-4:00 PM, July 21-25
$285 Subscribers/$295 Non-Subscribers

Duncan just wants to color, but when he opens the crayon box, he finds out all the crayons have quit! Orange and Yellow are no longer speaking, Pink just wants to be used, and Blue is tired of coloring all that water. Audition for roles, learn your lines, practice your blocking, and get ready to shine!

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Will run

SUM25 Stagecraft and Stories: Diary of a Minecraft Zombie

$295

with Ron Hyde

Calendar Jul 28, 2025 at 9 am, runs for 1 week

Stagecraft and Stories: Diary of a Minecraft Zombie
Grades 4-5, 9:00 AM-4:00 PM, July 28-August 1
$285 Subscribers/$295 Non-Subscribers

Get inside the mind of a 10-year-old Zombie navigating the ups and downs of life in the Overworld. Between battling the urge to eat pumpkins (not brains, blech!) and trying to fit in at school, this Zombie's diary is full of  laughs, surprises, and friendship in the most unlikely of places. Design and create backdrops and props, rehearse the scenes, and perform for parents on the final day!

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Full Course

SUM25 Stagecraft and Stories: Mo Willems

$295

with Jenna Darsee

Calendar Jul 28, 2025 at 9 am, runs for 1 week

Stagecraft and Stories: Mo Willems
Grades 2-3, 9:00 AM-4:00 PM, July 28-August 1
$285 Subscribers/$295 Non-Subscribers

Design and create backdrops and props based on Mo Willem’s hilarious books. Rehearse scenes with your favorite pigeon, Elephant Gerald, Piggie, Leonardo, and other Mo Willems characters from the books. There will be showcase for parents on the final day!

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Full Course

SUM25 Stagecraft and Stories: National Park Mysteries

$295

with Rusk Dorsett

Calendar Jul 28, 2025 at 9 am, runs for 1 week

Stagecraft and Stories: National Park Mysteries
Grades 6-7, 9:00 AM-4:00 PM, July 28-August 1
$285 Subscribers/$295 Non-Subscribers

Based on the popular series! Amber, Jake, and Wes are trying to solve an ancient mystery, all while navigatinga scavenger hunt through one of America’s beautiful National Parks. The mystery unfolds while they learn about survival skills, solve secret codes, and avoid the shadowy figures that follow them everywhere. Design and create backdrops and props, rehearse the scenes, and perform for parents on the final day!

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Full Course

SUM25 Been There, Scene That

$295

with Carlie Prymek

Calendar Aug 4, 2025 at 9 am, runs for 1 week

Been There, Scene That
Grades 2-3, 9:00 AM-4:00 PM, August 4-8
$285 Subscribers/$295 Non-Subscribers

Drawing from favorite children’s plays such as How I Became a Pirate, Alice in Wonderland, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever,and more, perform scenes in large and small groups. Have fun while working on beginning acting skills and ensemble building. Parents are invited on the final day for a scene showcase. New scenes each session for returning campers!

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Will run

SUM25 Broadway Stars

$295

with Henry Vermeer

Calendar Aug 4, 2025 at 9 am, runs for 1 week

Broadway Stars
Grades 4-5, 9:00 AM-4:00 PM, August 4-8
$285 Subscribers/$295 Non-Subscribers

Sing, dance, and act while learning show tunes and moves, then perform a musical showcase for family and friends on the last day. New songs and script for returning campers!

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Full Course

SUM25 Choose Your Own Adventure: The Oregon Trail

$295

with Molly Thorsen

Calendar Aug 4, 2025 at 9 am, runs for 1 week

Choose Your Own Adventure: The Oregon Trail
Grades 5-7, 9:00 AM-4:00 PM, August 4-8
$285 Subscribers/$295 Non-Subscribers

In the Oregon Trail book series, readers determine the key elements of the story. In our play, the audience determines what happens as the story unfolds. Comedy or tragedy? Reach Chimney Rock or death by dysentery? Come be a part of the adventure!

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Full Course

SUM25 Circus Shenanigans

$185

with Robin Fulton

Calendar Aug 4, 2025 at 1:30 pm, runs for 1 week

Circus Shenanigans
Grades Kindergarten 2025-Grade 1, 1:30-3:30 PM, August 4-8
$175 Subscribers/$185 Non-subscribers

Come one, come all! Join us under the big top this summer! We’ll read and act out books like Circus Ship, Circus Caps for Sale, Tree Ring Circus and others, practice our tight rope and trapeze routines, and create crazy clown characters. Sharing time on the last day for parents to attend! 

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Full Course




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