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SUM25 Mother Bruce and Friends

$148
Calendar Jun 30, 2025 at 9:30 am, runs for 1 week

Mother Bruce and Friends
Kindergarten 2025-Grade 1, 9:30-11:30 AM, June 30-July 3
$138 Subscribers/$148 Non-Subscribers

Mother Bruce, Grumpy Monkey, and Buffalo Fluffalo have one thing in common. Beneath their gruff exterior, sometimes they just need a day to be grumpy, and they all find friends in the most unlikely of places-just like the rest of us! Tell their stories and share favorite moments with parents on the final day.

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Full Course

SUM25 The Questioneers

$148
Calendar Jun 30, 2025 at 1 pm, runs for 1 week

The Questioneers
Grades 2-3, 1:00-4:00 PM, June 30-July 3
$138 Subscribers/$148 Non-Subscribers

Follow Iggy Peck, Rosie Revere, Ada Twist, Sofia Valdez, and Aaron Slater on all of their adventures as they ask questions, solve problems, and discover new things. These best friends must rely on their brains (and each other) to tackle mysteries in their own backyards. Rehearse scenes from the books for a showcase on the final day!

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Full Course

SUM25 Cat on the Run

$185
Calendar Jul 7, 2025 at 9 am, runs for 1 week

Cat on the Run
Grades 2-3, 9:00 AM-12:00 PM, July 7-11
$175 Subscribers/$185 Non-Subscribers

From the creator of The Bad Guys! What happens when the world's biggest cat video star gets accused of a crime she didn’t commit and becomes a CAT ON THE RUN!?! Follow Princess Beautiful as she fights to clear her name. Rehearse and perform scenes for parents on the final day!

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Full Course

SUM25 Performance Academy: The Wizard of Oz July 7-11

$295
Calendar Jul 7, 2025 at 9 am, runs for 1 week

Performance Academy: The Wizard of Oz
Grades 5-7, 9:00 AM-4:00 PM, July 7-11
$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 Performance Academy: William Shakespeare's Get Thee Back to the Future

$295

with Nate Jorgensen

Calendar Jul 7, 2025 at 9 am, runs for 1 week

Performance Academy: William Shakespeare's Get Thee Back to the Future!
Grades 8-12, 9:00 AM-4:00 PM, July 7-11
$285 Subscribers/$295 Non-Subscribers

Marty McFly travels back in time from the 1980s to the 1950s, changing the path of his parents’ destiny, as well as his own. Each scene and line of dialogue from the hit movie is re-created with authentic Shakespearean rhyme, meter, and stage directions, including the inner thoughts of Einstein (the dog).

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Full Course

SUM25 Broadway Dreams Session A

$185
Calendar Jul 7, 2025 at 1:30 pm, runs for 1 week

Broadway Dreams
Kindergarten 2025-Grade 1, 1:30-3:30 PM, July 7-11
$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!

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Full Course

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.

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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!

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Full Course




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