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SUM26 Pokémon Adventures

$240
Calendar Jun 29, 2026 at 9 am, runs for 1 week

Grades 4-6, 9:00 AM-4:00 PM, June 29-July 2
$230 Subscribers/$240 Non-Subscribers

Calling all Trainers! In this weeklong theatre camp, create a Pokémon-inspired adventure filled with battles, friendships, and teamwork. Through acting games, movement, and scene work, campers will bring original characters and stories to life. Family and friends are invited to a final sharing at the end of the week.

Will run

SUM26 The Babysitter's Club

$240
Calendar Jun 29, 2026 at 9 am, runs for 1 week

Grades 4-6, 9:00 AM-4:00 PM, June 29-July 2
$230 Subscribers/$240 Non-Subscribers

Back by popular demand! 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!

Full Course

SUM26 Page to Stage: The Pied Piper

$300
Calendar Jul 6, 2026 at 9 am, runs for 1 week

Grades 4-6, 9:00 AM-4:00 PM, July 6-10
$290 Subscribers/$300 Non-Subscribers

Five days to finagle one famous fable! Needed: several gullible townspeople, five sneaky rats, and one incredibly charming piper. Paint the backdrops, help construct costumes, rehearse and then perform for family and friends on the last day of class.

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SUM26 Peter Pan & Wendy Session B

$300
Calendar Jul 13, 2026 at 9 am, runs for 1 week

Grades 4-6, 9:00 AM-4:00 PM, July 13-17
$290 Subscribers/$300 Non-Subscribers

Grab your pixie dust and fly straight into adventure! Join Peter Pan and Wendy Darling as they whisk Michael and John away to the thrilling world of Neverland—a place filled with sword fights, secret hideouts, mischievous fairies, fearless Lost Boys and Never Girls, and treacherous pirates. From daring escapes to epic battles, our heroes must work together to outsmart the notorious Captain Hook and crew. On the final day of camp, family and friends will be there to cheer as the adventure comes to life onstage.

SUM26 Peter Pan & Wendy Session C

$300
Calendar Jul 20, 2026 at 9 am, runs for 1 week

Grades 4-6, 9:00 AM-4:00 PM, July 20-24
$290 Subscribers/$300 Non-Subscribers

Grab your pixie dust and fly straight into adventure! Join Peter Pan and Wendy Darling as they whisk Michael and John away to the thrilling world of Neverland—a place filled with sword fights, secret hideouts, mischievous fairies, fearless Lost Boys and Never Girls, and treacherous pirates. From daring escapes to epic battles, our heroes must work together to outsmart the notorious Captain Hook and crew. On the final day of camp, family and friends will be there to cheer as the adventure comes to life onstage.

Will run

SUM26 Stagecraft & Stories: The Babysitters Club

$300
Calendar Jul 27, 2026 at 9 am, runs for 1 week

Grades 4-6, 9:00 AM-4:00 PM, July 27-31
$290 Subscribers/$300 Non-Subscribers

Back by popular demand! 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!

Full Course

SUM26 Broadway Stars

$300
Calendar Aug 3, 2026 at 9 am, runs for 1 week

Broadway Stars
Grades 4-6, 9:00 AM-4:00 PM, August 3-7
$290 Subscribers/$300 Non-Subscribers

Sail off on a fantastic musical excursion when a band of comical pirates lands at North Beach looking for an expert digger to join their crew. Braid Beard and his mates enlist young Jeremy Jacob as they look for the perfect spot to bury their treasure. Jeremy learns that adventuring can be lots of fun, but love and home are treasures you can’t find on any map. Flaunt your pirate swagger in this  swashbuckling musical adventure!

 Perform for family and friends on the final day!

 

Full Course

SUM26 Stagecraft and Stories: I Survived

$300
Calendar Aug 10, 2026 at 9 am, runs for 1 week

Grades 4-5, 9:00 AM-4:00 PM, August 10-14
$290 Subscribers/$300 Non-Subscribers

Based on the best-selling series of the same name, create the scenery and tell the harrowing true stories of survival, from the perspective of kids-just like you-in life or death situations. Perform a collection of scenes for family and friends on the final day!

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