Next Generation School Of Theatre: Experience a wide range of fun-filled summer classes that provide students entering grades 1-12 with an unforgettable learning experience in the arts.

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CLASS DESCRIPTIONS

June 26-June 30

Play Builders I
Grade 1-5

A chance to explore, make connections, and play–while making a play! Learn about all the elements that come together to create a performance in a fun and supportive environment that prioritizes creativity and expression.

July 3-July 7 (off on 7/4) ($275)

Dramatic Kids: Magical Musicals
Grade 1-3

A first exploration of musical theatre, which is sure to include some of the most magical moments and songs from your favorite Disney musicals. Using games, exercises, movement, and storytelling, young artists will have the chance to recreate their favorite theatrical moments in story and song.

Introduction to Musical Theatre
Grade 4-6

In a fun and supportive group setting, students will experience the joy of expressing themselves through song, dance, and movement. Young people will develop dance and musical skills in an encouraging, playful, and joyous environment, and will work together to create a piece to share with friends and family at the end of the week.

Musical Theatre Experience
Grade 7-10

Working with skilled musical theatre artists, students will explore storytelling through song, musical scene study, and character work through a variety of dance styles. Students will work with instructors to create a musical theatre revue to share with friends and family at the end of the week.

July 10-July 14

Dramatic Kids: Superhero School
Grade 1-3

Using improvisation, theatre games, movement, and story creation—students will create vivid and amazing characters from the greatest stretches of their imaginations. What does it mean to be a superhero? What kinds of stories would they tell? Students will demonstrate their new skill sets in a showcase of scenes and skits at the close of the session.

Break-a-Leg I
Grade 4-6

In this popular Hangar offering, students explore the world of theatre and storytelling through games, improvisation exercises, movement work, and craft projects in a program that emphasizes teamwork, imagination, creative exploration, and confidence building, and ends with the sharing of a totally original play!

Acting Workshop: Creating a Character
Grade 7-10

Discover the tools an actor uses to help tell a story and to create exciting, memorable characters. Explore ways to express each role in a unique and specific way using movement, voice, vocal adjustment, and intention. Students will share work at the end of the class.

July 17-July 21

Dramatic Kids: Animal Expressions
Grade 1-3 

For young people who love animals, and bringing them to life through creative play! Create a zoo full of creatures, real and imaginary, through movement, sound, and animal-centered storytelling. Students will share their creations in a showcase at the close of the session.

Totally Improv
Grade 4-6

Explore improvisation (the art of performing without a script) and ensemble building in a week-long class that develops essential theatre skills such as active listening, clarity of choices, confidence, timing, and teamwork. Students will share techniques they’ve learned at the end of the week in a culminating performance.

NextGen Musical: Shrek Jr.
Grade 5-12

This year’s fully produced KIDDSTUFF production, complete with costumes and scenery, of Shrek Jr. provides students the chance to learn and create together, with the guidance of a professional director and choreographer. Hone your acting, singing, and dancing skills in this hilarious, fairy-tale influenced musical—culminating with performances at the Hangar Theatre!

July 24-July 28

Dramatic Kids: Fantastical Fun
Grade 1-3

In a mix of theatre and creative play, students will have a chance to create a world filled with wonder and fantasy. Combining games, storytelling, crafts, and puppets—this class is perfect for your most creative young people! Students will share what they’ve created at the end of the week.

Break-a-Leg II
Grade 4-6

In this popular Hangar offering, students explore the world of theatre and storytelling through games, improvisation exercises, movement work, and craft projects in a program that emphasizes teamwork, imagination, creative exploration, and confidence building, and ends with the sharing of a totally original play!

NextGen Musical: Shrek Jr.
Grade 5-12

This year’s fully produced KIDDSTUFF production, complete with costumes and scenery, of Shrek Jr. provides students the chance to learn and create together, with the guidance of a professional director and choreographer. Hone your acting, singing, and dancing skills in this hilarious, fairy-tale influenced musical—culminating with performances at the Hangar Theatre!

July 31-August 4

Dramatic Kids: Space Adventures
Grade 1-3

Whether your young person imagines themselves an astronaut or aspires to become a true Jedi, this class will give them the chance to live out their space-age dreams. Working together to create stories and scenarios in a futuristic, out-of-this-world setting, students will have fun and activate their imaginations as they explore theatre games, improv, and inter-galactic characters.

Musical Break-a-Leg
Grade 4-6

A new version of our popular “Break-a-Leg” offering! Students explore the world of theatre and storytelling through games, improvisation exercises, movement work, and craft projects in a program that emphasizes teamwork, imagination, creative exploration, and confidence building, and ends with the sharing of a totally original play–this time, with group songs!

NextGen Musical: Shrek Jr.
Grade 5-12

This year’s fully produced KIDDSTUFF production, complete with costumes and scenery, of Shrek Jr. provides students the chance to learn and create together, with the guidance of a professional director and choreographer. Hone your acting, singing, and dancing skills in this hilarious, fairy-tale influenced musical—culminating with performances at the Hangar Theatre!

August 7-August 11

Movement, Masks, and Make Believe
Grade 1-3

In this exciting dive into creative physical expression, students will develop characters to bring to life through mask-making and movement. They will explore individual and group movement in a fun and supportive environment as a means of visual narrative story-telling. The class will culminate in a dynamic collaborative performance. 

Break-a-Leg III
Grade 4-6

In this popular Hangar offering, students explore the world of theatre and storytelling through games, improvisation exercises, movement work, and craft projects in a program that emphasizes teamwork, imagination, creative exploration, and confidence building, and ends with the sharing of a totally original play!

Performance Lab: Create a Play
Grade 7-10

Students have the opportunity to create, write, and rehearse a completely original performance. Through improv exercises, movement, writing explorations, and the rehearsal process, young artists can work together to explore a theme that is important to them and share the performance with friends and family at the end of the week.

August 14-August 18

Dramatic Kids: Passport Around the World
Grade 1-3

Young artists can travel the world and the seven seas in this session,: which will explore different places (real and imagined) with exciting characters (explorers! Pirates! mermaids!) in stories, theatre games, and the creation of an original play to share with family and friends. 

Introduction to Filmmaking
Grade 4-6

Aspiring filmmakers will be introduced to the building blocks of filmmaking via Smartphone technology (other devices can also be used) while working together to write scripts, create scenes, and learn about storytelling through imagery, framing, and dialogue. Students will create short films together in class that can be shared with friends and family at the end of the week.

Acting Up: Theatre for Social Change
Grade 7-10

A space for teen artists to explore and express questions surrounding identity, community, and social change through original theatre and storytelling. Students will create scenes and monologues to share that speak to relevant issues in their lives today, while building community, fun, and an ensemble together.

August 21-August 25

Play Builders II
Grade 1-5

A chance to explore, make connections, and play–while making a play! Learn about all the elements that come together to create a performance in a fun and supportive environment that prioritizes creativity and expression.

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Tuition

$335 per week. Scholarships are available to assure that program fees are not a barrier to participation. Please see information below.

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