Take your craft to the next level with this two-week course. Hone your audition technique, deep dive into scene work, and learn more about the professional theatre scene in St. Louis and beyond. Metro Theater Company and Saint Louis University invite advanced middle school students to explore acting, improv, voice, movement, and more with professional theater artists! Campers will also participate in a field trip and workshops at Metro Theater Company in the Grand Center Arts District. Attending Grand Theater Camp: Intro to Acting is suggested but not required. Lunch will be provided daily by SLU dining. There will be a performance for family and friends on the last day of camp.

At Carnival & Cirque Spectacular Week, campers will tumble, balance, juggle, and soar through imaginative activities inspired by the thrills of the circus and the charm of an old-fashioned carnival.

The St. Louis Shakespeare Festival’s summer intensives train passionate young actors from across the US in professional grade Shakespeare!

Step into the world of TV news production in the CJTV Studio. A summer camp designed for middle schoolers ready to create their own show!

Calling all mischief-makers! Musical Theatre Explorers: Villainous Voices is a high-energy, spunky musical theatre camp where young performers get to sing, move, and perform their way through the wickedly fun songs of Disney and Broadway villains. Campers will explore character, vocals, and simple choreography while learning how to tell big, bold stories onstage. With lots of imagination, teamwork, and playful drama, students will build confidence and performance skills in a fun, supportive environment—because sometimes it’s good to be bad!

Lights, camera, action! Kids TV Live is a high-energy musical theatre course where kids bring their favorite games, shows, and movies to life on stage. Through singing, dancing, and acting, students explore beloved characters and worlds while building confidence, creativity, and teamwork. For this demon-slaying theme, dance, sing, and act through high-energy musical adventures inspired by K-Pop music and epic hero stories. Feel Golden with family and friends while watching the culminating showcase on the final day of class!

Step confidently into the audition room with Ace Your Audition, a preteen musical theatre course designed to help students shine wherever they go. Participants will learn essential audition skills, including crafting resumes, selecting headshots, preparing sides, and performing cuts of music. Along the way, students will explore popular musicals they may encounter in auditions, developing performance techniques and stage presence tailored to each role. The week culminates in a showcase where students perform for friends and family, putting into practice everything they’ve learned and celebrating their growth as young performers.

Think fast, act bold, and bring your ideas to life in On the Spot! Improv! This class for preteens focuses on building quick-thinking, creativity, and stage confidence through fun improv games and exercises. Students will learn how to create compelling scenes, develop strong characters, and respond in the moment like professional improvisers. The week culminates in a lively improv showcase where participants share their spontaneous, hilarious, and fully original performances with family and friends.

Hosted by the St. Louis Public Library, students ages 12 – 15 will have the opportunity to sing, act, and dance scenes from musical theater and opera repertoire and meet guest artists from the industry. After the camp, students will have the opportunity to attend an Opera Theatre mainstage performance.

Step into the spotlight and let your star shine! In this high-energy musical theater camp, campers will sing, dance, act, and create their way through an exciting week of Broadway-inspired fun. Each morning will be packed with lively theater games, scene work, showdance moves, and selections of favorite songs from hit musicals! Campers will also get hands-on with creative projects—designing props, set pieces, and magical elements to bring their scenes to life. This camp is the perfect place to build confidence, collaborate with new friends, and explore the magic of musical theater in a fun, encouraging environment.

When humans sneak into a Monster cabaret, they meet vegetarian vampires and rock n’ roll werewolves. Can they look past their fear to find friendship? In just two weeks, students will act, sing, and dance while designing the set, costumes, props, and choreography for Beat by Beat’s WE ARE MONSTERS!

Between 1943 and 1944, Axis and Allied forces battled across Italy for domination of the Mediterranean...During this camp you will reenact important historical battles that were part of the Allied campaign in Italy and learn all about battle tactics, strategies, principles of leadership, and how World War II soldiers fought and survived in the harshest of conditions on a day-to-day basis.

Join us for our comprehensive two-week drama program! This camp is designed as a sequential learning experience. Completion of Week 1 is required to participate in Week 2, ensuring every camper has the foundational skills necessary to tackle scripted performance.

Theater 101 Camp is an exciting introduction to the world of acting and performance for kids ages 6-12. Campers will explore the basics of theater through fun games, improvisation, character building, and short skits. The kids will perform a play at the end of the week to showcase their skills they've been learning.

We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry at St. Charles Community College. Magical folks who have read the books by J.K. Rowling will enter a familiar world of delights! We also welcome Muggles wishing to learn about Harry Potter's world. Our quest is to learn about magical creatures, Quidditch dueling, and other wildly interesting objects. Are you up for the challenge?