CAMPS & INTENSIVES

Arts Explore!

For students entering Grades 3-5

June 12 - 16, 2023

Join us for a week filled with imagination and confidence building! Campers will work together to act, sing, and dance while learning to collaborate with fellow campers and express their creativity. On the final day, family and friends are invited to catch a glimpse of campers sharing what they learned throughout the week.

Camp Fee: $250 

^{$50 non-refundable deposit is due with registration. Registration closes and final payments due in full May 22, 2023. Need-based scholarship opportunities available.}

Camp Collaborate

For students entering Grades 6-8

June 5 - 9, 2023

Youth shine onstage while creating original mini-musicals inspired by popular Broadway musicals. Our teaching artists lead daily classes in acting, movement, and music while guiding students through the fun-filled collaborative process of making a musical. The week culminates in a showcase performance featuring campers’ inspired creations.

Camp Fee: $250 

^{$50 non-refundable deposit is due with registration. Registration closes and final payments due in full May 15, 2023.  Need-based scholarship opportunities available.}

Story Lab

For students entering Grades 9-12

June 19 - 23, 2023 • Special public performance Friday afternoon

Speak Out! Make Some NOISE! Teens collaborate with peers to create performances around themes and ideas that are important to them. Teaching artists will guide teens through a process of self-discovery to create and express stories through art forms like storytelling, acting, movement, poetry, and music. The week culminates in a performance where teens share what they have created.

No prior experience in the arts necessary, just a willingness to explore and discover with a community of peers. 

Camp Fee: $250 

^{$50 non-refundable deposit is due with registration. Registration closes and final payments due in full May 30, 2023. Need-based scholarship opportunities available.}

Musical Theatre Intensive

For students entering Grades 9-12 or recent graduates

June 26 - 30, 2023

Sing! Dance! Act! Musical theatre performers are triple threats that can do all three. Join us for a week of intensive training where students will collaborate with their peers while honing their craft individually. Our teaching artists will inspire future performers, build confidence, and provide foundational training for those considering auditioning for college theatre programs or pursuing careers in musical theatre. The week will also include special guest workshops led by professionals from around the country.

This session is by application only. An application with submission materials is required to be accepted to the program. All application materials must be received by April 24, 2023. Final payments are due June 5, 2023.

Camp Fee: $300

^{Need-based scholarship opportunities available.}

NOTE: The following submission materials are required to complete this application.  Please have these materials prepared to include with your application PRIOR to filling out the form as you cannot save your work and go back to add things later: 

• Headshot or photo of yourself 
• Performance and/or experience resume 
• Essay of no more than 400 words that answers the following questions: Why do you want to be a part of this intensive program?  What do you hope to learn or takeaway from the program?  What has your experience in the performing arts meant to you thus far in your life?  Or if you do not have a tremendous amount of experience yet, what do you hope to gain from being a part of this program? 

Technical and Design Theatre Intensive

For students entering Grades 9-12 or recent graduates

June 26 - 30, 2023

The Orpheum’s Technical and Design Theatre Intensive (TDTI) is a week-long program focusing on what goes on behind the scenes in costumes, lighting, scenery, sound, stage management, hair and makeup, and more!  The program is designed for students with some prior knowledge or experience in one or more of these areas or for someone who is deeply passionate about backstage production work.  Participants will explore the collaborative process for designers and technicians and work together to create a final group project.

This session is by application only. An application with submission materials is required to be accepted to the program. All application materials must be received by April 24, 2023. Final payments are due June 5, 2023.

Camp Fee: $300

^{Need-based scholarship opportunities available.}

NOTE: The following submission materials are required to complete this application.  Please have these materials prepared to include with your application PRIOR to filling out the form as you cannot save your work and go back to add things later: 

• Headshot or photo of yourself 
• Performance and/or experience resume 
• Essay of no more than 400 words that answers the following questions: Why do you want to be a part of this intensive program?  What do you hope to learn or takeaway from the program?  What has your experience in the performing arts meant to you thus far in your life?  Or if you do not have a tremendous amount of experience yet, what do you hope to gain from being a part of this program?