SUMMER THEATER ARTS 

The Kidstock! Summer Theater Arts Program provides a variety of options, fun, and flexibility for kids ages 4-12 and pre-teens and teens ages 12-16 to explore creative theater, develop acting skills in a low-pressure environment, and work together to create a final stage show at the end of each session. With daily sessions at the beginning and end of the summer and 1-week sessions throughout the heart of the season, as well as extended day and morning options for our youngest actors, our summer schedule is flexible for all families and calendars. 

Each week, our summer programs will explore a different theme. Summer programs are divided by age group from early learns through to teens, which allows our Kidstock! teachers the chance to create unique and age-appropriate lessons plans, combining drama with art, movement, and music to help students create their own original staged presentation.

Scroll down for our different offerings and links to the show and theme calendars for each age group.

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Ages 4-6

Creative Arts - Ages 4-6​

An introduction for imaginative young minds to the excitement of being onstage. Each day, our young actors and their Kidstock! teacher explore the week's theme with a new story that inspires the rest of our daily activities as we work through an immersive curriculum of drama, art, music, and movement.

Creative Arts offers numerous flexible schedule options including Morning and Full Day sessions with add-ons to help families build their summer theater schedule a la carte. 

Ages 6-9

SummerStage - Ages 6-9

Every student in SummerStage explores what it means to be a playwright, actor, designer, and stage crew member as they cycle through daily experiences in drama, dance, art, and music - all together building towards a final presentation on each Friday. Each SummerStage actor owns a role, determines their own lines, and performs in the show, as well as working with their peers to compose original lyrics for a song, choreograph movement for a stage dance, and create their own scenery, props, and costumes.

Every week in SummerStage is a new theme and every show is an original production. 

Ages 9-12

Jester Troupe - Ages 9-12

Exploring traditional theater in new and creative ways, Jester Troupe students learn how to "workshop" a show to build a final product together and to develop their own individual character and voice within the role they assume onstage. Every week, students work on one-week titles to create an original or broadway musical. Focused tutorial sessions with our trained experts over the course of the day build acting skills, foster creative set design talent, and grow choreography and vocal instruction.

No auditions are required to join the Jester Troupe, just an enthusiasm and curiosity for theater. At the end of each 1-Week Session, every student in the Jester Troupe performs in a leading role they create for themselves. 

Ages 12-16

NextDoor Teens - Ages 12-16

The only summer theater program designed specifically for pre-teens and young teens, NextDoor Teens (fondly called NDTeens) gives budding actors and curious teens the opportunity to hone their acting skills, explore their interest in musical theater, learn vocal and dance techniques, experience the ins-and-outs of theater production, and rehearse daily to present a fully-staged production of a popular Broadway show. 

For Summer 2019 we will be presenting: James and The Giant Peach and Madagascar!

No auditions are required to join NDTeens, just an enthusiasm and curiosity for musical theater. Teens who sign up for a 3-Week Session will participate in a collaborative casting week as we assign character roles; teens who sign up for a 2-Week Session will join the ensemble. All participants will participate in regular drama, dance, and vocal lessons, as well as set and prop design, technical rehearsals, dress rehearsals, and all stage shows.

NDTeens will present at least 3 daytime shows of their production for the public and one final evening show for friends, family, and members of the public.
there is a $25 annual student registration fee
payment in full is required to register - $25 withdrawal fee per week for refunds until 5/31/2018 - no refunds after 6/1/2018 just credit