2023 Summer Camps Grades 3-6

Our 3-6 camps are designed to allow campers to flex their skills with some serious creating. Whether in our one-week programs creating original stories and stepping up technical prowess or through our five week production with training and performance experience, your camper will walk away more confident in their abilities and themselves.

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Email: education@theatreaspen.org

Press Play

Devising | Playwriting | Design | Rehearsal

Dates: June 12th-16th 2023; Monday-Friday 9am-4pm 

Price: $375

Tune in this week for brand new, out of this world ideas coming to you live from the Theatre Aspen Network! Collaborate with your director and fellow campers to create an original play FROM SCRATCH based on old and new cartoons! With characters, plot twists, and surprise endings to invent, campers will become actors, playwrights, directors, and designers all at once to pull off an incredible cartoon-themed show.

Musical Makers

Music | Playwriting | Design | Rehearsal

Dates: July 24th-28th, 2022, Monday-Friday 9am-4pm

Price: $375

There is no business like show business and in this session, campers will be immersed in every detail of the musical-making process. Using playwriting, directing, choreographing, and performing skills, campers will prepare an original musical in just one week featuring parodies of well known songs. Collaboration and storytelling take center stage in this unique offering!

Design Lab: Nuts and Bolts

Costume Design | Scenic Design | Creative Drama | Outdoor Team Time

Dates: July 31st-August 4th, 2022; Monday-Friday 9am-4pm

Price: $375

It’s alive! Time to put on your mad scientist jacket and create your own experiment in Design Lab: Nuts and Bolts. You will bring both your monster and your own mad scientist to life through different design projects. This camp will stretch your imagination and open up the world of theatrical design to you. By the end of the week, you and your friends will have lots of experiments to present to your family and friends.

Musical Theatre Dance Madness!

Musical Theatre Dance | Jazz Dance | Drama | Outdoor Team Time

Dates: August 7th-11th, 2022; Monday-Friday 9am-4pm

Price: $375

“It’s time to dance!” This session, inspired by the movie musicals that keep us dancing, includes numbers spanning genres from such hits as In The Heights, The Pajama Game, Hairspray, Bring It On!, and more. With a double dose of dance focused on technique and performance, you’ll be ready to take your place in the spotlight!

Shrek the Musical Jr

Theatrical Classes | Performance Experience

Grades 3-6

Dates: M-F, June 19th – July 22nd, 2023

Times: 9a-4p

Performances: July 20st – 22nd 2023. July 20th @ 11am, July 21st @ 2pm, July 22nd @ 11am

Please note, there will be no camp during the day on Friday July 21st, actors will be called at 12:30pm for the 2pm show. 

Tuition: $1,200

It’s a “big bright beautiful world” as everyone’s favorite ogre, Shrek, leads a crew of fairytale misfits on an adventure to rescue a princess and find true acceptance. Our 3rd-6th grade musical is a fantastic opportunity for young performers at all skill levels to gain or further onstage experience. With classes in singing, dance, acting, and design, watch your child’s confidence and creativity grow before your eyes. This program culminates in a fully staged production of Shrek the Musical Jr. Based on the Oscar-winning smash hit film, Shrek Jr. is a hilarious show that offers a heartwarming message for the whole family: what makes us special, makes us strong.

Artistic Team

Director: Brittany Welch