SUMMER ACADEMY
June 1- july 31, 2026
Do you have a
flair for the theatrical?
So do we!
Our programming is designed to nurture the talent and creativity in young people, while giving them a chance to create theatre from beginning to end. We don’t just put them on a stage, we give them the stage as a palette for their creativity.
For more information or questions about Summer Academy, email Chuck Tuttle at Chuck@theatrecentre.com.
A link to the student information, and the student handbook will be sent by email two weeks before the beginning of each class.
You will need to provide a lunch for all extended, and full day students.
Rising 1st through 3rd Grades
Extended Day 9:00AM-3:00PM
Stories to Stage
Theatre is storytelling through action and word. Every story is an adventure, and every adventure has a story. Our classes allow young people to act out adventures in a structured and nurturing environment, while teaching the fundamentals of stage work.
One-week sessions $300 per week
Who inhabits the Storybook Kingdom? Everyone you can imagine.
Storybook Kingdom - June 1-5
Pictures to Performance - June 8-12
Make your own picture with paper, pen, and crayon, then act it out with friends and imagination.
Under The Moon - June 15-19
What do you find at night, under the moon? Owls, and fruit bats, and lightning bugs, and adventure!
Elves, Fairies, and Heroes - June 22-26
Create an adventure in a far away land, where elves live, fairies wander, and heroes abound.
Legend of the Purple Cheese - July 6-10
What is the Legend of the Purple Cheese? That’s for you to figure out.
Adventures in Space- July 13-17
Blast off and explore undiscovered solar systems, new planets, and strange creatures.
Dragons! - July 20-24
Big, small, tame, wild, cunning, friendly, or not. Dragons are whatever you can imagine them to be.
Rising 4th through 6th Grades
9:00AM-4:00PM
Fundamentals of Acting
One week, June 1-5 $325
This intensive workshop uses theatrical games and exercises to train the actor’s voice, body, and mind, for dramatic performance.
Improvisation
One week, June 8-12 $325
Learn techniques of how to work with other improvisers to spontaneously create stories on stage that entertain an audience.
The Play’s the Thing
Two Weeks, June 15-26 $495
Work with others to choose themes, improvise ideas, and develop a play from concept to Performance. This class culminates in a presentation of the competed work.
Musical Theatre Academy
Rising 4th-12th Grades
9:00AM-4:00PM
Three Week Musical Theatre Academy
July 6-26 $575 OR JULY 13-31 $575
(You can only enroll in one.)
Come learn about musical theatre by performing in a fully produced musical created specially for our Summer Academy. Both three-week sections provide for solid performance opportunities for everyone involved. Help us workshop, rehearse, and perform a musical on the last Friday of the each section.
Note: Because of the scheduling of the program, you will only be able to take one of the two, three-week sections
Performances on Fridays, July 24 (section 1) or 31 (section two), at 10:30AM and 5:00PM
(Admission to performance is $5. Each student will receive four complimentary tickets to each production)
July 6-26 $575
JULY 13-31 $575
Rising 7th through 12th Grades
9:00AM-4:00PM
Fundamentals of Acting
One week, June 1-5 $325
This practical course uses theatrical games and exercises to get you to speak, move, and think like an actor. Good for beginners, and as a refresher for those with some experience.
Movie Making
One week, June 8-13 $325
Independent film maker Eric Lorinc will guide you through the techniques you need to create your own indie film.
Shakespeare
One week, June 8-13 $325
through practice and observation, you will learn to interpret and portray some of the greatest Characters, from some of the greatest plays, of the greatest playwright in English history.
Comedy
Two weeks, June 15-26 $495
Master the skills of making funny happen on stage, through the development of comic sketches, and performing them in front of an audience.
Rising 8th-12th Grades
9:00AM-4:00PM
Three Week Technical Theatre
Would you like to be involved in putting on a play, but want a challenge beyond acting? Consider this technical theatre class which will give you a chance to learn how to build sets, costumes, props, and the set up of lights and sound. This class works in conjunction with the Musical Theatre Academy, so you will have practical applications for all the things you learn and make.
July 6-24 $575
July 13-31 $575
Dance
Academy
2026
Dance
One Week (half day sessions), June 22-26 $160
Choreographer Lindsay Fussell will teach jazz, tap, and theatre dance. for older students, she’ll throw in some hip-hop, salsa, and swing!
After Care
We have limited after care for students in the extended or full day programs.
Option One
Extended Day After Care
3:00PM-5:30PM
$40 per week
(Available for Stories to Stage students)
Option Two
Full Day After Care
4:00PM-5:30PM
$40 per week
(Available for full-day students)
Refund Policy
70% refund available if requested at least 20 days before each class begins.
No refunds will be issued within the 20 day window before the start of class.