Theatre for kids near Chicago, IL

Visceral Dance Youth Program includes dance, performances, and educational programming. The youth program provides professional training in a positive environment. Visceral offers classes for every dancer as part of its broader programming. • Ages:...

Beverly Arts Center Youth Programs and Camps include a Summer Arts Camp, a Youth Theatre Company, and a 2024 season production of Disney’s Camp Rock: The Musical. Disney’s Camp Rock: The Musical is presented as part of the four-week Summer Arts Camp...

Middle School Programs at The Chicago Academy for the Arts offers weekend classes, seasonal workshops, camps, and summer intensives in dance, media arts, music, musical theatre, theatre, and visual arts for students in grades 6–9. Saturday Classes...

Griffin MSI Camps give kids time to explore, create and discover through hands-on projects that dive into science, engineering and design. Campers collaborate, build and tackle design challenges, craft and build mini-machines, experiment with tools...

Education & Engagement Programming for Youth takes place at Goodman Theatre and includes Second Saturdays at the Goodman, which are described as family-focused intergenerational workshops centered on joy. The program is part of a broader initiative...

Filament Camps offers theater-based activities such as creating new plays for young people, exploring new styles of theatre, acting, improv, singing, and using puppets. Campers take part in creative problem solving, teamwork, confident public...

Porchlight Summer Camp offers singing, dancing and skill-based classes that stretch creative muscles and support music theatre goals in acting, dancing and singing. Campers take part in drama games, learn music and acting technique, work on prop and...

A&A Ballet Programs include classes in Ballet, Pointe, Men’s, Partnering, Variations, Contemporary, Character, Body Conditioning, Repertoire, Choreography, Creative Dance, Pre-ballet, and Adult Ballet. A&A BALLET offers a wide variety of ballet...

FAME Center Camps include Art Explorations with painting, drawing, and crafting projects, Music Adventures with hands-on experiences with instruments, rhythm games, and sing-alongs, and Theater Magic with drama games, improvisation, and...

Raven Theatre Summer Camp includes theater games, collaborative storytelling, building scenes, exploring character movement, and creating new barnyard adventures. Campers invent new warriors and wild creatures, design clan challenges, invent animal...

Chicago Children’s Theatre Education Programs include camps and classes where children create and perform their own stories. Many programs use devised theatre, where participants work together to create original plays and theatre pieces and then...

The Second City Training Center Classes focus on improv, acting, comedy writing, and stand-up. Classes take place in a facility that includes theater spaces and classrooms, along with food and beverage service, customized entertainment, and...

Campers ages 6–12 can expect a warm, supportive environment filled with fun, on-your-feet classes like improv, sketch comedy, and music. Summer Camp at The Revival is a perfect way to spark creativity, build new skills, and have a blast!