Berkeley Rep School of Theatre – Youth and Teen Camps
Berkeley Rep School of Theatre, 2071 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA 94704
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Berkeley Rep School of Theatre – Youth and Teen Camps offers Spring Break Theatre Camp: Play Creation, Summer Theatre Camp: Play Creation for grades 1–5, Summer Theatre Intensive for grades 6–8 and 9–12, a Summer Filmmaking Intensive, and a Summer Musical Theatre Intensive: The Broadway Experience. Camp days include activities such as improv, voice class, acting class, play creation and rehearsal, electives like clowning, playwriting, and on-camera acting, as well as dance/acting/voice classes and filmmaking. Students are asked to come dressed to move in closed-toed shoes and to bring water, snacks, writing utensils, and lunch if required by their grade level.
• Ages: 6–17 years old
• Schedule: Spring Break and Summer Theatre Camp: Play Creation (Gr 1–5) run from 9am–4pm with check-in, acting/voice/movement sessions, lunch, play creation/rehearsal, a mindfulness moment, and afternoon wrap up; Summer Theatre Intensive (Gr 6–8 and 9–12) runs 9am–4pm with improv or voice, acting, lunch, play creation/rehearsal, and electives; Summer Filmmaking Intensive runs 4:30–7:30pm with discussion, writing/storyboarding, and filmmaking; Summer Musical Theatre Intensive: The Broadway Experience runs 11am–4:40pm with dance/acting/voice classes, lunch, and rehearsal; after-camp childcare for summer elementary programs is available 4–5:30pm Monday through Thursday.
• Price: After camp childcare for summer elementary programs costs an additional $100 ($25 per day).
Camps are open to students of all experience levels and backgrounds. Masks are encouraged but optional for all students. Information about camp expectations, safety details, and other logistics is emailed to families one week before the program begins. If a camp is sold out, families can sign up for a waitlist or contact the Berkeley Rep School of Theatre via email. An Early Bird Discount on all summer camps is available through January 26, 2026, and automatically appears on each camp registration page. Current Berkeley Rep season subscribers receive 10% off all programs, and Blue Star families receive 15% off programs, and these discounts cannot be combined or applied retroactively. Payment plans are available for camps by email request, and a limited number of partial financial aid scholarships for youth and teen camps are considered in the order received, with applications submitted by March 9 receiving priority consideration; a financial aid application does not guarantee class admission and separate registration is required if a scholarship is approved.
All sessions of Summer Theatre Camp: Play Creation (Gr 1–5) are identical, and multiple sessions are offered. Final performances or sharings typically start around 7pm, last about one hour, and end with a small celebration in the lobby space, and RSVP is not necessary. With parental consent, students in grades 9–12 may buy lunch nearby in downtown Berkeley but must sign out and bring all food back to eat on campus, while all other students must bring lunch and remain on campus during lunchtime. After camp childcare is available for summer elementary programs only from Monday through Thursday, and families are invited for a final sharing on Friday.
For middle and high school programs, cancellations before April 1 are refunded less a $200 fee, cancellations after April 1 are refunded less a $450 fee, and after May 1 no refund is given. For the elementary school Spring Break Theatre Camp, cancellations before March 1 are refunded less a $200 fee, and after March 1 no refund is given. For the elementary school Summer Theatre Camp, cancellations before April 1 are refunded less a $150 fee, cancellations after April 1 are refunded less a $250 fee, and after May 1 no refund is given.
Berkeley Rep states that its mission is to create ambitious theatre that entertains and challenges its audiences, provokes civic engagement, and inspires people to experience the world in new and surprising ways. In 2021, Berkeley Rep launched In Dialogue, a program that uses its theatre-making skills and resources in collaboration with local, socially centered organizations and to educate and activate audiences around organizations whose work aligns with the themes of its productions. Berkeley Rep received the Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre in 1997.
Last updated March 18, 2026.
• Ages: 6–17 years old
• Schedule: Spring Break and Summer Theatre Camp: Play Creation (Gr 1–5) run from 9am–4pm with check-in, acting/voice/movement sessions, lunch, play creation/rehearsal, a mindfulness moment, and afternoon wrap up; Summer Theatre Intensive (Gr 6–8 and 9–12) runs 9am–4pm with improv or voice, acting, lunch, play creation/rehearsal, and electives; Summer Filmmaking Intensive runs 4:30–7:30pm with discussion, writing/storyboarding, and filmmaking; Summer Musical Theatre Intensive: The Broadway Experience runs 11am–4:40pm with dance/acting/voice classes, lunch, and rehearsal; after-camp childcare for summer elementary programs is available 4–5:30pm Monday through Thursday.
• Price: After camp childcare for summer elementary programs costs an additional $100 ($25 per day).
Camps are open to students of all experience levels and backgrounds. Masks are encouraged but optional for all students. Information about camp expectations, safety details, and other logistics is emailed to families one week before the program begins. If a camp is sold out, families can sign up for a waitlist or contact the Berkeley Rep School of Theatre via email. An Early Bird Discount on all summer camps is available through January 26, 2026, and automatically appears on each camp registration page. Current Berkeley Rep season subscribers receive 10% off all programs, and Blue Star families receive 15% off programs, and these discounts cannot be combined or applied retroactively. Payment plans are available for camps by email request, and a limited number of partial financial aid scholarships for youth and teen camps are considered in the order received, with applications submitted by March 9 receiving priority consideration; a financial aid application does not guarantee class admission and separate registration is required if a scholarship is approved.
All sessions of Summer Theatre Camp: Play Creation (Gr 1–5) are identical, and multiple sessions are offered. Final performances or sharings typically start around 7pm, last about one hour, and end with a small celebration in the lobby space, and RSVP is not necessary. With parental consent, students in grades 9–12 may buy lunch nearby in downtown Berkeley but must sign out and bring all food back to eat on campus, while all other students must bring lunch and remain on campus during lunchtime. After camp childcare is available for summer elementary programs only from Monday through Thursday, and families are invited for a final sharing on Friday.
For middle and high school programs, cancellations before April 1 are refunded less a $200 fee, cancellations after April 1 are refunded less a $450 fee, and after May 1 no refund is given. For the elementary school Spring Break Theatre Camp, cancellations before March 1 are refunded less a $200 fee, and after March 1 no refund is given. For the elementary school Summer Theatre Camp, cancellations before April 1 are refunded less a $150 fee, cancellations after April 1 are refunded less a $250 fee, and after May 1 no refund is given.
Berkeley Rep states that its mission is to create ambitious theatre that entertains and challenges its audiences, provokes civic engagement, and inspires people to experience the world in new and surprising ways. In 2021, Berkeley Rep launched In Dialogue, a program that uses its theatre-making skills and resources in collaboration with local, socially centered organizations and to educate and activate audiences around organizations whose work aligns with the themes of its productions. Berkeley Rep received the Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre in 1997.
Last updated March 18, 2026.
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