Musical Theatre Summer Camp
Palo Alto High School, 50 Embarcadero Rd., Palo Alto, CA 94301
About
Hope Musical Theatre Summer Camp is an intensive musical theatre program where campers take part in singing, dancing, acting, drama games, and summer fun activities. The program includes team building exercises, a musical theater enrichment hour, and focused voice, acting, and dance training. Campers also participate in daily dress up themes, Yoga Practice, and use both outdoor and indoor rehearsal and production spaces.
• Ages: 6–15 years old
• Schedule: 1-week, full-day camps running Monday–Friday from 9:00am–4:00pm, with optional Early Drop Off and After Care from 8:00am–9:00am and/or 4:00pm–5:00pm, offered in multiple sessions from June 8–July 24, 2026, plus optional “Training Tuesdays” after-camp coaching from 4:00pm–5:00pm on select dates
• Price: Full Day Basic Tuition = $1390, with additional package options up to $1760; Early Care/After Care is $30 daily or $150 weekly; Training Tuesdays after-camp coaching is $60 per session
Ages 6–15 work together to put on a Broadway-style musical in one week, with approximately 45+ students divided into cohorts. Campers are grouped as Junior Campers with 1st and 2nd graders and Regular Campers with 3rd–8th graders, and no entering kindergarteners are allowed. All campers get speaking solos, many have singing solos, and all take part in large dance numbers, with a real theatre performance for family and friends during the last hour plus on the final day of camp. The program provides high-caliber sets, props, and costumes, including beautiful costumes to wear on show day, and a live band with a professional pianist at rehearsals. Tuition packages include a camp shirt, camp supplies, fun camp prizes, camp surprises and treats, daily popsicles after lunch, and a pizza party on show day, and families can also access the Sparkle Shop online store and an HMT Spirit Pack. Additional photo and keepsake options include a cast photo, slideshow, camper photo shoot, and headshot close-up portrait session, each available at listed prices or bundled with tuition.
Hope Musical Theatre Summer Camp is led by Director Sarah Hope, a graduate of New York University’s TISCH School of the Arts who has performed in the world-famous Beach Blanket Babylon. The program has been “Bringing BROADWAY to the BAY AREA since 2000.” Counselors In Training positions are available for 9th graders and up.
Parent and camper feedback includes comments such as “My FAVORITE CAMP ever!” from a 2022 boy camper and “Truly a life-changing experience for my child!” from a 2025 parent. Parents from multiple years describe the week as “one of the GREATEST WEEKS EVER,” “the best week ever,” and “her favorite camp of all time,” and note that campers often want to return for additional weeks. One parent from 2024 shared that their child “literally looks forward to his summer time at HMT all year long,” and another from 2024 described the production experience with over 50 kids in one week as “amazing.” The San Jose Mercury News wrote, “This summer camp puts on quite a show!”
Last updated March 18, 2026.
• Ages: 6–15 years old
• Schedule: 1-week, full-day camps running Monday–Friday from 9:00am–4:00pm, with optional Early Drop Off and After Care from 8:00am–9:00am and/or 4:00pm–5:00pm, offered in multiple sessions from June 8–July 24, 2026, plus optional “Training Tuesdays” after-camp coaching from 4:00pm–5:00pm on select dates
• Price: Full Day Basic Tuition = $1390, with additional package options up to $1760; Early Care/After Care is $30 daily or $150 weekly; Training Tuesdays after-camp coaching is $60 per session
Ages 6–15 work together to put on a Broadway-style musical in one week, with approximately 45+ students divided into cohorts. Campers are grouped as Junior Campers with 1st and 2nd graders and Regular Campers with 3rd–8th graders, and no entering kindergarteners are allowed. All campers get speaking solos, many have singing solos, and all take part in large dance numbers, with a real theatre performance for family and friends during the last hour plus on the final day of camp. The program provides high-caliber sets, props, and costumes, including beautiful costumes to wear on show day, and a live band with a professional pianist at rehearsals. Tuition packages include a camp shirt, camp supplies, fun camp prizes, camp surprises and treats, daily popsicles after lunch, and a pizza party on show day, and families can also access the Sparkle Shop online store and an HMT Spirit Pack. Additional photo and keepsake options include a cast photo, slideshow, camper photo shoot, and headshot close-up portrait session, each available at listed prices or bundled with tuition.
Hope Musical Theatre Summer Camp is led by Director Sarah Hope, a graduate of New York University’s TISCH School of the Arts who has performed in the world-famous Beach Blanket Babylon. The program has been “Bringing BROADWAY to the BAY AREA since 2000.” Counselors In Training positions are available for 9th graders and up.
Parent and camper feedback includes comments such as “My FAVORITE CAMP ever!” from a 2022 boy camper and “Truly a life-changing experience for my child!” from a 2025 parent. Parents from multiple years describe the week as “one of the GREATEST WEEKS EVER,” “the best week ever,” and “her favorite camp of all time,” and note that campers often want to return for additional weeks. One parent from 2024 shared that their child “literally looks forward to his summer time at HMT all year long,” and another from 2024 described the production experience with over 50 kids in one week as “amazing.” The San Jose Mercury News wrote, “This summer camp puts on quite a show!”
Last updated March 18, 2026.
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