Fort Collins Children's Theatre Summer Programs

Fort Collins Children's Theatre Youth Programs include musical theatre workshops where participants work on auditioning, acting, singing, and dancing skills, as well as dramatizing a story with learning lines, characterization, and performing skills. Story Theatre sessions focus on bringing stories to life, and some youth programs include watching the musical Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Jr., a cast pizza party, a wrap-up celebration, and a “getting to know you” celebration.

• Ages: 8–17 years old
• Schedule: Spring after school Story Theater 2026 runs March 30–April 15, 2026, meeting Mondays and Wednesdays from 4:30–6:30pm; Story Theatre is a week-long theatre camp for kids 8–12 meeting daily from 9am–2pm; Summer Story Theater 2026 offers two separate weeks June 15–19 and June 21–25, 2026, with rehearsals Monday–Thursday from 9am–2pm and a performance on Thursday; Center Stage 2026 Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Jr. runs June 1–21, 2026 as a musical workshop; Center Stage Juniors and Center Stage Seniors are each 3-week musical theatre workshops in June, with Juniors rehearsing in the mornings and Seniors in the afternoons.

Fort Collins Children’s Theatre has more than 60 years of service to Northern Colorado and is a volunteer-powered organization. Its mission is to engage the Northern Colorado community in live, family-friendly theatre and story while providing safe spaces for personal and cultural growth. Youth Programs 2026 include the Center Stage 2026 production of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Jr., which honors the 100th birthday of Dick Van Dyke and includes two weeks in the FCCT workspace followed by a third week in The Lincoln Center Magnolia Theater for full tech week and shows. Center Stage Juniors and Center Stage Seniors both culminate in a performance of the same Broadway Jr. musical at The Lincoln Center Magnolia Theatre, and young actors aged 12–14 may choose either Juniors or Seniors. Story Theatre in 2026 focuses on Scottish folktales such as Molly Whuppie and Whuppity Stoorie, along with additional British folktales to be determined. Fort Collins Children’s Theatre typically runs three summer programs for youth and has collaborated with the Community Foundation for The Debbie Dixon Endowment Fund. In 1978, Fort Collins Children’s Theatre was the first local theatre group to stage a show on the Main Stage of the Lincoln Center with its production of Sleeping Beauty. The leadership team includes Co-Presidents Anna Epstein and Amanda Ercole, Treasurer Adria Lair, Secretary Austin Naylor, and Board member Amanda Jo Reisenweber.

Last updated June 4, 2026.