Magic Circle Players Youth Theatre
Magic Circle Players Theatre, 420 S 12th St, Montrose, CO 81401
About
Magic Circle Players Youth Theatre includes acting classes, workshops, rehearsals, auditioning, memorization, make up, and stage direction. Participants work on developing character skills and improvisation skills, and take part in the creation of original play scripts through storytelling, movement, and improvisation. The program has included producing the play “Delightfully Different,” a performance of a play at the end of the week, and performing a 30 minute play at local elementary schools.
• Ages: 5–18 years old
• Schedule: Drama Camp is held each summer in the last two weeks of June, with a special two week summer theatre experience and two week acting classes.
Magic Circle’s Youth Theatre is an integral part of Magic Circle Players and began as Theatre for Children, with the name changing to Youth Theatre in 2018. Drama Camp offers four classes over two weeks to provide 68 children the experience of live theatre, and drama camp alumni are often the volunteer staff. Magic Circle’s Youth Theatre mission was stated as “to engage youth in a variety of live theatre experiences that educate, excite and increase community awareness of the value of the performing arts.”
Magic Circle’s Youth Theatre has been part of Magic Circle Players since the 1990s, beginning as Theatre for Children in collaboration with the Montrose Arts Council, and in the summer of 1999 invited undergraduate and graduate students from CU to conduct two week acting classes. In 2001 the first independent classes were offered, and in the summer of 2002 Cheryl Capshaw began a decade of leadership in Drama Camp. Early Theatre for Children On Stage productions were directed by Jo Anne Sandburg, Pat Myers, Nancy Ballantyne, and Cheryl Capshaw, and December 2003 marked the fourth season of Theatre for Children. Nancy Ballantyne and Kim Santich have guided the Drama Camp program, and Tricia Dickinson was instrumental in coordinating acting classes, while Lisa Rediger had the idea to produce large musicals acted by children. Theatre for Children On Stage was established as a season of theatre with children as its main audience and produces an on stage show each summer.
Magic Circle Players, Theatre for Children Travels performs a 30 minute play each fall at RE-1J district elementary schools, private schools in Montrose County, and elementary schools in Gunnison, Ridgway, and Ouray. Magic Circle Players, Theatre for Children Travels is bringing the joy of a live theatre experience to every child in the Montrose school district and aims to give the joy of a live theatre experience to children who may not otherwise have the opportunity. For twelve years, the TFC Travel Show has performed each fall at local elementary schools.
Last updated February 24, 2026.
• Ages: 5–18 years old
• Schedule: Drama Camp is held each summer in the last two weeks of June, with a special two week summer theatre experience and two week acting classes.
Magic Circle’s Youth Theatre is an integral part of Magic Circle Players and began as Theatre for Children, with the name changing to Youth Theatre in 2018. Drama Camp offers four classes over two weeks to provide 68 children the experience of live theatre, and drama camp alumni are often the volunteer staff. Magic Circle’s Youth Theatre mission was stated as “to engage youth in a variety of live theatre experiences that educate, excite and increase community awareness of the value of the performing arts.”
Magic Circle’s Youth Theatre has been part of Magic Circle Players since the 1990s, beginning as Theatre for Children in collaboration with the Montrose Arts Council, and in the summer of 1999 invited undergraduate and graduate students from CU to conduct two week acting classes. In 2001 the first independent classes were offered, and in the summer of 2002 Cheryl Capshaw began a decade of leadership in Drama Camp. Early Theatre for Children On Stage productions were directed by Jo Anne Sandburg, Pat Myers, Nancy Ballantyne, and Cheryl Capshaw, and December 2003 marked the fourth season of Theatre for Children. Nancy Ballantyne and Kim Santich have guided the Drama Camp program, and Tricia Dickinson was instrumental in coordinating acting classes, while Lisa Rediger had the idea to produce large musicals acted by children. Theatre for Children On Stage was established as a season of theatre with children as its main audience and produces an on stage show each summer.
Magic Circle Players, Theatre for Children Travels performs a 30 minute play each fall at RE-1J district elementary schools, private schools in Montrose County, and elementary schools in Gunnison, Ridgway, and Ouray. Magic Circle Players, Theatre for Children Travels is bringing the joy of a live theatre experience to every child in the Montrose school district and aims to give the joy of a live theatre experience to children who may not otherwise have the opportunity. For twelve years, the TFC Travel Show has performed each fall at local elementary schools.
Last updated February 24, 2026.
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