Summer Camps for Youth
Theatre at Ewing / Ewing Cultural Center, 48 Sunset Rd., Bloomington, IL 61701
About
Summer Camps for Youth is a program where students entering grades 1st–12th perform adaptations of Shakespeare. Participants perform these adaptations on the same Illinois Shakespeare Festival stage used by professional actors.
• Ages: 6–17 years old
The Summer Camps for Youth program is part of the Illinois Shakespeare Festival, a professional repertory company established in 1978. The Festival launched the Summer Camps for Youth program in 2017. The Festival produces mainstage productions, free family-friendly performances, and community events over the summer and reaches over 10,000 patrons each season. Theatre for Young Audiences shows are performed free of charge on the grounds of Ewing Cultural Center. The Festival also runs a touring Bard in a Box troupe that brings Shakespearean adaptations to schools and community centers in the area.
The Illinois Shakespeare Festival Society, founded in 1983, is Central Illinois’ community support wing of the Festival and includes individuals, businesses, corporations, and foundations. Its committees support the Festival through events such as the John Stevens Memorial Golf Outing and the Bard Bash. The organization states, “We are so thankful for our continued partnerships with the community.”
The leadership team connected with the Festival includes Robert Quinlan (Artistic Director), Ann Haugo (Producer), Marty Lynch (Budget Manager), Allie Nicholson (Production Manager), Kee-Yoon Nahm (Dramaturg), and Natasha Warloe (Personnel and Communications Manager). Additional leadership roles include Nick Benson (Center for the Performing Arts Manager), Scott Irelan (Dean, Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts), and Illinois Shakespeare Festival Society Board 2025–2026 officers John Danenberger (President), Erich Brandt (Vice President), Jane Schurter (Secretary), along with Toni Tucker (Director, Ewing Cultural Center) and Emily Grimany (Student Representative).
Last updated August 16, 2026.
• Ages: 6–17 years old
The Summer Camps for Youth program is part of the Illinois Shakespeare Festival, a professional repertory company established in 1978. The Festival launched the Summer Camps for Youth program in 2017. The Festival produces mainstage productions, free family-friendly performances, and community events over the summer and reaches over 10,000 patrons each season. Theatre for Young Audiences shows are performed free of charge on the grounds of Ewing Cultural Center. The Festival also runs a touring Bard in a Box troupe that brings Shakespearean adaptations to schools and community centers in the area.
The Illinois Shakespeare Festival Society, founded in 1983, is Central Illinois’ community support wing of the Festival and includes individuals, businesses, corporations, and foundations. Its committees support the Festival through events such as the John Stevens Memorial Golf Outing and the Bard Bash. The organization states, “We are so thankful for our continued partnerships with the community.”
The leadership team connected with the Festival includes Robert Quinlan (Artistic Director), Ann Haugo (Producer), Marty Lynch (Budget Manager), Allie Nicholson (Production Manager), Kee-Yoon Nahm (Dramaturg), and Natasha Warloe (Personnel and Communications Manager). Additional leadership roles include Nick Benson (Center for the Performing Arts Manager), Scott Irelan (Dean, Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts), and Illinois Shakespeare Festival Society Board 2025–2026 officers John Danenberger (President), Erich Brandt (Vice President), Jane Schurter (Secretary), along with Toni Tucker (Director, Ewing Cultural Center) and Emily Grimany (Student Representative).
Last updated August 16, 2026.
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