Raven Theatre Summer Camp
Raven Theatre Chicago, 6157 N. Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60660
About
Raven Theatre Summer Camp includes theater games, collaborative storytelling, building scenes, exploring character movement, and creating new barnyard adventures. Campers invent new warriors and wild creatures, design clan challenges, invent animal and robotic characters, craft their own magical wands and other enchanted objects, create Emerald City art, navigate puzzling quests, and spin their own webs of story-inspired friendship.
• Ages: 6–14 years old
• Schedule: Full-day, two-week sessions with camp days from 9:00am–3:00pm and optional After Care from 3:00pm–4:00pm; SESSION 1 (June 22–July 3), SESSION 2 (July 6–July 17), SESSION 3 (July 20–July 31); groups divided by ages 6–9 and 9–14
• Price: Standard Program Fee: $775; After Care: $100 per session; $75 “Early Bird” discount available through February 16, 2026
Raven Theatre Summer Camp is part of Raven Theatre’s Take Flight education program, which engages 3,000 students each year through summer camps, field trip programs, and in-school workshops, including in-school theatrical residencies. Raven Theatre was founded in 1983 and has been a cultural cornerstone on the north side of Chicago for over 40 years, presenting revivals of modern dramas and thought-provoking new works. The organization states that it tells stories of today and the past that connect people to the cultural landscape and notes that Raven Theatre Company resides on the ancestral homelands of the Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi nations, known collectively as the Council of Three Fires.
Executive Artistic Director Jonathan Berry is a Chicago-based director, teacher, and producer who pursued his MFA in directing from Northwestern University and holds a BFA from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; he has taught acting, directing, and viewpoints at multiple institutions, including the University of Michigan, Northwestern University, University of Chicago, Columbia College, Acting Studio Chicago, Bramble, Vagabond, Black Box, and served as director for the ensemble training program The School at Steppenwolf. The leadership team includes Jonathan Berry (Executive Artistic Director), Kandace Mack (Development & Communications Manager), Lisa Troi Hapin (Venue & Special Events Manager), Mechelle Moe (Director of Education), Lucy Whipp (Production Manager), and board officers and members such as Nathan Taylor (President), Lauren Guydan (Vice President), Jeremy Heckman (Treasurer), Richard Rodriguez (Secretary), and additional board members Judith Beaupre, Dan De La Cruz, Stuart Gold, Dr. James A. Hill, Stephen Johnson, Justin Kulovsek, Michael McCalley, Jeanette Samo, Sally Schwartz, Noah Sobe, Matthew Toles, Susan Schaalman Youdovin, and Carol Zsolnay.
Parent testimonials from Take Flight families describe their campers being excited throughout the two-week sessions, looking forward to the camp during the school year, and experiencing growth in performing after multiple summers. Families report that their campers felt connected to the ensemble, developed friendships, and that they travel across the city to participate in the program.
Last updated July 29, 2026.
• Ages: 6–14 years old
• Schedule: Full-day, two-week sessions with camp days from 9:00am–3:00pm and optional After Care from 3:00pm–4:00pm; SESSION 1 (June 22–July 3), SESSION 2 (July 6–July 17), SESSION 3 (July 20–July 31); groups divided by ages 6–9 and 9–14
• Price: Standard Program Fee: $775; After Care: $100 per session; $75 “Early Bird” discount available through February 16, 2026
Raven Theatre Summer Camp is part of Raven Theatre’s Take Flight education program, which engages 3,000 students each year through summer camps, field trip programs, and in-school workshops, including in-school theatrical residencies. Raven Theatre was founded in 1983 and has been a cultural cornerstone on the north side of Chicago for over 40 years, presenting revivals of modern dramas and thought-provoking new works. The organization states that it tells stories of today and the past that connect people to the cultural landscape and notes that Raven Theatre Company resides on the ancestral homelands of the Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi nations, known collectively as the Council of Three Fires.
Executive Artistic Director Jonathan Berry is a Chicago-based director, teacher, and producer who pursued his MFA in directing from Northwestern University and holds a BFA from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; he has taught acting, directing, and viewpoints at multiple institutions, including the University of Michigan, Northwestern University, University of Chicago, Columbia College, Acting Studio Chicago, Bramble, Vagabond, Black Box, and served as director for the ensemble training program The School at Steppenwolf. The leadership team includes Jonathan Berry (Executive Artistic Director), Kandace Mack (Development & Communications Manager), Lisa Troi Hapin (Venue & Special Events Manager), Mechelle Moe (Director of Education), Lucy Whipp (Production Manager), and board officers and members such as Nathan Taylor (President), Lauren Guydan (Vice President), Jeremy Heckman (Treasurer), Richard Rodriguez (Secretary), and additional board members Judith Beaupre, Dan De La Cruz, Stuart Gold, Dr. James A. Hill, Stephen Johnson, Justin Kulovsek, Michael McCalley, Jeanette Samo, Sally Schwartz, Noah Sobe, Matthew Toles, Susan Schaalman Youdovin, and Carol Zsolnay.
Parent testimonials from Take Flight families describe their campers being excited throughout the two-week sessions, looking forward to the camp during the school year, and experiencing growth in performing after multiple summers. Families report that their campers felt connected to the ensemble, developed friendships, and that they travel across the city to participate in the program.
Last updated July 29, 2026.
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