Illinois Shakespeare Festival Summer Camps and Classes
Center for the Performing Arts at Illinois State University, 400 Beaufort St, Normal, IL 61761
About
Illinois Shakespeare Festival Summer Camps and Classes offers Bard Buddies: Elementary, Shakespeare’s Apprentices: Middle School, Shakespeare’s Players: High School, Broadway Basics: Musical Theatre Camp (Middle School), and Broadway Dreamers: Musical Theatre Camp (High School). Bard Buddies: Elementary is for students entering 3rd through 5th grades and meets Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-11 a.m., for $125. Shakespeare’s Apprentices and Shakespeare’s Players meet Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-noon, for $275, and Broadway Basics and Broadway Dreamers meet Monday-Friday, 1 p.m.-4 p.m., for $275; the musical theatre camps cost $175 if a student is also enrolled in one of the morning camps.
Programs
- Bard Buddies: Elementary — Students entering 3rd through 5th grades · Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-11 a.m. · $125 · In-person; maximum enrollment 15 students.
- Shakespeare’s Apprentices: Middle School — Students entering 6th through 8th grades · Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-noon · $275 · In-person; maximum enrollment 25 students.
- Shakespeare’s Players: High School — Students entering 9th through 12th grades · Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-noon · $275 · In-person; maximum enrollment 25 students.
- Broadway Basics: Musical Theatre Camp (Middle School) — Students entering 6th through 8th grades · Monday-Friday, 1 p.m.-4 p.m. · $275 · In-person; $175 if also enrolled in one of the morning camps; maximum enrollment 25 students.
- Broadway Dreamers: Musical Theatre Camp (High School) — Students entering 9th through 12th grades · Monday-Friday, 1 p.m.-4 p.m. · $275 · In-person; $175 if also enrolled in one of the morning camps; maximum enrollment 25 students.
At a glance
- Ages: 8–18 years old
- Price range: $125–$275
Last updated August 23, 2026.
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