Springfield Theatre Centre Youth Programs (PAVE Arts and Theatre Summer Camp & Active & Creative Teen Theatre)
Hoogland Center for the Arts, 420 S. Sixth St., Springfield, IL 62701
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Springfield Theatre Centre Youth Programs (PAVE Arts and Theatre Summer Camp & Active & Creative Teen Theatre) involve young people in musicals, plays, children’s shows, murder mysteries, trivia nights, and launch parties. These programs focus on live theatrical arts and include activities on and around the stage.
• Ages: 8–18 years old
The Springfield Theatre Guild incorporated as a not-for-profit organization in 1947. Its mission is to bring the community and the performing arts together. The Springfield Theatre Centre draws its actors, stage technicians, volunteers, and audience from Springfield, Lincoln, Decatur, Jacksonville, and Taylorville, Illinois. It is a community theater with programs for adults, youth, and children, and it provides Central Illinois with theatre, educational opportunities, and a creative outlet for live theatrical arts. PAVE Arts and Theatre Summer Camp and the Active & Creative Teen Theatre program state that they offer young people an opportunity to learn skills necessary to build confidence not only in performance but in all aspects of theatre. The organization has a harassment policy stating that harassment, whether verbal, non-verbal, or physical, will not be tolerated in the Springfield Theatre Centre environment, and it has a policy that anyone working with children while participating in Springfield Theatre Centre events will refrain from any private social media contact with minors.
Last updated May 24, 2026.
• Ages: 8–18 years old
The Springfield Theatre Guild incorporated as a not-for-profit organization in 1947. Its mission is to bring the community and the performing arts together. The Springfield Theatre Centre draws its actors, stage technicians, volunteers, and audience from Springfield, Lincoln, Decatur, Jacksonville, and Taylorville, Illinois. It is a community theater with programs for adults, youth, and children, and it provides Central Illinois with theatre, educational opportunities, and a creative outlet for live theatrical arts. PAVE Arts and Theatre Summer Camp and the Active & Creative Teen Theatre program state that they offer young people an opportunity to learn skills necessary to build confidence not only in performance but in all aspects of theatre. The organization has a harassment policy stating that harassment, whether verbal, non-verbal, or physical, will not be tolerated in the Springfield Theatre Centre environment, and it has a policy that anyone working with children while participating in Springfield Theatre Centre events will refrain from any private social media contact with minors.
Last updated May 24, 2026.
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