Compass Rose Theater Classes and Workshops

Compass Rose Theater Classes and Workshops offers Kinder Theater, Youth Acting & Improv, Musical Theater, Create a Play, and Theater Summer Camps. The program includes acting, improv, musical theater, playwriting, directing, sets, soundscapes, costumes, and ensemble skills.

Programs

• Kinder Theater — Suggested Ages 4 - 7; children aged 4 to 7 (depending on the child) · Saturdays · Winter/Spring 2027. Sessions starting Jan 30 and April 10. Culminates in a special presentation for family/friends.
• Youth Acting & Improv — teens · Tuesdays 6:30 · Sessions starting Jan 26 and April 6. Class culminates in a presentation to family/friends.
• Musical Theater — children · Wednesdays 5:30 · Sessions starting Jan 27 and April 7. The session concludes with a special performance for family and friends.
• Create a Play — young drama kids, playwrights, directors, and actors · Tuesdays 5:30 · Sessions: Jan 26 and April 6. Class culminates in an exciting presentation for family and friends.
• Theater Summer Camps — Ages 5-12; Ages 10+ · Mondays through Fridays 9:00 am to 4:00 pm · Nine separate one-week camps, each registered for individually. Daytime, weekly theater summer camps in 2027. Email for scholarship info.

At a glance

• Ages: 4–18 years old
• General schedule: Weekly Fall, Winter and Spring Classes: Tuesdays, Wednesdays (after school) or Saturdays. Theater summer camps are Mondays through Fridays 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.

About the provider

Compass Rose Theater was founded in the spring of 2011 by Lucinda Merry-Browne and is now led by Executive Director Barbara Webber and Artistic Director Madeline Ausin. All classes are taught by accredited teachers with a B.A. or Master’s degree in theater or music, along with teaching experience and professional theater work.

We’re the only professional theater in Annapolis, MD, where young actors get a chance to be taught by and act alongside seasoned, professional actors. Process-based theater education; any performance results from hard work and in-depth study of technique. Music, improv, acting, playwriting, directing, sets, soundscapes, costumes, and ensemble skills are referenced in the class descriptions.

What families say

“Compass Rose Theater is now producing the most charming production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee I think I can ever recall seeing— and that’s saying something as I’ve covered it over a dozen times in as many years, including just a month ago elsewhere!” — THEATER BLOOM

Last updated October 29, 2026.