Theatre Arts Training Camps and Classes
Children’s Theatre Company, 2400 3rd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55404
About
Theatre Arts Training Camps and Classes include theatre games, acting, devising, and performance skills, along with musical theatre, music, and dance skills. Participants take part in activities such as creating original scenes and plays, learning new songs and choreography, building characters and worlds, and using improvisation, group brainstorms, and imaginative play. Camps and classes also offer visual art and stagecraft activities like puppets, scenery creation, props, costume and makeup design, movie making, and screenwriting, as well as rehearsing and performing scenes, dances, and songs from existing scripts and musicals, plus free play and organized activities.
• Ages: 2–18 years old
• Schedule: Summer camps run across 11 weeks, with options including half-day Summer Labs, two-week Musical Theatre Intensive camps, and a five-week Triple Threat Summer Intensive, and Spring Session classes run March 24–May 16
• Price: Extended Care: AM Only $75/week, PM Only $75/week, AM and PM $125/week.
The Triple Threat Summer Intensive includes studio classes in the morning and rehearsals in the afternoon and performs on the Cargill Stage. Musical Theatre Intensives focus on popular musicals and involve working with industry professionals, and Musical Theatre camps use existing musicals for dances, scenes, and songs. Discovery Theatre camps focus on imagination and storytelling leading to a short play based on a theme, World Premiere camps generate scripts created by students, Stagecraft camps start from visual art such as puppets, scenery creation, or props, and Showtime camps rehearse and perform adapted versions of existing scripts so each student has a chance to shine. Summer Labs are half-day camps focused on story making and design, and there are 11 weeks of summer camp with a new adventure each week for students in grades 1–12, with Saint Paul summer camps at Macalester College for rising grades 2–4 that include a final performance on the last day of camp. Extended care and scholarships are available for K–12 camps, and extended care is not available at the Saint Paul site.
Children’s Theatre Company began as The Moppet Players, moved into the Minneapolis Institute of Arts in 1965, and was incorporated as Children’s Theatre Company in 1975. CTC has been dedicated to advancing the art of theatre for families and young audiences for over 50 years and has created more than 200 new works for young audiences. Theatre Arts Training is described as the industry leader in providing professional theatre experiences and education to build curious, creative, and confident young artists, and the Theatre Arts Training program is an immersive exploration of acting, voice, and movement training for youth ages 2–18. Children’s Theatre Company summer camps state that they provide experiences to build curious, creative, and confident young people, and CTC creates theatre experiences that educate, challenge, and inspire more than 200,000 people annually, with a vision of creating a better world with, for, and through young people. Managing Director Ryan French is part of the leadership team.
Children’s Theatre Company is the nation’s largest and most acclaimed theatre for young people, serves a multigenerational audience, and is recognized as North America’s flagship theatre for young people and families. CTC is the only theatre focused on young audiences to win the Special Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre and is the only theatre in Minnesota to receive three Tony nominations for its production of A Year With Frog and Toad. CTC benefits from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund (Legacy Amendment) to provide arts, arts education, and arts access programs to Minnesotans of all ages, and its ACT One platform focuses on access, diversity, and inclusion in audiences, programs, staff, and board to be reflective of the community.
Last updated February 23, 2026.
• Ages: 2–18 years old
• Schedule: Summer camps run across 11 weeks, with options including half-day Summer Labs, two-week Musical Theatre Intensive camps, and a five-week Triple Threat Summer Intensive, and Spring Session classes run March 24–May 16
• Price: Extended Care: AM Only $75/week, PM Only $75/week, AM and PM $125/week.
The Triple Threat Summer Intensive includes studio classes in the morning and rehearsals in the afternoon and performs on the Cargill Stage. Musical Theatre Intensives focus on popular musicals and involve working with industry professionals, and Musical Theatre camps use existing musicals for dances, scenes, and songs. Discovery Theatre camps focus on imagination and storytelling leading to a short play based on a theme, World Premiere camps generate scripts created by students, Stagecraft camps start from visual art such as puppets, scenery creation, or props, and Showtime camps rehearse and perform adapted versions of existing scripts so each student has a chance to shine. Summer Labs are half-day camps focused on story making and design, and there are 11 weeks of summer camp with a new adventure each week for students in grades 1–12, with Saint Paul summer camps at Macalester College for rising grades 2–4 that include a final performance on the last day of camp. Extended care and scholarships are available for K–12 camps, and extended care is not available at the Saint Paul site.
Children’s Theatre Company began as The Moppet Players, moved into the Minneapolis Institute of Arts in 1965, and was incorporated as Children’s Theatre Company in 1975. CTC has been dedicated to advancing the art of theatre for families and young audiences for over 50 years and has created more than 200 new works for young audiences. Theatre Arts Training is described as the industry leader in providing professional theatre experiences and education to build curious, creative, and confident young artists, and the Theatre Arts Training program is an immersive exploration of acting, voice, and movement training for youth ages 2–18. Children’s Theatre Company summer camps state that they provide experiences to build curious, creative, and confident young people, and CTC creates theatre experiences that educate, challenge, and inspire more than 200,000 people annually, with a vision of creating a better world with, for, and through young people. Managing Director Ryan French is part of the leadership team.
Children’s Theatre Company is the nation’s largest and most acclaimed theatre for young people, serves a multigenerational audience, and is recognized as North America’s flagship theatre for young people and families. CTC is the only theatre focused on young audiences to win the Special Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre and is the only theatre in Minnesota to receive three Tony nominations for its production of A Year With Frog and Toad. CTC benefits from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund (Legacy Amendment) to provide arts, arts education, and arts access programs to Minnesotans of all ages, and its ACT One platform focuses on access, diversity, and inclusion in audiences, programs, staff, and board to be reflective of the community.
Last updated February 23, 2026.
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