Theatre Arts Training

Theatre Arts Training offers classes for youth ages 2-18. The classes include acting, voice, and movement training. Theatre Arts Training also offers summer camps for youth ages 2-18, and the camps include story making, design, imagination and storytelling, original scene and play creation, puppets, scenery creation, props, rehearsed scripts, and musical theatre work.

Programs

• Theatre Arts Training classes — youth ages 2-18 · Immersive exploration of acting, voice, and movement training; classes challenge, inspire, and educate all ages and abilities.
• Theatre Arts Training summer camps — youth ages 2-18; summer camps provide experiences for students in grades 1-12 · Children’s Theatre Company summer camps provide experiences to build curious, creative, and confident young people. Extended care and scholarships are available.
• Winter Workshops — Grades 6-12 · December 7-8, 5-7:30pm · Hands-on, high-energy training led by theatre professionals.
• Saint Paul Summer Camps — students in rising grades 2-4 · 9am-4pm · Offered for four weeks at the Macalester College campus; extended care is not available at this site; includes a final performance on the last day of camp.
• Triple Threat Summer Intensive — students with a demonstrated commitment to their craft as performers · five-week intensive; mornings in studio classes, afternoons dedicated to rehearsal · Students work with peers and industry professionals to produce a play or musical; performs on the Cargill Stage.
• Summer Labs Camps — Half-day camps for students interested in story making and design, including costume design, makeup design, movie making, screenwriting, and more.
• Discovery Theatre Camps — Focus on imagination and storytelling as students build characters, create scenes, and work together to invent their own short play based on the theme.
• World Premiere Camps — Focus on creating original scenes or plays through acting exercises, group brainstorm, and improvisation; scripts are generated by the students.
• Stagecraft Camps — Use visual art such as puppets, scenery creation, or props as a starting point for theatrical creation.
• Showtime Camps — Rehearse and perform from existing scripts; students perform an adapted version of the script.
• Musical Theatre Camps — Rehearse dances, scenes, and songs from existing musicals.
• Musical Theatre Intensive Camps — Two-week camps offering a deeper experience with some of today’s most-loved musicals.

At a glance

• Ages: 2–18 years old
• General schedule: 2026-2027 Academic Year Programs for ages 2-18 are on sale now. 2026 Summer Camps are on sale now. Summer camps have 11 weeks of camp. School year classes are offered for ages 2-18.

About the provider

Children’s Theatre Company has been dedicated to advancing the art of theatre for families and young audiences for over 50 years. It creates theatre experiences that educate, challenge, and inspire more than 200,000 people annually, and thousands of children experience theatre for the first time there each year. It is the nation’s largest and most acclaimed theatre for young people, and it is the only theatre focused on young audiences to win the Special Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre and the only theatre in Minnesota to receive three Tony nominations.

CTC has zero tolerance of child abuse and states that its highest priority is child safety. It works to ensure safe spaces for theatre education and experiences. When registering for camps, select the grade the student will be entering in the fall, not the grade they are currently in or have just completed.

Last updated October 18, 2026.