Cottage Theatre Summer Camps for Youth

Cottage Theatre Summer Camps for Youth offers summer theatre camps that include Showstoppers, Preschool Playshop, SKIT Camp, and SPARK. Each summer camp culminates in a final performance on Cottage Theatre's stage. Cottage Theatre produces plays and musicals year-round, typically presenting 80 performances annually.

• Ages: 4–15 years old
• Schedule: Summer sessions with morning or full-day options on specific weeks between June 28 and August 25

Cottage Theatre has grown since its 1982 beginnings under a parachute. Its current facility was built in 1998 (“ACT I”), with a Rehearsal Hall and larger lobby added in 2006 (“ACT II”), and in 2022 the facility was transformed by adding 50 more seats and remodeling all public-facing spaces (“ACT III”). Cottage Theatre is a community theatre and a member of the American Association of Community Theatre (AACT). Cottage Theatre is one of six theatres in the nation selected to produce a world premiere in the AACT 2024 NewPlayFest. Cottage Theatre partners with its local high school to produce their annual Rhythm & Blues Revue. Cottage Theatre reports that all artistic personnel, from actors to directors to set painters to lighting designers to ushers, are volunteers, and that several hundred volunteers contribute an estimated 50,000 hours of service every year. Cottage Theatre states that it is offering three summer theatre camps in 2026 serving young actors ages 6–15, and that two of the 2026 camps are currently full, with a few spots left in Showstoppers for young actors ages 12 through 15. Cottage Theatre’s mission statement is “Engaging and enriching our community through the magic of live theatre.” A limited number of need-based partial tuition scholarships are available to qualifying families.

Last updated June 11, 2026.