Bridge City Theatre Camp
Bridge City Theatre Camp, 4227 North Lombard Street, Portland, OR 97203
About
Bridge City Theatre Camp is connected with Bridge City Children’s Theatre and includes after-school theatre programs, touring productions, licensed educational theatre, and Traveling Library productions. Activities include original shows created for libraries, schools, and community venues, along with interactive explorations of science, history, art, math, and myth. The camp is guided and encouraged by a seasoned group of professional actors and educators and is designed to enable children to use their curiosity and imagination to collectively build a world of their own.
• Ages: 6–13 years old
Kevin James Murphy is the founder and creative director of Bridge City Theatre. He is a graduate of Chaminade High School in Mineola, New York, and earned a BFA in acting from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and an MFA in acting from The Pennsylvania State University. He has been a professional actor for over 30 years and has been teaching for 20 years, beginning as a university instructor before creating after-school acting programs, youth productions, and original shows for young performers. He has been teaching at the elementary and middle school levels for the past ten years and will be retiring in June of 2026. Kevin’s programs blend conservatory theatre training with a foundation in children’s education, and he is also a playwright who has written Freya's Unusual Wedding and Perseus Pursues Medusa for school productions.
Bridge City Children’s Theatre states that its mission is to create from the heart, with a focus on “Connection Over Applause” and “Building Worlds, Not Just Watching Them.” Its after-school programs build community through collaboration, and students learn how to trust their instincts, take creative risks, and bring characters to life with joy and authenticity. The program describes its space as one where each child is encouraged to embrace and celebrate what makes them unique, revere each other’s differences, and create a community they will hold for a lifetime, under the guiding idea that “THEATRE BUILDS CHARACTER--BOTH ON AND OFFSTAGE.”
Bridge City Theatre partners with schools to provide structured, contract-based after-school theatre programs that are designed to integrate into the school calendar and culminate in a performance. The organization creates original theatrical works that schools can license and perform themselves, complete with scripts, music, and educational framing. Its flagship touring program, Detective Diggs, combines humor, mystery, and audience engagement into a fast-moving theatrical experience that works in almost any space, and in the summer of 2026, Detective Diggs and the Case of the Bone Bandit will be presented. The musical The Village of Oz is described as a values-based musical experience designed for classroom and school-wide production with flexible casting and clear learning outcomes, and it will be available for school licensing on the Bridge City Theatre website on January 5, 2026.
Last updated March 30, 2026.
• Ages: 6–13 years old
Kevin James Murphy is the founder and creative director of Bridge City Theatre. He is a graduate of Chaminade High School in Mineola, New York, and earned a BFA in acting from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and an MFA in acting from The Pennsylvania State University. He has been a professional actor for over 30 years and has been teaching for 20 years, beginning as a university instructor before creating after-school acting programs, youth productions, and original shows for young performers. He has been teaching at the elementary and middle school levels for the past ten years and will be retiring in June of 2026. Kevin’s programs blend conservatory theatre training with a foundation in children’s education, and he is also a playwright who has written Freya's Unusual Wedding and Perseus Pursues Medusa for school productions.
Bridge City Children’s Theatre states that its mission is to create from the heart, with a focus on “Connection Over Applause” and “Building Worlds, Not Just Watching Them.” Its after-school programs build community through collaboration, and students learn how to trust their instincts, take creative risks, and bring characters to life with joy and authenticity. The program describes its space as one where each child is encouraged to embrace and celebrate what makes them unique, revere each other’s differences, and create a community they will hold for a lifetime, under the guiding idea that “THEATRE BUILDS CHARACTER--BOTH ON AND OFFSTAGE.”
Bridge City Theatre partners with schools to provide structured, contract-based after-school theatre programs that are designed to integrate into the school calendar and culminate in a performance. The organization creates original theatrical works that schools can license and perform themselves, complete with scripts, music, and educational framing. Its flagship touring program, Detective Diggs, combines humor, mystery, and audience engagement into a fast-moving theatrical experience that works in almost any space, and in the summer of 2026, Detective Diggs and the Case of the Bone Bandit will be presented. The musical The Village of Oz is described as a values-based musical experience designed for classroom and school-wide production with flexible casting and clear learning outcomes, and it will be available for school licensing on the Bridge City Theatre website on January 5, 2026.
Last updated March 30, 2026.
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