Bridge City Theatre Camp
Bridge City Theatre Camp, 4227 North Lombard Street, Portland, OR 97203
About
Bridge City Theatre Camp offers a week long adventure tackling an original script or musical based on classic literature. Past camps have included Twelfth Night, Labyrinth, Much Ado About Nothing, Shakespeare's Star Wars, and The Warthogs Wizarding School Theatre Company's Inaugural Production of The Battle of Hippogriff Hill. The broader Bridge City Theatre programs also include after-school theatre programs, touring productions, traveling library productions, and interactive explorations of science, history, art, math, and myth.
• Schedule: A week long adventure tackling an original script/musical based on classic literature.
Bridge City Theatre’s mission states that its programs emphasize self-expression, collaboration, confidence, and creative discipline, and that its after-school programs build community through collaboration. According to this mission, students learn how to trust their instincts, take creative risks, and bring characters to life with joy and authenticity in a space where each child is encouraged to embrace and celebrate what makes them unique, while revering each other’s differences. The mission concludes with the statement “THEATRE BUILDS CHARACTER--BOTH ON AND OFFSTAGE.”
Bridge City Theatre partners with schools to provide structured, contract-based after-school theatre programs that culminate in a performance and are designed to integrate seamlessly into the school calendar. It also creates original shows for libraries, schools, and community venues. 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 it will present Detective Diggs and the Case of the Bone Bandit. Its Traveling Library productions are described as interactive explorations of science, history, art, math, and myth.
Bridge City Theatre was founded by Kevin James Murphy, who serves as creative director. Kevin James Murphy is a graduate of Chaminade HS in Mineola, NY, 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 designed specifically for young performers, and he has been teaching at the elementary and middle school levels for the past ten years. His programs blend conservatory theatre training with a foundation in children’s education. Kevin is also a playwright, having written Freya's Unusual Wedding, Perseus Pursues Medusa, and The Village of Oz for school productions, and The Village of Oz will be available for school licensing on the Bridge City Theatre website on January 5, 2026. Kevin James Murphy was the runner up for Humorous Interpretation of a Play at the National Forensics League Championship in 1991.
Last updated June 28, 2026.
• Schedule: A week long adventure tackling an original script/musical based on classic literature.
Bridge City Theatre’s mission states that its programs emphasize self-expression, collaboration, confidence, and creative discipline, and that its after-school programs build community through collaboration. According to this mission, students learn how to trust their instincts, take creative risks, and bring characters to life with joy and authenticity in a space where each child is encouraged to embrace and celebrate what makes them unique, while revering each other’s differences. The mission concludes with the statement “THEATRE BUILDS CHARACTER--BOTH ON AND OFFSTAGE.”
Bridge City Theatre partners with schools to provide structured, contract-based after-school theatre programs that culminate in a performance and are designed to integrate seamlessly into the school calendar. It also creates original shows for libraries, schools, and community venues. 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 it will present Detective Diggs and the Case of the Bone Bandit. Its Traveling Library productions are described as interactive explorations of science, history, art, math, and myth.
Bridge City Theatre was founded by Kevin James Murphy, who serves as creative director. Kevin James Murphy is a graduate of Chaminade HS in Mineola, NY, 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 designed specifically for young performers, and he has been teaching at the elementary and middle school levels for the past ten years. His programs blend conservatory theatre training with a foundation in children’s education. Kevin is also a playwright, having written Freya's Unusual Wedding, Perseus Pursues Medusa, and The Village of Oz for school productions, and The Village of Oz will be available for school licensing on the Bridge City Theatre website on January 5, 2026. Kevin James Murphy was the runner up for Humorous Interpretation of a Play at the National Forensics League Championship in 1991.
Last updated June 28, 2026.
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