Taproot Theatre Acting Studio Camps & Classes

Taproot Theatre Acting Studio Camps & Classes offers a wide range of theatre activities, including acting, improv, musical theatre, playwriting, backstage theatre, and showcases. Specific options include classes and camps such as Improv 101 for Youth and Teens, Acting Comedy: Art of Comedy for Youth, Acting Stage Combat for Youth and Teens, Intro to Musical Theatre, Acting Shakespeare, Acting for Film, Playwriting, and Backstage Theatre focusing on costumes, props, sound, lights, sets, and tech. The program also offers themed DramaQuest camps like Who’s in Rabbit’s House?, Hiccups for Elephant, Dragons Eat Noodles, Circus of Misfit Talents, The Kindness Carnival, Bruce the Bear in the Stormy Woods, Pluto Needs A Friend–A Space Story, Krystical the Mystical and the Cure for a Sleepless Dragon, Upside-Down in Nursery Rhyme Town, Under The Deep Blue Sea: A Fish’s Guide To Courage And Joy, and The Legend of Damon and Pythias, along with Youth and Teen Showcases such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Wizard of Oz, Peter Pan, Robin Hood, How to Survive Being in a Shakespeare Play, and Murder at Mapplethorpe Manor.

• Ages: 4–18 years old
• Schedule: Winter Session classes run February 2–April 6, 2026, with additional winter classes starting January 26 or February 3–5; Midwinter Break Camps run February 16–20; Spring Break Camps run April 13–17; and summer camps run in weekly sessions from Week 1 (June 22–26) through Week 9 (August 17–21), with some 4-day or 5-day options and multi-week Supercamps.
• Price: Classes and camps range from $295 to $475, with specific examples including Podcasting 101 at $375, Creative Storytelling: Where The Wild Things Are at $295, DramaQuest camps such as Who’s in Rabbit’s House? and Hiccups for Elephant at $295 or $385 depending on length, and Youth and Teen Showcases such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Robin Hood, and How to Survive Being in a Shakespeare Play at $475; sibling discounts are available for several classes, and gift certificates are available at any amount for all or part of any class or camp.

Taproot Theatre Acting Studio Camps & Classes is part of Taproot Theatre, which was founded in 1976. Taproot Theatre tells stories of hope, serving the Pacific Northwest through live theatre and educational programs, and states that it values faith, respects people, and celebrates theatre. Free and reduced cost access to Taproot programs is supported by 4culture, and Taproot Theatre acknowledges that it lives, works and plays on the unceded and traditional territories of the Coast Salish Peoples, specifically the Duwamish.

Last updated January 6, 2026.