Northglenn Youth Theatre Academy - Summer Creative Camps

Join us for a summer of creativity and fun!

Camps run 9am-noon & 1-4pm.
Bring a lunch and make it a FULL DAY of CAMP
when you add the 12-1pm supervised lunch period.

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KITE (Kids Interactive Theatre Experience)

Ages 5-7 | Time: 8am-10am
The camp will focus on a new idea each day, some days starting with a story and then acting it out, others days creating little scenes with different costume pieces, props and drama games.

KITE (Kids Interactive Theatre Experience)

Ages 8-11 | Time: 10am-12pm
The camp will focus on a new idea each day, some days starting with a story and then acting it out, others days creating little scenes with different costume pieces, props and drama games.

Dance for the Actor – Broadway Basics

Ages 7-13 | Time: 9am-12pm
Learn the basic dance steps for musical theatre, featuring some of your favorite Broadway tunes. A must-take class for any young musical theater performer!

 

LUNCH

Supervised Lunch Week of June 1-5

Ages 6-18 | Time: 12pm-1pm
Are you participating in a morning AND an afternoon camp? Stay onsite to eat your lunch and participate in some organized fun art-themed activities during the time in between camps! We will have a teaching artist on hand to monitor and lead the fun. In order to participate, your child must be registered for at least one camp. Please bring your own sack lunch, including a drink.

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Acting Fundamentals

Ages 9-14 | Time: 1pm-4pm
The camp focuses on monologues, scene study, and exercises to introduce young performers to the basics of performance, including vocal and physical techniques.

Comedy & Improv Basics

Ages 8-12 | Time: 1pm-4pm
This camp focuses on helping young performers craft their comedic performance through introductory improv techniques through activities and small scenes.

Vocal Performance

Ages 7-13 | Time: 1pm-4pm
In this camp we will work on a variety of popular musical theatre songs, focusing on the vocal skills and techniques specific to stage performances. 

Intro to Tech Theatre

Ages 10-15 | Time: 1pm-4pm
This class dives into the world of backstage roles and responsibilities -every participant will get safety training and hands-on experience with the tools and gear we use for running a show – including lights, sounds, set, rigging and more!

 

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Intro to Playwriting

Ages 11-15 | Time: 9am-12pm
In this camp, we will walk through the playwriting styles and exercises, finding the stories that we want to create and topics we wish to address with our stories.

Acting Fundamentals

Ages 8-13 | Time: 9am-12pm
The camp focuses on monologues, scene study, and exercises to introduce young performers to the basics of performance, including vocal and physical techniques.

Comedy & Improv Basics

Ages 8-14 | Time: 9am-12pm
This camp focuses on helping young performers craft their comedic performance through introductory improv techniques through activities and small scenes.

LUNCH

Supervised Lunch Week of June 8-12

Ages 6-18 | Time: 12pm-1pm
Are you participating in a morning AND an afternoon camp? Stay onsite to eat your lunch and participate in some organized fun art-themed activities during the time in between camps! We will have a teaching artist on hand to monitor and lead the fun. In order to participate, your child must be registered for at least one camp. Please bring your own sack lunch, including a drink.

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Performing Arts Camp – Drama: The Frog Prince of Spamalot

Ages 7-14 | Time: 1pm-5pm | NOTE: This is a 2 week camp
This multi-week camp is centered around a short script, with the goal is staging it by the final day of camp. Costume and a t-shirt are included. The camp will culminate in a performance in the Parsons Theatre on the final day of the camp.

Broadway Dance – Hip-Hop Musicals Choreography, In the Heights to Hamilton

Ages 9-16 | Time: 1pm-4pm
Learn the basic dance steps for musical theatre, featuring some of your favorite Broadway tunes. A must-take class for any young musical theater performer!

Vocal Performance

Ages 10-16 | Time: 1pm-4pm
In this camp we will work on a variety of popular musical theatre songs, focusing on the vocal skills and techniques specific to stage performances. 

 

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Vocal Performance

Ages 7-12 | Time: 9am-12pm
In this camp, we will work on a variety of popular musical theatre songs, focusing on the vocal skills and techniques specific to stage performances.

Creating “Big” Characters for the Stage

Ages 9-15 | Time: 9am-12pm
This camp will focus on how to create memorable characters through strong but relevant vocal and physical choices and by crafting dynamic motivations.

LUNCH

Supervised Lunch Week of June 15-19

Ages 6-18 | Time: 12pm-1pm
Are you participating in a morning AND an afternoon camp? Stay onsite to eat your lunch and participate in some organized fun art-themed activities during the time in between camps! We will have a teaching artist on hand to monitor and lead the fun. In order to participate, your child must be registered for at least one camp. Please bring your own sack lunch, including a drink.

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Performing Arts Camp – Drama: The Frog Prince of Spamalot

Ages 7-14 | Time: 1pm-5pm | NOTE: This is a 2 week camp that starts June 8
This multi-week camp is centered around a short script, with the goal is staging it by the final day of camp. Costume and a t-shirt are included. The camp will culminate in a performance in the Parsons Theatre on the final day of the camp.

Stage Combat & Movement

Ages 10-16 | Time: 9am-12pm
This camp is for the beginning to intermediate actor to teach the proper and common on-stage combat techniques and exploration of movement/staging for active scenes.

Intro to Costuming

Ages 8-13 | Time: 1pm-4pm
This camp will focus on the very basic building blocks of costume design. We will pick a production and work on creating a costume design for the show to come to life.

 

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Vocal Performance

Ages 10-16 | Time: 9am-12pm
In this camp, we will work on a variety of popular musical theatre songs, focusing on the vocal skills and techniques specific to stage performances.

Broadway Dance Basics

Ages 8-12 | Time: 9am-12pm
This camp will focus on learning a variety dance steps featuring favorite Broadway tunes. A must-take building-block camp for any musical theater actor.

Painting for the Stage Basics

Ages 10-15 | Time: 9am-12pm
This camp will focus on the basic building blocks of stage painting, painting techniques that help a stage to look realistic and dynamic for an audience – including techniques for wood grain, brick, stone, fabric and more!

LUNCH

Supervised Lunch Week of June 22-26

Ages 6-18 | Time: 12pm-1pm
Are you participating in a morning AND an afternoon camp? Stay onsite to eat your lunch and participate in some organized fun art-themed activities during the time in between camps! We will have a teaching artist on hand to monitor and lead the fun. In order to participate, your child must be registered for at least one camp. Please bring your own sack lunch, including a drink.

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Acting Fundamentals

Ages 8-13 | Time: 1pm-4pm
The camp focuses on monologues, scene study, and exercises to introduce young performers to the basics of performance, including vocal and physical techniques.

Comedy & Improv Basics

Ages 8-13 | Time: 1pm-4pm
This camp focuses on helping young performers craft their comedic performance through introductory improv techniques through activities and small scenes.

NOTE: This is a 4-day week for Camps (Mon-Thurs)

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Music Theatre Intensive: SpongeBob

Ages 8-16 | Time: 9am-12pm
This camp will center around a specific musical, focusing on a few songs from that musical with choreography and vocal performance highlighted.

Theatrical Design: Lights & Sound

Ages 10-18 | Time: 9am-12pm
This class is for the creative theater kid who wants to learn more about designing for theatre. 

LUNCH

Supervised Lunch Week of June 29-July 2

Ages 6-18 | Time: 12pm-1pm
Are you participating in a morning AND an afternoon camp? Stay onsite to eat your lunch and participate in some organized fun art-themed activities during the time in between camps! We will have a teaching artist on hand to monitor and lead the fun. In order to participate, your child must be registered for at least one camp. Please bring your own sack lunch, including a drink.

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Head-to-Toe Physical Acting

Ages 9-15 | Time: 1pm-4pm
This camp will focus on how to hone skills related to physical performance and create dynamic characters through strong physical choices.

Nailing the Audition

Ages 8-16 | Time: 1pm-4pm
This audition training focuses on monologues and breaks down the elements necessary from start to finish, including do’s and don’ts and how to prepare.

KITE (Kids Interactive Theatre Experience)

Ages 8-13 | Time: 1pm-4pm
The camp will focus on a new book each day, reading the story and then acting it out with different costume pieces, props and drama games!

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KITE (Kids Interactive Theatre Experience)

Ages 5-7 | Time: 9am-11am
The camp will focus on a new book each day, reading the story and then acting it out with different costume pieces, props and drama games!

Nailing the Audition: Musicals

Ages 10-15 | Time: 9am-12pm
This camp breaks down the elements necessary for an audition from start to finish, including do’s and don’ts, what to bring, and how to prepare.

Acting Fundamentals

Ages 8-13 | Time: 9am-12pm
This camp focuses on monologues, scene study, and exercises to introduce young performers to the basics of performance, including vocal and physical techniques.

Intro to Technical Theatre

Ages 9-13 | Time: 9am-12pm
This class dives into the world of backstage roles and responsibilities – every participant will get safety training and hands-on experience with the tools and gear we use for running a show.

LUNCH

Supervised Lunch Week of July 6-July 10

Ages 6-18 | Time: 12pm-1pm
Are you participating in a morning AND an afternoon camp? Stay onsite to eat your lunch and participate in some organized fun art-themed activities during the time in between camps! We will have a teaching artist on hand to monitor and lead the fun. In order to participate, your child must be registered for at least one camp. Please bring your own sack lunch, including a drink.

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Performing Arts Camp – Musical: Willy Wonka Jr.

Ages 7-14 | Time: 1pm-5pm | NOTE: This is a 3 week camp that starts July 6
This multi-week camp is centered around a short script, with the goal is staging it by the final day of camp. Costume and a t-shirt are included. The camp will culminate in a performance in the Parsons Theatre on the final day of the camp.

Broadway Dance – Classic Musical Choreography

Ages 9-16 | Time: 1pm-4pm
Learn the basic dance steps for musical theatre, featuring some of your favorite Broadway tunes. A must-take class for any young musical theater performer!

Performing Shakespeare

Ages 10-18 | Time: 1pm-4pm
In this camp we will work on understanding the language of Shakespeare and how to perform it. Each actor will be given a monologue/scene work and we will coach, work, and rehearse them.

Intro to Stage Make-up

Ages 9-14 | Time: 1pm-4pm
This camp will focus on the very basic building blocks of stage make-up that all actors need.

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KITE (Kids Interactive Theatre Experience)

Ages 8-13 | Time: 9am-12pm
The camp will focus on a new book each day, reading the story and then acting it out with different costume pieces, props and drama games!

Comedy/Improv Basics

Ages 8-13 | Time: 9am-12pm
This camp series focuses on helping young performers craft their comedic performance through introductory improv techniques through activities and small scenes.

Stage Combat & Movement

Ages 10-16 | Time: 9am-12pm
This camp is for the beginning to intermediate actor to teach the proper and common on-stage combat techniques and exploration of movement/staging for active scenes.

LUNCH

Supervised Lunch Week of July 13-July 17

Ages 6-18 | Time: 12pm-1pm
Are you participating in a morning AND an afternoon camp? Stay onsite to eat your lunch and participate in some organized fun art-themed activities during the time in between camps! We will have a teaching artist on hand to monitor and lead the fun. In order to participate, your child must be registered for at least one camp. Please bring your own sack lunch, including a drink.

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Performing Arts Camp – Musical: Willy Wonka Jr.

Ages 7-14 | Time: 1pm-5pm | NOTE: This is a 3 week camp that starts July 6
This multi-week camp is centered around a short script, with the goal is staging it by the final day of camp. Costume and a t-shirt are included. The camp will culminate in a performance in the Parsons Theatre on the final day of the camp.

Broadway Dance Basics

Ages 7-13 | Time: 1pm-4pm
Learn the basic dance steps for musical theatre, featuring some of your favorite Broadway tunes. A must-take class for any young musical theater performer!

Intro to Puppetry

Ages 8-15 | Time: 1pm-4pm
This introductory camp explores the incredible world of puppetry – from creation of a character, to movements, emoting, expressions and beyond. We will develop our own puppets and bring them to life!

Intro to Playwriting

Ages 10-16 | Time: 1pm-4pm
In this camp, we will walk through playwriting format, explore finding stories and topics we want to address with our writing.

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Page-to-Stage: Fairytales 

Ages 8-11 | Time: 9am-12pm
The camp will focus on a new story each day, reading the story and then acting it out with different costume pieces, props and drama games!

Design: Props, Set & Dressing

Ages 10-18 | Time: 9am-12pm
This camp is for the creative theater kid who wants to learn more about designing for theatre.

Intro to Puppetry

Ages 8-15 | Time: 9am-12pm
This introductory camp explores the incredible world of puppetry – from creation of a character, to movements, emoting, expressions and beyond. We will develop our own puppets and bring them to life!

Intro to Costuming

Ages 8-13 | Time: 9am-12pm
This camp will focus on the very basic building blocks of costume design. We will pick a production and work on creating a costume design for the show to come to life.

LUNCH

Supervised Lunch Week of July 20-July 24

Ages 6-18 | Time: 12pm-1pm
Are you participating in a morning AND an afternoon camp? Stay onsite to eat your lunch and participate in some organized fun art-themed activities during the time in between camps! We will have a teaching artist on hand to monitor and lead the fun. In order to participate, your child must be registered for at least one camp. Please bring your own sack lunch, including a drink.

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Performing Arts Camp – Musical: Willy Wonka Jr.

Ages 7-14 | Time: 1pm-5pm | NOTE: This is a 3 week camp that starts July 6
This multi-week camp is centered around a short script, with the goal is staging it by the final day of camp. Costume and a t-shirt are included. The camp will culminate in a performance in the Parsons Theatre on the final day of the camp.

Vocal Performance

Ages 10-16 | Time: 1pm-4pm
In this camp we will work on a variety of popular musical theatre pieces, focusing on the vocal skills and techniques specific to stage performances.

MORNING CAMPS

Page-to-Stage: Fairytales 

Ages 7-13 | Time: 9am-12pm
The camp will focus on a new story each day, reading the story and then acting it out with different costume pieces, props and drama games!

Head-to-Toe Physical Acting

Ages 9-15 | Time: 9am-12pm
This camp will focus on how to create memorable characters through strong but relevant vocal and physical choices and will begin with crafting motivations.

Stage Make-up and Special Effects

Ages 9-14 | Time: 9am-12pm
This camp will focus on the very basic building blocks of stage make-up that all actors need.

LUNCH

Supervised Lunch Week of July 27-July 31

Ages 6-18 | Time: 12pm-1pm
Are you participating in a morning AND an afternoon camp? Stay onsite to eat your lunch and participate in some organized fun art-themed activities during the time in between camps! We will have a teaching artist on hand to monitor and lead the fun. In order to participate, your child must be registered for at least one camp. Please bring your own sack lunch, including a drink.

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Music Theatre Intensive: Hadestown

Ages 8-16 | Time: 1pm-4pm
This camp will center around a specific musical, focusing on a few selections from that musical with choreography and vocal performance highlighted.

Creating “Big Characters

Ages 9-14 | Time: 1pm-4pm
This camp will focus on how to create memorable characters through strong but relevant vocal and physical choices and will begin with crafting motivations. 

Painting for the Stage Basics

Ages 10-15 | Time: 1pm-4pm
This camp will focus on the basic building blocks of stage painting, painting techniques that help a stage to look realistic and dynamic for an audience.

MORNING CAMPS

Page-to-Stage: Fairytales 

Ages 7-13 | Time: 9am-12pm
The camp will focus on a new story each day, reading the story and then acting it out with different costume pieces, props and drama games!

Comedy/Improv Basics

Ages 8-13 | Time: 9am-12pm
This camp series focuses on helping young performers craft their comedic performance through introductory improv techniques through activities and small scenes.

LUNCH

Supervised Lunch Week of August 3-August 7

Ages 6-18 | Time: 12pm-1pm
Are you participating in a morning AND an afternoon camp? Stay onsite to eat your lunch and participate in some organized fun art-themed activities during the time in between camps! We will have a teaching artist on hand to monitor and lead the fun. In order to participate, your child must be registered for at least one camp. Please bring your own sack lunch, including a drink.

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Missoula Children’s Theatre: Title TBD

MCT arrives with a set, lights, costumes, props and make-up, everything it takes to put on a play…except the cast. Register and you get to join the cast of 50-60 local students to perform in the production. Roles are assigned on Monday (all registered will get a role onstage). Rehearsal times are assigned based on the role. The show is rehearsed throughout the week and two public performances are presented at the end of the week in the Parsons Theatre. Tickets to the performances are NOT included in the tuition price and must be purchased separately. Pre-registration only, limited spots available in each age group.

Ages 5-7 | Time: M, W, Th, Fr 1pm-3pm (possible 10am-12pm dress rehearsal on Friday)

Ages 8-11 | Time: M-Fr 1pm-5:30pm (possible 10am-12pm dress rehearsal on Friday)

Ages 11-16 | Time: M-Fr 1pm-5:30pm (possible 10am-12pm dress rehearsal on Friday)