Calling All Young Theatre Lovers to Summer Camp: Train with Festival Artists for a Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity

Festival summer camps are the perfect chance for young aspiring artists to experience a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to train with professionals.

“Getting to watch a Festival production and then study with the artists whose work you saw onstage is a unique opportunity for students,” says Education Director Katherine Norman.

For those thinking about attending, here are several reasons to sign up today for summer camp:

1. For high school students, this is an intensive pre-professional college training program with Festival artists.
2. It’s a chance to work with and learn from the artists you see onstage in Festival productions..
3. Summer camps allow you to spend a week learning and playing with other like-minded students and theatre lovers.
4. You can choose your focus! For high school students, there’s the option to study acting or technical theatre with Festival professionals.
5. Unsure about sleep-away camp? That’s okay; choose what’s best for you and participate in our day camp instead.
6. For those excited about our overnight camps, you can look forward to staying in Southern Utah University student housing and being completely immersed in the world of professional theatre.
7. There are scholarships available! Please click here for more information on the program you are interested in.

Playmakers Summer Day Camp
June 10-22, 2024
Ages 5-17

From 2-4pm Monday to Friday, students will have the opportunity to build theatre skills through movement, voice, improv, and more with a final Saturday performance. Tuition is $150 and includes a T-shirt and a ticket to one play.

Click here to register. Registration closes May 31, 2024.

Junior Actor Training
July 15-20, 2024
Ages 12-14

Taught by professional Festival actors, this week-long sleep-away camp is for young actors who want to train in scene work, stage combat, voice and movement, and more. Tuition is $1,200 and includes all meals, tickets to seven plays, and dormitory accommodations. There is also a payment option of $600, which includes all of the above excluding dormitory accommodations.

Click here to register. Registration closes July 5, 2024.

Theatre Training
July 22-27, 2024
Ages 15-18

This program allows students to choose their focus: Acting or Technical Theatre. Taught by professional Festival acting and production company members, this pre-college professional training program is for high school students looking for a week-long intensive camp. Tuition is $1,200 and includes all meals, tickets to seven plays, and dormitory accommodations. There is also a payment option of $600, which includes all of the above excluding dormitory accommodations.

Click here to register. Registration closes July 12, 2024.

Questions for the Education Department? Call 435-865-8333 or email usfeducation@gmail.com.

It’s not too early to purchase tickets for the 2024 season of the Utah Shakespeare Festival. The play lineup for the 63rd season includes Shakespeare’s Henry VIII, The Winter’s Tale, The Taming of the Shrew, and Much Ado About Nothing, along with the hilarious The 39 Steps, the moving Silent Sky, and the inspirational The Mountaintop.