Date/Time: Saturdays (February 1 to March 8) from 12:30PM to 2PM

Location: In person at SPARC

Grades: 8th-12th

All levels of experience are welcome! Teachers in this class will work with youth at all levels of experience to help them reach their goals.

This class will cover the basics of choreographed fight sequences for the stage. Youth will learn how to keep themselves and others safe while creating the illusion of drama for an audience. Plus, this class will offer a helpful foundation for those who are cast in SPARC’s winter play, She Kills Monsters: Young Adventurers Edition!

When in any type of physical class that requires partner work, it is essential that students follow ALL safety protocol set in place by the instructor(s). While this class is open to all experience levels and abilities, we encourage families to consider what it means to use arms, legs, elbows, and objects in close contact with other students and the maturity level that might be needed before registering. Participants will be asked to sign a safety waiver on the first day of class.

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*Teachers subject to change.

Photo Credit: Tom Topinka

Dates/Time: Saturdays (February 1 to March 8) from 12:30PM to 2PM

Location: In person at SPARC

Grades: 8th to 12th

All levels of experience are welcome! Teachers in this class will work with youth at all levels of experience to help them reach their goals.

In this brand new technical theatre class, students will gain hands-on skills in both the construction of puppets and their implementation on the stage. Did you know almost anything can be a puppet? The Puppeteer's Process will dive into how to create characters from shapes, buzz words, and texture, while working as a group to literally bring a story to life. Topics of instruction include but are not limited to: marionettes, hand and rod puppets, shadow puppets, and bunraku.

Students who show extra interest in building puppets may be invited to lend their skills to construction for our spring play, She Kills Monsters.

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*Teachers subject to change.

Photo Credit: Tom Topinka

June 2 – June 13, 2025 in-person at Tuckahoe Presbyterian Church (7000 Park Ave, Richmond, VA 23226).

Hours: Mon. – Fri., 9AM to 3PM (optional extended day available at an additional cost)

• Early Arrival from 8:15AM to 9AM, $140
• Extended Afternoon from 3PM to 4:30PM, $210

Extended afternoons are not offered on the last day of camp. Youth will go home with trusted adults after their final sharing performance.

Grades: Rising 9th to Just-Graduated Seniors

This challenging, contemporary, non-audition-based program will train company members in skills like acting, music, dance, and script writing. Members of Bravo Summer Company will work collaboratively to form an ensemble and use their skills to devise an original musical theatre-based piece! Carefully curated workshops and master classes taught by industry professionals round out this dynamic summer experience. Your final day will culminate with a performance of the original work that you helped to create!

Campers are welcome to enroll in Bravo Summer Co. session 2, but it’s important to note that the Bravo Summer Co. curriculum from session 1 will repeat in session 2.

Interested in scholarships? Read this page before enrolling.

You can read up on some helpful FAQs here.

Monday, June 9 to Friday, June 13 in-person at SPARC (2106 North Hamilton Street Richmond, VA 23230)

Hours: Mon. – Fri., 9am – 3pm (optional extended day care available at an extra cost)

• Early Arrival from 8:15AM – 9AM, $70
• Extended Afternoon from 3PM – 4:30PM, $105

Extended afternoons are not offered on the last day of camp.

Grades: Rising 8th to Just-Graduated Seniors

Location: SPARC

SPARC’s Backstage Camp is a great choice for young people who love to build new things, bring their ideas to life, and get a messy along the way. Learn important skills that designers and technicians need for staging theatrical productions, like painting, making props, stage management, costuming, and more.

Youth who are interested in learning more about technical theatre are encouraged to participate! No prior skills or experience are necessary. 

Interested in scholarships? Read this page first.

You can read up on some helpful FAQs here.

June 16 - June 27, 2024 (NO CAMP June 19) in-person at The Steward School (11600 Gayton Road, Richmond, VA 23238)

Hours: Mon. – Fri., 9AM to 3PM (optional extended day available at an additional cost)

• Early Arrival from 8:15AM to 9AM, $125
• Extended Afternoon from 3PM to 4:30PM, $190

Extended afternoons are not offered on the last day of camp. Youth will go home with trusted adults after their final sharing performance.

Grades: Rising 9th to Just-Graduated Seniors

This challenging, contemporary, non-audition-based program will train company members in skills like acting, music, dance, and script writing. Members of Bravo Summer Company will work collaboratively to form an ensemble and use their skills to devise an original musical theatre-based piece! Carefully curated workshops and master classes taught by industry professionals round out this dynamic summer experience. Your final day will culminate with a performance of the original work that you helped to create!

Campers are welcome to enroll in Bravo Summer Co. session 2, but it’s important to note that the Bravo Summer Co. curriculum from session 1 will repeat in session 2.

Interested in scholarships? Read this page before enrolling.

You can read up on some helpful FAQs here.

July 7 – July 18, 2025 in-person at SPARC (2106 N. Hamilton St., Richmond, VA 23230)

Hours: Mon. – Fri., 9AM to 3PM (optional extended day care available at an additional cost)

• Early Arrival from 8:15AM – 9AM, $140
• Extended Afternoon from 3PM – 4:30PM, $210

Extended afternoons are not offered on the last day of camp.

Grades: Rising 8th Graders to Just-Graduated Seniors

Step onto the red carpet for two weeks and learn more about the art of film from both sides of the camera! Students will gain hands-on experience in on-screen acting, camera work, and editing for movies and television and will even create independent projects featuring their own ideas.

Interested in scholarships? Read this page before enrolling.

You can read up on some helpful FAQs here.

July 14 – July 18, 2025 in-person at SPARC (2106 N. Hamilton St., Richmond, VA 23230)

Hours: Mon. – Fri., 9am – 3pm (optional extended day care available at an additional cost)

• Early Arrival: 8:15am – 9am (Mon – Fri) $70
• Extended Day: 3pm – 4:30pm (Mon – Fri) $105

Extended afternoons are not offered on the last day of camp. Youth will go home with trusted adults after their final sharing performance.

Grades: Rising 8th through Just-Graduated Seniors

Embrace your role in the LGBTQ+ community through this performing arts camp exclusively for LGBTQ+ identifying youth. This theatre arts camp is the only one of its kind in the area. During your week, you will learn and use the performing arts to devise your own original piece of theatre to be presented at the end of the week for friends, family, and other community members. Through song, dance, and storytelling you will be able to tell your own unique stories and share your experiences as you grow as a theatre artist and LGBTQ+ community member.

Interested in scholarships? Read this page before enrolling.

You can read up on some helpful FAQs here.