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, 2025 (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 6th to 8th

During this camp, each day is filled with engaging performing arts activities such as acting workshops, musical theatre training, audition skill building, creative movement, and artistic collaborations. Each week of camp include opportunities to share your creativity as well as an original musical theatre production at the end of camp.

Campers are welcome to enroll in Bravo session 2, but it’s important to note that the Bravo 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.

Monday, July 28 - August 9, 2025 camp meets at SPARC (2106 North Hamilton Street Richmond, VA 23230).

Hours: Mon. – Fri., 9am – 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. Youth will go home with trusted adults after their final sharing performance.

The last day of camp and Final Shares will take place off site on the evening of the last day of camp – Saturday, August 9, 2025. 

Grades: Rising 5th to 8th

August Adventure 2025 Presents Dare to Dream JR.!

Disney’s Dare to Dream JR. is a musical revue that follows an eager group of trainees on their first day at a fictional Walt Disney Imagineering Studio. As the group sets out to help each other discover their dreams, they work together to explore the power of dreams to unite, inspire, and make anything possible. Drawing from a century of beloved Disney films, Dare to Dream JR. features songs appearing for the first time ever in a Disney stage musical, including fan-favorites from The Princess and the Frog, Coco, Encanto, and Frozen II. This musical revue is a thrilling mix of contemporary songs, timeless classics, and brand-new medleys that are sure to surprise and delight Disney lovers of all ages. Final shares for this camp will take place on Saturday, August 9, 2025 at an offsite location. 

Interested in scholarships? Read this page before enrolling.

You can read up on some helpful FAQs here.

July 28 - August 9, 2025 in-person at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church (12291 River Rd., Richmond, VA 23238)

Hours: Mon. – Fri., 9am – 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. Youth will go home with trusted adults after their final sharing performance.

The last day of camp and Final Shares will take place off site on the evening of the last day of camp – Saturday, August 9, 2025. 

Grades: Rising 5th to 8th

August Adventure 2025 Presents Dare to Dream JR.!

Disney’s Dare to Dream JR. is a musical revue that follows an eager group of trainees on their first day at a fictional Walt Disney Imagineering Studio. As the group sets out to help each other discover their dreams, they work together to explore the power of dreams to unite, inspire, and make anything possible. Drawing from a century of beloved Disney films, Dare to Dream JR. features songs appearing for the first time ever in a Disney stage musical, including fan-favorites from The Princess and the Frog, Coco, Encanto, and Frozen II. This musical revue is a thrilling mix of contemporary songs, timeless classics, and brand-new medleys that are sure to surprise and delight Disney lovers of all ages. Final shares for this camp will take place on Saturday, August 9, 2025 at an offsite location. 

Interested in scholarships? Read this page before enrolling.

You can read up on some helpful FAQs here.

Monday, July 28 - August 9, 2025 camp meets at Tuckahoe Presbyterian Church (7000 Park Ave Richmond, VA 23226).

Hours: Mon. – Fri., 9am – 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. Youth will go home with trusted adults after their final sharing performance.

The last day of camp and Final Shares will take place off site on the evening of the last day of camp – Saturday, August 9, 2025. 

Grades: Rising 5th to 8th

August Adventure 2025 Presents Dare to Dream JR.!

Disney’s Dare to Dream JR. is a musical revue that follows an eager group of trainees on their first day at a fictional Walt Disney Imagineering Studio. As the group sets out to help each other discover their dreams, they work together to explore the power of dreams to unite, inspire, and make anything possible. Drawing from a century of beloved Disney films, Dare to Dream JR. features songs appearing for the first time ever in a Disney stage musical, including fan-favorites from The Princess and the Frog, Coco, Encanto, and Frozen II. This musical revue is a thrilling mix of contemporary songs, timeless classics, and brand-new medleys that are sure to surprise and delight Disney lovers of all ages. Final shares for this camp will take place on Saturday, August 9, 2025 at an offsite location. 

Interested in scholarships? Read this page before enrolling.

You can read up on some helpful FAQs here.