Grades 7-12

For the seasoned performer or total newbie, an immersive 3-part workshop guides students in the art of the Shakespeare monologue! Whether silly or serious, these performance techniques and text analysis tools will enhance acting and memorization skills for every young actor.

Grades 9-12

Camp is back in session- but this time we’re heading to Camp Green Lake in Texas for our summer conservatory’s performance of Holes! Our fast-paced conservatory focuses on developing the skills and techniques of performance and will culminate in an open presentation of work. Stanley Yelnats is under a curse. A curse that began with his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather and has since followed generations of Yelnats. Now Stanley has been unjustly sent to a boys’ detention center, Camp Green Lake, where the boys build character by spending all day, every day digging holes exactly five feet wide and five feet deep. There is no lake at Camp Green Lake. But there are an awful lot of holes. It doesn’t take long for Stanley to realize there’s more than character improvement going on at Camp Green Lake. The boys are digging holes because the warden is looking for something. But what could be buried under a dried-up lake? Stanley tries to dig up the truth in this inventive and darkly humorous tale of crime and punishment—and redemption.

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Please note: this conservatory is held outside of our usual classroom area in the Casa del Prado. The conservatory will meet every day at the San Diego City College Blackbox Theatre. Please direct any questions to Camp Director Hannah Corder, or Education Director Elissa Russell.

Grades 1-3

Join Jack and Annie on a time traveling adventure in this acting-focused camp! Students will discover the magic of theatre inspired by Mary Pope Osborne’s popular Magic Treehouse series.  A short presentation combining some of the class’s favorite stories will take place at the end of the session.

Camp will run from Tuesday-Friday in observance of Juneteenth.

Grades 4-6

It can be a hard-knock life being a kid, but don’t let the grownups keep you down! Empower your performance skills by bringing to life the stories of some of the scrappiest youngsters in musical theatre history. Seize the day while singing and dancing through a sampling of famous songs and scenes from kid-centric hits like Annie, Newsies, Oliver and more!

Grades 7-12

What do the novels I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Speak, The Catcher in the Rye, Fahrenheit 451 and The Handmaid’s Tale all have in common? These books have all been placed on the Banned Books list. There are many reasons why a book might be banned but there are even MORE reasons to share a censored story. Students will learn about some of the classics in literature and will collaborate as an ensemble to create their own script from those stories. During this fast-paced, two-week acting conservatory, students will learn to finesse skills in scene work, character development and devising.

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Please note: this conservatory is held outside of our usual classroom area in the Casa del Prado. The conservatory will meet every day at the San Diego City College Blackbox Theatre. Please direct any questions to Camp Director Hannah Corder, or Education Director Elissa Russell.

Grades 4-6 

What keeps you up at night? Monsters and ghouls come in all shapes, plays, and songs as students explore theatre concepts that feature creatures from musicals and plays such as Shrek, Beauty and the Beast, The Addams Family and Goosebumps!

Grades 1-3

Bello! Join everyone’s favorite Minion henchmen, Kevin, Stuart and Bob for a week of dance and song! Learn to walk and talk like a Minion while sharpening the tools of the actor: body, voice and imagination.

Grades 1-3

Join everyone’s favorite first grader, Junie B. Jones, for a fun-filled week of acting! Inspired by Barbara Park’s popular series, students will enjoy adapting zany characters from page to stage while enhancing performance skills.