CLASSES & SUMMER CAMPS
Find out more about our classes:
*Financial aid is available for all classes - no paperwork required.
Contact Maggie Cady at cady@thecontemporarytheater.com for more information.
Youth Summer Camps
We offer summer camps for students ages 7-17! There are lots of options, so kids can take one camp, or fill their summer with lots of different camps!​
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Click here to find out more about our summer camp price tiers. All students get the same experience, so choose the tier that's right for you.
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Summer Camp Price
Tier 1: $350/week
Tier 2: $300/week
Tier 3: $250/week
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*Additional financial aid is available for all classes - no paperwork required. Contact Maggie Cady at cady@thecontemporarytheater.com for more info.
Improv for Kids (Ages 8-11)
with Shlee Macamaux & Eddie O'Connor
July 7-11, 9 am - 3 pm
Have fun with a week of improv while learning games, skills, and collaboration. Let your imagination run wild in a supportive and vibrant environment, where every moment is a chance to shine! Shlee and Eddie believe we can only become better artists by taking risks and making mistakes. In this camp, your child will do exactly that!
Comedy Camp (Ages 9-13)
with Brayden Fanti
July 7-11, 9 am - 3 pm
Make 'em laugh! Students will rehearse comedy scenes throughout the week, learning to embrace fun and laughter. Scenes will be performed at the end of the week for family and friends!
Dungeons & Dragons Camp (Ages 12-16)
with Riley Cash & Sami Avigdor
TWO WEEK CAMP: July 14-18 and July 21-25, 9 am - 3 pm
Embark on an epic journey at our Dungeons & Dragons Camp! A two-week experience where campers will use collaborative storytelling, their creativity, and their wits playing a tabletop game in a world they make together! Fun, high-stakes adventures await them where they are in control of where the story goes from heroic heights to not totally villainous lows.
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Join fellow adventurers as students create their own characters and set out on a quest in a campaign custom built for each group. Led by experienced Dungeon Masters and improvisers, this camp will spark imaginations, focus on collaboration, and immerse students in a fantastical world!
There is no final performance for this camp, but at the end of the week, students will have heroic tales to tell of their hijinks and defeated foes!
Build-A-Character Theater Camp (Ages 7-10)
with JT Cunha
July 14-18, 9 am - 3 pm
Step into the spotlight! Young performers will explore the magic of theater by creating their very own characters. Through fun activities like acting games, voice exercises, and creative storytelling, campers will build confidence and explore self-expression. Guided by experienced theater instructors, each day is filled with laughter and discovery, culminating in a mini-performance where campers bring their original characters to life on stage. It's the perfect place to dream big and shine bright!
Drama Club Summer Camp (Ages 7-10)
with Tylar Jahumpa & Sara McCormick
July 21-25, 9 am - 3 pm
Students are immersed into the theater world, exploring all aspects of creating a play and collaborating! They'll use all of this in their final presentation of a new, original play on Friday!
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This camp is currently full. Email Maggie Cady at cady@thecontemporarytheater.com to get on the waiting list.
Improv Camp (Ages 12-16)
with Riley Cash
July 28 - Aug 1, 9 am - 3 pm
Take that creative spark and learn how to spin it into fun onstage! Have fun with a week of improv while learning games, skills, and collaboration. Let your imagination run wild in a supportive and vibrant environment, where every moment is a chance to shine!
Young Writers Camp (Ages 9-14)
with Eddie O'Connor & AJ Tulli
TWO WEEK CAMP: Aug 4-8 & 11-15, 9 am - 3 pm
Over two weeks of camp, students will learn to turn the creative ideas in their head into a real play! Students will work together to write a play over the course of a week with guidance from the instructors. In the second week, students will take the play they wrote and bring it to the stage. They'll be writers, actors, and behind-the-scenes tech all in one!
Clown Camp (Ages 12-17)
with Shlee Macamaux
Aug 18-22, 9 am - 3 pm
Perfect for teens with a flair for fun and creativity, Clown Camp is a week of joy led by Shlee Macamaux, who has over a decade of clowning experience! From the basics to a collaborative one-act, this camp will explore clown as it was, what it can be, and how it's been part of you this whole time. Campers will develop confidence, teamwork, and self-expression while learning to craft unique clown personas!
Other Classes
Improv
Improv 101
(Ages 15-100+)
Sundays, April 20 - June 1, 4 - 5:30 pm
with Tina Moore & Jess LeClair
Our most popular and longest-running class, Improv 101 is a great fit for anyone looking to try something new and have fun! Students have ranged in age from 15 to 80+, and all backgrounds, careers, personalities, and levels of experience and ambition are welcome!
This class makes it fun and safe to play, improvise, and even perform in the most supportive and enjoyable environment imaginable. It is the perfect introduction to the CTC's signature style of acting and improvising - supportive, in-the-moment, and here to play! You'll learn the basics of improv and playing with partners. Whether you see yourself onstage or just want to try something new, Improv 101 is right for you.
Improv 202
(Ages 15-100+)
Sundays, April 20 - June 1, 6 - 7:30 pm
with Sami Avigdor and Edwin O'Connor
Enjoyed Improv 101 and looking for more improv fun? Improv 202 is the class for you! Maddie and Riley are ready to give you the ultimate improv class experience, focusing on narrative and status while personalizing the class to explore what students are most excited about! Narrative and status are the building blocks of great improv whether it's a short scene or a fully improvised play. Most of all, this class is a whole lot of fun, and we'd love for you to come play with us!
*Improv 101 or instructor permission required.
Saturday Drama Workshop
with Matt Fraza & Tina Moore
Ages 4-16
Stay tuned for new dates.
Kids can explore the art of theater through games and scenes, all building to an end-of-workshop showcase! This class focuses on the students and what is most exciting to them!
Choose the price that is right for your family: $233 / $204 (Use code 204) / $175 (Use code 175)
Can't make all the classes? Drop-ins are welcome! Drop-in rate per class: $33 / $29 / $25
You can pay for the drop-in either at drop off or pick up.
Improv 303
If you've ever wondered how stories are made and tales are spun, then an adventure awaits you! Join us for Improv 303 as we set out together to explore how we can bring our work from short improvised scenes to longer, interconnected stories.
Anything could happen on the journey as we look at traditional structures to non-linear and unconventional approaches of crafting a story together. At the end of our travels, our time together will culminate in a show of longer tales and anecdotes based on our discoveries. Meet us at the trailhead- adventure and fellowship awaits!
Completion of Improv 101 & 202 or instructor permission is required.
Stay tuned for new dates.
Music Improv
We dive into the world of music improv to take your scenes to the next level! Have fun and be silly with this new adventure. Cynthia makes music improv fun, easy, and not at all intimidating.
No music experience of any sort required!
Improv 101 completion or instructor permission required to attend.
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Stay tuned for new dates.
Guests
We have workshops for the Ocean State Improv Festival and Ocean State Black and Funny Festival each year! Check out info on those festivals here.