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.
Camps with Spots Still Open
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!
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!
Camps That Are Currently Full
Email Maggie Cady at cady@thecontemporarytheater.com to get on the waiting list.
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!
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This camp is currently full. Email Maggie Cady at cady@thecontemporarytheater.com to get on the waiting list.
Improv for Kids (Ages 8-11)
with Shlee Macamaux & Edwin 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!
This camp is currently full. Email Maggie Cady at cady@thecontemporarytheater.com to get on the waiting list.
Drama Club Summer Camp (Ages 7-10)
with Tylar Jahumpa & Natalie Russell
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.
Workshops
Dive deep into the world of auditioning for theater in this monologue workshop for all experience levels. We’ll be answering the question “What makes a good monologue?” Learn how to select a monologue, techniques to cultivate it, and tips and tricks of the trade that will make you a standout in your next open call! Intended for performers of all experience levels, whether you’re just dipping your toe into the theater world, or you’re an old pro looking to spruce up your portfolio. Theater practitioner Witt Tarantino will guide you through the woes and fears of the solo performance, no prep required! Sign up now.
Build upon the lessons learned in The Monologue: Selection and Strategy, or come in with a brand new piece you’re just dying to have someone else’s eye on! In this diagnostic, students will have the opportunity to get direct, live feedback on their audition pieces. Gain practice performing in front of strangers, receiving and applying audition panel-esque feedback, and learn to find ease as soon as you walk through the door of your next audition room. Students are encouraged to bring copies of their headshots and resumes for additional evaluation if wanted. To get the fullest out of this experience, workshop goers should come prepared with a memorized and worked audition piece that they intend to use in an audition context. Sign up now.
About Witt Tarantino...
​Witt Tarantino is a working actor and theater maker who got his start at the CTC. He has starred in independent short films like Last Night, featured as a finalist in the London Short Film Fest, appeared on the small screen in shows like the History Channel’s The Food That Built America, and collaborated with theater companies in New York City, Dublin, and London. He is a classically trained actor, holding a Bachelor’s in Classical Acting from the Lir Academy at Trinity College Dublin, and a foundation diploma from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Witt is the Artistic Director of the theater company Brilliant at Breakfast, who’s debut original play Lobster Bisque enjoyed a critically acclaimed, sold out run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and headlined the Best of the Fringe Festival in London. Tarantino has been a teaching artist for many years now, offering workshops and private lessons. He is excited to return to the Contemporary Theater Company, a place where he learned so much as a budding young performer, to pass on some of the things he has learned in his time away from the Ocean State.
Improv
Improv 101
(Ages 15-100+)
Sundays, April 27 - June 15, 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 27 - June 15, 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.