2024 Imagination Stage summer camps **Multiple Camps/Multiple Weeks

Imagination Stage offers 1-, 2-, 3-, and 4-week long Summer Camps for ages 4 – 18 at our headquarters in Bethesda and at locations in Rockville and Northwest DC. Camp registration for summer 2024 is now open! Imagination Stage provides equitable access to all summer programming with added inclusion supports in order to provide the most successful experience for each student. When registering, please share with us how we can make your child’s experience as accessible as possible, or reach out to an Access team member at least two weeks ahead of time to share your child’s support needs. We want your child’s summer with Imagination Stage to be a great one!

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EARLY CHILDHOOD | ACTING AND MUSICAL THEATRE

1200 - Eric Carle Adventures

AGES 4-5

Look at that! What do you see? I see a brown bear looking at me! Join Imagination Stage as we explore beloved books by Eric Carle such as The Very Hungry Caterpillar; Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?; and The Very Quiet Cricket. Using stories, songs, and art projects, students experience the Eric Carle stories with their bodies and imaginations...

June 10, 2024-Jun 14, 2024

Day:: Monday- Friday

Time:: 9:00 a.m-12:00 p.m

Location:: Imagination Stage

Tuition:

$275.00

Houston, we have a problem…there seem to be a bunch of kids in space!” Put on your space suit as we zoom through the stars, create new planets, transform into astronauts, or fly a space shuttle. Students use their actor tools of body, voice, mind, and imagination to explore the farthest reaches of space...

Dates:: Jun 17, 2024-Jun 28, 2024

Day:: Monday- Friday

Time:: 9:00 a.m-12:00 p.m

Location:: Primrose School

Tuition:: $495.00

Dates:: Jul 1, 2024-Jul 12, 2024

Day:: Monday- Friday

Time:: 9:00 a.m-12:00 p.m

Location:: Primrose School

Tuition:: $495.00

Dates:: Jul 15, 2024-Jul 26, 2024

Day:: Monday- Friday

Time:: 9:00 a.m-12:00 p.m

Location:: Primrose School

Tuition:: $550.00

Discover your magical gift like La Familia Madrigal, learn to roar like Simba, build an ice castle with Elsa, or fly to Neverland with Peter Pan and Tinkerbell. Using our favorite Disney stories and characters, students make connections between imaginative worlds and their own life experiences. Students bring these stories to life–or even create their own–using songs and dramatic play...

Dates:: Jul 29, 2024-Aug 9, 2024

Day:: Monday- Friday

Time:: 9:00 a.m-12:00 p.m

Location:: Primrose School

Tuition:: $0.00

The gorilla has escaped, the giraffes can’t dance, and the zebras have lost their stripes! Join us for hilarious hijinks as we learn about different animals we can visit at the zoo. Using their actor’s tools of body, voice, mind, and imagination, students explore characters and storytelling through their favorite animal characters...

Dates:: Aug 12, 2024-Aug 23, 2024

Day:: Monday- Friday

Time:: 9:00 a.m-12:00 p.m

Location:: Imagination Stage

Tuition:: $0.00

The suitcase’s lid is covered with faded stickers from far off destinations and the hinge is barely attached. You don’t know what’s in there, but you can be sure whatever it is will inspire your next magical adventure. Mittens for an arctic adventure? Sunglasses for a trip to the desert? Grandpa’s watch for a trip back in time? Open the magic suitcase to find out where we’re going!...

Dates:: Aug 19, 2024-Aug 23, 2024

Day:: Monday- Friday

Time:: 9:00 a.m-12:00 p.m

Location:: Imagination Stage

Tuition:: $0.00

"Houston, we have a problem…there seem to be a bunch of kids in space!” Put on your space suit as we zoom through the stars, create new planets, transform into astronauts, or fly a space shuttle. Students use their actor tools of body, voice, mind, and imagination to explore the farthest reaches of space. Students explore stories about outer space using drama, visual art, music, or movement to bring the story to life...

Dates:: Jun 17, 2024-Jun 28, 2024

Day:: Monday- Friday

Time:: 2:00 p.m-4:00 p.m

Location:: Primrose School

Tuition:: $330.00

The kingdom is in trouble, and we need your help! Join us as we pretend to be adventurous knights, wealthy royalty, and fearsome dragons. Students explore stories that transport them to medieval times, and use their body, voice, mind, and imagination to bring those stories to life. This camp encourages creative expression and promotes self-esteem while working on skills such as active listening, problem-solving, and sharing...

Dates:: Jul 1, 2024-Jul 12, 2024

Day:: Monday- Friday

Time:: 2:00 p.m-4:00 p.m

Location:: Primrose School

Tuition:: $330.00

Ahoy, me mateys! Where shall we sail to today? Maybe we’ll voyage to Mermaid Island with Pirate Pete or sail across the seven seas! Learn how to talk like a pirate, swim like a mermaid, and dive into the ocean as we develop our problem-solving skills and a keen eye for hidden treasure. Using our favorite pirate, mermaid, and ocean stories, students make connections between imaginative worlds and their own life experiences...

Dates:: Jul 15, 2024-Jul 26, 2024

Day:: Monday- Friday

Time:: 2:00 p.m-4:00 p.m

Location:: Primrose School

Tuition:: $365.00

Dates:: Jul 29, 2024-Aug 9, 2024

Day:: Monday- Friday

Time:: 2:00 p.m-4:00 p.m

Location:: Primrose School

Tuition:: $365.00

Dates:: Aug 12, 2024-Aug 23, 2024

Day:: Monday- Friday

Time:: 2:00 p.m-4:00 p.m

Location:: Imagination Stage

Tuition:: $365.00

Perform in a musical at Imagination Stage! Under the guidance of highly skilled teaching artists, campers learn valuable theatre arts skills in acting, singing, movement, and backstage design, all while rehearsing a production. Campers spend half their day in rehearsal and the other half in fun classes aimed at enhancing their performance skills...

Dates:: Jun 17, 2024-Jun 28, 2024

Day:: Monday- Friday

Time:: 9:00 a.m-4:00 p.m

Location:: Imagination Stage

Tuition:

$900.00

Dates:: Jul 1, 2024-Jul 12, 2024

Day:: Monday- Friday

Time:: 9:00 a.m-4:00 p.m

Location:: Imagination Stage

Tuition:: $900.00

Dates:: Jul 15, 2024-Jul 26, 2024

Day:: Monday- Friday

Time:: 9:00 a.m-4:00 p.m

Location:: Imagination Stage

Tuition:: $0.00

Dates:: Jul 29, 2024-Aug 9, 2024

Day:: Monday- Friday

Time:: 9:00 a.m-4:00 p.m

Location:: Imagination Stage

Tuition:: $0.00

This musical production experience with Imagination Stage is not just about putting on a show but immersing campers in performance technique and theatre appreciation. Half the day is spent in a variety of skill-building classes, from core subjects in acting, singing, and dance to specialty skills such as stage combat and voice acting. The second half of the day is spent applying those skills to the rehearsal of a musical. Imagination Stage performances reflect the sophisticated training of our actors. Campers can expect other fun aspects of their camp experience to include daily “Show & Go” performances, “Funtabulous Friday” themed days, and an end-of-session talent show...

Dates:: Jun 17, 2024-Jul 12, 2024

Day:: Monday- Friday

Time:: 9:00 a.m-4:00 p.m

Location:: Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School

Tuition:: $1600.00

Dates:: Jul 15, 2024-Aug 9, 2024

Day:: Monday- Friday

Time:: 9:00 a.m-4:00 p.m

Location:: Imagination Stage

Tuition:: $0.00

This exciting performance program has all the fun of our productions in a short and convenient camp! Students work with a camp director, music director, and choreographer in the techniques of acting, singing, and dance while collaborating on a revue-style performance piece...

Dates:: Jul 15, 2024-Jul 26, 2024

Day:: Monday- Friday

Time:: 9:00 a.m-4:00 p.m

Location:: Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School

Tuition:: $900.00

During this exciting week, students interested in filmmaking work in small, supervised groups to take a short concept from script to screen. Learning the elements of pre-production and visualization, they plan a short narrative project for production. During the filming day, each student rotates through crew positions such as camera operator, sound engineer, and cinematographer, using our professional equipment...

Dates:: Jun 10, 2024-Jun 14, 2024

Day:: Monday- Friday

Time:: 9:00 a.m-4:00 p.m

Location:: Imagination Stage

Tuition:

$550.00

This camp is a comprehensive immersion into professional filmmaking. The fast and intensive pace is designed for students with some, little, or no experience in filmmaking. During the first week, campers develop a story and learn cinematography and editing techniques as well as the pre-production design process of making a film. The second week is focused on production, in which teams go on location to film their movie. Students rotate through crew positions such as camera operator, sound engineer, and cinematographer, using our professional equipment...

Dates:: Jun 17, 2024-Jul 5, 2024

Day:: Monday- Friday

Time:: 9:00 a.m-4:00 p.m

Location:: Imagination Stage

Tuition:: $1350.00

Dates:: Jun 17, 2024-Jul 5, 2024

Day:: Monday- Friday

Time:: 9:00 a.m-4:00 p.m

Location:: Imagination Stage

Tuition:: $1350.00

Dates:: Jul 8, 2024-Jul 26, 2024

Day:: Monday- Friday

Time:: 9:00 a.m-4:00 p.m

Location:: Imagination Stage

Tuition:: $0.00

Dates:: Jul 8, 2024-Jul 26, 2024

Day:: Monday- Friday

Time:: 9:00 a.m-4:00 p.m

Location:: Imagination Stage

Tuition:: $1350.00

Dates:: Jul 29, 2024-Aug 16, 2024

Day:: Monday- Friday

Time:: 9:00 a.m-4:00 p.m

Location:: Imagination Stage

Tuition:: $1350.00

Dates:: Jul 29, 2024-Aug 16, 2024

Day:: Monday- Friday

Time:: 9:00 a.m-4:00 p.m

Location:: Imagination Stage

Tuition:: $1350.00

In this hands-on environment, campers learn the fundamentals of 2-D computer animation, the craft of stop-motion, and the basics of motion-picture special effects. With an emphasis on storytelling techniques, Essentials of Animation uses digital technology to develop participants’ skills for this growing industry...

Dates:: Aug 19, 2024-Aug 23, 2024

Day:: Monday- Friday

Time:: 9:00 a.m-4:00 p.m

Location:: Imagination Stage

Tuition:: $650.00

Having successfully completed the Filmmaking Conservatory, students may now advance to this unique, independently-oriented program. Students become auteurs as they create and produce a short production project from concept to completion...

Dates:: Jul 1, 2024-Jul 19, 2024

Day:: Monday- Friday

Time:: 12:30 p.m-7:30 p.m

Location:: Imagination Stage

Tuition:: $250.00

The AFA at Imagination Stage is an intensive filmmaking experience offered during the summer, specifically for serious young filmmakers who already have a solid working knowledge of the craft. Over the course of nearly 100 camp hours, the AFA brings together a team of experienced students to create a multifaceted and advanced film project under the direct supervision of a professional filmmaker...

Dates:: Jul 1, 2024-Jul 19, 2024

Day:: Monday- Friday

Time:: 12:30 p.m-7:30 p.m

Location:: Imagination Stage

Tuition:

$1350.00

The blank page needs your creativity during this week-long inventive endeavor! Collaborate with fellow campers and explore the essentials of playwriting, including the basics of creating characters, setting, and a compelling plot using writing prompts and up-on-your-feet improvisation activities. Campers incorporate acting skills as they take their original works from the page to the stage...

Dates:: Jul 8, 2024-Jul 12, 2024

Day:: Monday- Friday

Time:: 9:00 a.m-4:00 p.m

Location:: Imagination Stage

Tuition:: $0.00

In this camp, it’s okay to feel a little… wicked. Using songs from the hit Broadway show Wicked, students learn basic singing and acting techniques and then bring them together on stage through dynamic characters and motivated staging. Students apply these skills to one or two musical selections as they sing, act, and dance their characters to life!...

Dates:: Aug 19, 2024-Aug 23, 2024

Day:: Monday- Friday

Time:: 9:00 a.m-4:00 p.m

Location:: Imagination Stage

Tuition:: $0.00

Follow the yellow brick road into the musical world of Oz! Using songs from The Wizard of Oz, Wicked, and The Wiz, campers learn basic singing technique, healthy vocal practices, fundamentals of dance vocabulary, movement, and how to bring them all together on stage. Exploring one song from each show, campers are exposed to the unique styles of each adaptation and incorporate those styles into performance...

Dates:: Jun 10, 2024-Jun 14, 2024

Day:: Monday- Friday

Time:: 9:00 a.m-4:00 p.m

Location:: Imagination Stage

Tuition:: $550.00

In this camp, students spend the mornings movin’ and groovin’! Street Jazz is a high energy dance form featured in many popular dance shows, movies, and music videos that combines the techniques and styles of jazz and hip-hop dance. Each day, campers build strong and flexible bodies through dance warm ups, develop technical skills through center work and across-the-floor exercises, and then apply dance skills to high-energy choreography...

Dates:: Jul 8, 2024-Jul 12, 2024

Day:: Monday- Friday

Time:: 9:00 a.m-4:00 p.m

Location:: Imagination Stage

Tuition:: $550.00

Each morning, campers learn the basic elements of hip-hop dance, such as footwork, rhythm, body isolations, and groove, while exploring the vast culture of hip-hop dance. Dancers get the opportunity to work on choreography, learn the art of free-style dancing aimed at developing their own hip-hop style, and look at hip-hop’s influence on musical theatre...

Dates:: Aug 12, 2024-Aug 16, 2024

Day:: Monday- Friday

Time:: 9:00 a.m-4:00 p.m

Location:: Imagination Stage

Tuition:: $550.00

In the morning? Uh… we’ll make it up when we get there! Improvisation is the fun and challenging performance form that encourages spontaneous character creations, the unraveling of story in real time, hilarious conflicts, and comedic timing. Performers have to actively listen and contribute to the story in ways that keep the scene going and make their partners look good...

Dates:: Aug 19, 2024-Aug 23, 2024

Day:: Monday- Friday

Time:: 9:00 a.m-4:00 p.m

Location:: Imagination Stage

Tuition:: $0.00

Imagination Stage, Inc.

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