A week of performance and play where campers discover their inner superstar.
Join us for an exciting week of performance and play! Your camper will discover their inner superstar working alongside a talented local theatre professional learning the basics of acting and storytelling. Theatre training is great for young people to learn self-awareness, teamwork, self-expression, cooperation, and confidence.
Theatre Campers will spend the week working with a professional local actor playing theatre games, learning to play characters, show emotion, project their voices, how to move on stage, and more. Camp culminates in a performance for friends and family at the Marlene Boll Theatre at the Boll Family YMCA in downtown Detroit. The culminating performance will be recorded and available to parents, guardians, and friends who are unable to attend.
This exciting new program will be designed in collaboration with Y Arts and local youth theatre veteran instructor, Karen Kron Dickson and Kelly Boczek-Petrie.
Theatre Camp Dates and Locations
Theatre Camp: Boll (Week H) 2024: Summer
Theatre Camp: Boll (Week H) 2024: Summer at Boll Family YMCA
Youth, 8 years to 11 yearsDates:
7/29/24–8/2/24 Days & Times:
- Thu 7:00 am-4:00 pm
Theatre Camp: Downriver Week G 2024: Summer
Theatre Camp: Downriver Week G 2024: Summer at Downriver Family YMCA
Youth, 8 years to 11 yearsDates:
7/22/24–7/26/24 Days & Times:
- Thu 7:00 am-4:00 pm
Theatre Camp: Farmington- Week F – 2024: Summer
Theatre Camp: Farmington- Week F – 2024: Summer at Farmington Family YMCA
Youth, 8 years to 11 yearsDates:
7/15/24–7/19/24 Days & Times:
- Thu 9:00 am-4:00 pm
Theatre Camp: South Oakland (Week E) 2024: Summer
Theatre Camp: South Oakland (Week E) 2024: Summer at South Oakland Family YMCA
Youth, 8 years to 11 yearsDates:
7/8/24–7/12/24 Days & Times:
- Thu 7:00 am-4:00 pm
About Our Theatre Camp Instructors
About Theatre Camp Instructor Karen Kron Dickson
Ms. KK as she is known to students, has a long and impactful history teaching theatre to young people through great organizations like: Mosaic Youth Theatre, Open Spot Theatre, Marquis Children’s Theatre, and Michigan Actors Studio, just to name a few.
About Theatre Camp Instructor Kelly Boczek-Petrie
Kelly was brought up working in the theatre (as well as TV and film) since the age 4. She received her BFA at Wayne State University. She continued her training at Carnegie Mellon, Michigan Opera Theatre, the University of Detroit, and Oakland University. As an educator, Kelly has taught Shakespeare, Commedia dell’Arte, Improvisation, Dance, Musical Theatre, Creative Writing, and Film Production classes in over 50 schools and homeschool groups in California and now Michigan.