Young Theatre Artists Invited to Train with Festival Actors at Summer Camp

Each season the Festival hosts a series of summer camps that are the perfect opportunity for young aspiring theatre lovers to experience a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity of training with industry professionals, while meeting other students of a similar age. 

For those interested in attending, consider these reasons:

1. It’s an amazing chance to learn from theatre artists in Festival productions.
2. For students in high school, there is an intensive pre-professional college training camp taught by Festival artists. 
3. Sleep-away summer camps allow students to spend a week at the Festival learning and playing with other like-minded students. 
4. Actor training camps are divided into two age groups: one for pre- and early teens and one for older teens.
5. Those choosing overnight camps get to have the experience of staying in Southern Utah University student housing. (It’s also a perfect opportunity to check out the beautiful campus!)
6. Have a beginner and unsure about sleep-away camp? That’s okay; there is also a day camp option for those living or staying in the area. 
7. There are scholarships available! Please click here for more information on the program you are interested in.

Playmakers Summer Day Camp 
June 9-21, 2025
Ages 5-17

From 2-4 p.m. Monday to Friday, students will have the opportunity to build theatre skills through movement, voice, improv, and more with a final Saturday performance. Tuition is $150 and includes a T-shirt and a ticket to one play. 

Click here to register. Registration closes May 30, 2025. 

Junior Actor Training 
July 14-19, 2025
Ages 12-14

Taught by professional Festival actors, this week-long sleep-away camp is for young actors who want to train in scene work, stage combat, voice and movement, and more. Tuition is $1,200 and includes all meals, tickets to seven plays, and dormitory accommodations. There is also a payment option of $600, which includes all of the above excluding dormitory accommodations. 

Click here to register. Registration closes July 4, 2025. 

Actor Training
July 21-26, 2025
Ages 15-18

Taught by professional Festival acting and artistic company members, this week-long sleep-away camp is for all older teenage actors who want to train in scene work, stage combat, voice and movement, and more. Tuition is $1,200 and includes all meals, tickets to seven plays, and dormitory accommodations. There is also a payment option of $600, which includes all of the above excluding dormitory accommodations. 

Click here to register. Registration closes July 4, 2025. 

Questions for the Education Department? Call 435-865-8333 or email usfeducation@gmail.com.

Also, it’s not too early to get your tickets for the 2025 season of the Utah Shakespeare Festival. The play lineup for the 64th season includes Shakespeare’s Macbeth, Antony and Cleopatra, As You Like It, along with the Tony Award-winning musical A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, the classic The Importance of Being Earnest, the touching Steel Magnolias, and the nostalgic Dear Jack, Dear Louise. Get tickets by clicking here, or call the ticket office at (800) PLAYTIX.