This camp will explore basic acting and staging techniques along with games and crafts. At the end, we’ll perform two humorous fairy-tale plays about characters who are trying to resolve some ridiculous problems. 
This camp includes a brief sharing time for parents at 3:30 pm on Friday.

• Entering grades 2-4
• August 7-11
  9am – 4pm
• Registration Fee: $240
• Max: 16 participants
• Register through July 30

If you would like to help STC continue to offer fun and inspiring creative opportunities for our youth, add a donation during the registration process. Thank you for your support!

Magic Tree House: Pirates Past Noon KIDS is an adaptation of the second of Mary Pope Osborne’s award-winning fantasy adventure books. This time around, Jack and Annie’s tree house takes them to an exotic island with pirates, where the two discover the power of friendship and the simple pleasures in everyday life.
This week will provide a fast-paced, fun education in musical theater (singing, dancing, and acting) while we work to stage this 30-minute musical.
This camp includes a Saturday (August 5) rehearsal session and pizza party at the Ames Public Library with a performance at 2:00 pm.

• Entering grades 5-8
• July 31-Aug 4, and 5
  Mon-Fri: 9am – 5pm at Story Theater Company
  Saturday (8/5): 11am – 3pm at Ames Public Library
• Registration Fee: $285
• Max: 24 participants
• Register through July 23

If you would like to help STC continue to offer fun and inspiring creative opportunities for our youth, add a donation during the registration process. Thank you for your support!

Designed for middle schoolers of every experience level, this camp will dive into topics like acting techniques, script analysis and character development. The week will culminate with a performance of Superheroes! With Great Power Comes Ordinary Responsibility by Ian McWethy.

For superheroes, saving the world is tough, but the time spent away from work is tougher. The Hulk has to do taxes, a crime-fighting sidekick joins a support group, and Batman goes stir-crazy without enough criminals to take down. SUPERHEROES is a funny, fast-paced series of vignettes that explores how the caped crusaders deal with life in street clothes.

This camp includes a participant pizza party followed by a showcase for parents and friends at 5:30 pm on Friday.

• Entering grades 6-8
• July 10-14
  Mon-Thu: 9am – 5pm; Fri: 9am – 6pm
• Registration Fee: $280
• Max: 16 participants
• Register through July 2

If you would like to help STC continue to offer fun and inspiring creative opportunities for our youth, add a donation during the registration process. Thank you for your support!

In this camp, students will take a speedy journey through the scenic design process from concepts to building. They’ll practice using basic carpentry tools and learn painting technique while building their own large-scale world out of cardboard – one of the most flexible materials around!

• Entering grades 3-5
• July 5-7
  1pm – 5pm
• Registration Fee: $110
• Max: 20 participants
• Register through June 27

If you would like to help STC continue to offer fun and inspiring creative opportunities for our youth, add a donation during the registration process. Thank you for your support!

What will we find in the mysterious treasure trunk today? Let’s explore costumes, props, and set design – and have a lot of fun doing it!

• Entering grades K-2
  (Suggested ages 5-7)
• July 5-7
  9am – 11am
• Registration Fee: $55
• Max: 10 participants
• Register through June 27

If you would like to help STC continue to offer fun and inspiring creative opportunities for our youth, add a donation during the registration process. Thank you for your support!

Get ready to flex your imagination! In this camp, we will explore basic acting and staging techniques while working together to produce the humorous play, The History of Messy Rooms.
When a son asks his mom the age-old question, “Why do I have to make my bed?” a journey through time begins as she reveals the answer. 
This camp includes a sharing time for parents and friends at 3:30 pm on Friday.
NOTE: This camp also includes a free matinee performance of STC’s High School Musical JR on Thursday, June 22.

• Entering grades 2-4
• June 19-23
  9am – 4pm
• Registration Fee: $240
• Max: 20 participants
• Register through June 11

If you would like to help STC continue to offer fun and inspiring creative opportunities for our youth, add a donation during the registration process. Thank you for your support!

In this half-day camp, we will explore topics like improv, plot building, and character work to create stories from scratch. We’ll write down ideas, act things out, and perform a series of original short works at the end of Friday’s session. This session is a unique outlet for your theatrical creativity!
This camp includes a brief sharing time for parents at 4:30 pm on Friday.

• Entering grades 4-7
• June 12-16
  1pm – 5pm
• Registration Fee: $160
• Max: 14 participants
• Register through June 4

If you would like to help STC continue to offer fun and inspiring creative opportunities for our youth, add a donation during the registration process. Thank you for your support!

It’s taco time! With a focus on creative exploration, we’ll play with theater, music, and crafts in the spirit of the book Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin & Daniel Salmieri.
This camp includes a brief sharing time for parents at 11:30 am on Friday.

• Entering grades 1-3
• June 12-16
  9am – noon
• Registration Fee: $120
• Max: 16 participants
• Register through June 4

If you would like to help STC continue to offer fun and inspiring creative opportunities for our youth, add a donation during the registration process. Thank you for your support!

It’s time to get groovy! With a focus on creative exploration, we’ll play with theater, music, and crafts in the spirit of our favorite Pete the Cat stories by James Dean and Eric Litwin.
This camp includes a brief sharing time for parents at 11:30 am on Friday.

• Entering grades 1-3
• June 5-9
  9am – noon
• Registration Fee: $120
• Max: 12 participants
• Register through May 28

If you would like to help STC continue to offer fun and inspiring creative opportunities for our youth, add a donation during the registration process. Thank you for your support!

Once upon a time, there was a young girl who lived with her nasty stepmother and horrid stepsisters. They called her Cinderella and made her do all the work. But from there, things got very interesting! This humorous workshop will explore basic acting and staging techniques along with games and crafts.
Includes a brief sharing time for parents at 3:30 on Friday.

• Entering grades 2-4
• August 8-12
  9:00 am -4:00 pm
• Workshop Fee: $220
• Max: 16 participants (Min: 10)

If you would like to help STC continue to offer fun and inspiring creative opportunities for our youth, add a donation during the registration process.
Thank you for your support!

This musical romp is based on the beloved Disney film and packed with jazzy fun. When a feline family is cat-napped in the heart of Paris, it’s up to the rough-and-tumble alley cat, Thomas O’Malley, and his band of swingin’ jazz cats to save the day. This week will provide a fast-paced, fun education in musical theater (singing, dancing, and acting) while we work to stage this 30-minute musical.
This workshop includes a Saturday (August 6) rehearsal session and pizza party at the Ames Public Library with a performance at 2:00 PM.

(*This workshop is identical to Musical Theater I–The Aristocats, Session 1 in July.)

• Entering grades 5-8
• August 1-5, and 6
  9:00 am – 4:00 pm Mon-Fri at Story Theater Company
  11:00am – 3:00 pm Saturday at Ames Public Library
• Workshop Fee: $230
• Max: 24 participants (Min: 15)

Performance: Saturday, August 6 @ 2:00 pm at Ames Public Library

If you would like to help STC continue to offer fun and inspiring creative opportunities for our youth, add a donation during the registration process.
Thank you for your support!

This musical romp is based on the beloved Disney film and packed with jazzy fun. When a feline family is cat-napped in the heart of Paris, it’s up to the rough-and-tumble alley cat, Thomas O’Malley, and his band of swingin’ jazz cats to save the day. This week will provide a fast-paced, fun education in musical theater (singing, dancing, and acting) while we work to stage this 30-minute musical.
This workshop includes a Saturday (July 30) rehearsal session and pizza party at the Ames Public Library with a performance at 2:00 PM.
(*This workshop is identical to Musical Theater I–The Aristocats, Session 2 in August.)

• Entering grades 5-8
• July 25-29, and 30
  9:00 am – 4:00 pm Mon-Fri at Story Theater Company
  11:00am – 3:00 pm Saturday at Ames Public Library
• Workshop Fee: $230
• Max: 24 participants (Min: 15)

Performance: Saturday, July 30 @ 2:00 pm at Ames Public Library

If you would like to help STC continue to offer fun and inspiring creative opportunities for our youth, add a donation during the registration process.
Thank you for your support!

What does it look like to “act” a song or “sing” a scene? This is STC’s classic musical theatre workshop in a newly redesigned format. We will focus on music and text interpretation, healthy use of voice, selection of material, and audition techniques, as well as the fun of performing. Each student participates in both ensemble pieces and solo material, and we’ll finish the week with a cabaret performance.
This workshop includes a participant pizza party followed by a showcase at 5:30 on Friday.

• Entering grades 9-12
• July 18-22
  9:00 am-4:00 pm Mon-Thu; 9:00 am-6:00 pm Fri
• Workshop Fee: $220
• Max: 16 participants (Min: 8)

If you would like to help STC continue to offer fun and inspiring creative opportunities for our youth, add a donation during the registration process.
Thank you for your support!

Ready to practice thinking on your feet? This four-day intensive is a great way to build your skills and confidence in the most impromptu form of theater! We’ll dig into the principles of improv and play with scenes, games, and character choices to create storylines on the spot. No scripts here!

• Entering grades 7-10
• July 5-8 (4 days)
  1:00 pm-4:00 pm
• Workshop Fee: $95
• Max: 14 participants (Min: 8)

If you would like to help STC continue to offer fun and inspiring creative opportunities for our youth, add a donation during the registration process.
Thank you for your support!

You’ve heard the tale of how Jack’s mother sent him to sell the cow and he came home with beans. But how about the time she sent him to sell…a toilet plunger? Join us in telling this humorous story, and build your creative performance skills along the way. We’ll learn about themes like plot, character, and staging as we work together and have some fun.
This workshop includes a brief sharing time for parents at 3:30 on Friday.

• Entering grades 4-6
• June 27 -July 1
  9:00 am-4:00 pm
• Workshop Fee: $220
• Max: 16 participants (Min: 10)

If you would like to help STC continue to offer fun and inspiring creative opportunities for our youth, add a donation during the registration process.
Thank you for your support!

Sebastian is taking a basket full of goodies through the forest. But when he ventures off the path, he meets a lot of very interesting monsters! Can he outwit them and make it home safely? Full of silliness (and monsters), this workshop will explore basic acting and staging techniques. Get ready to flex your imagination!
This workshop includes a sharing time for parents and friends at 3:30 pm on Friday.
NOTE: This workshop also includes a free matinee performance of Shrek the Musical JR.

• Entering grades 2-4
• June 20-24
  9:00 am-4:00 pm
• Workshop Fee: $220
• Max: 16 participants (Min: 8)

If you would like to help STC continue to offer fun and inspiring creative opportunities for our youth, add a donation during the registration process.
Thank you for your support!

In this half-day workshop, we will explore topics like improv, plot building, and character work to create stories from scratch. We’ll write down ideas, act things out, and perform a series of original short works at the end of Friday’s workshop time. This session is a unique outlet for your theatrical creativity!
This workshop includes a brief sharing time for parents at 3:30 pm on Friday.

• Entering grades 4-7
• June 13-17
  1:00 pm -4:00 pm
• Workshop Fee: $110
• Max: 16 participants (Min: 8)

If you would like to help STC continue to offer fun and inspiring creative opportunities for our youth, add a donation during the registration process.
Thank you for your support!