Children’s Theatre of Charlotte Summer Camps
Children’s Theatre of Charlotte’s Summer Camps offer experiences for students ages 3 to 18 in a fun, interactive environment. Professional Teaching Artists lead campers in acting, singing, and dancing activities. Camps are grouped by age and offered at ImaginOn, with select satellite camps offered at other locations.
Rising 4th Grade – recent 12th Grade graduates may also register for SummerStage, our pre-professional teen production experience.
Early Childhood Camps
Ages 3–5
- Camps meet Monday – Friday, 9 AM – 12 PM
- 1-week, half-day camps
These camps provide a fun experience for our youngest campers, integrating music, art, and creative play to explore a story. Classrooms are transformed into imaginative worlds for each theme, engaging students on every sensory level. Each week closes with a sharing of activities and stories for family and friends.
Primary Camps
Rising K – 2nd Grade
- Camps meet Monday – Friday, 9 AM – 3 PM*
- 1-week camps
*Aftercare is available for Primary Camps at ImaginOn.
These camps provide an imaginative outlet for this energetic age. Students develop foundational acting skills by rehearsing a story dramatization throughout the week while rotating through drama, dance, music, and art classes. The final day of camp finishes with a sharing of stories and songs for family and friends.
Performance Camps
Rising 3rd – 6th Grade
- Camps meet Monday – Friday, 8:45 AM – 3:30 PM*
- 1-week and 2-week camps
*Aftercare is available for Performance Camps at ImaginOn.
These camps provide a fun-filled theatre experience. A short audition on the first day places students in appropriate roles. Camps rotate through music, acting, and dance activities daily. The final day of camp concludes with a performance for family and friends.
Teen Camps (Performance & Tech)
Rising 7th – 12th Grade
- Camps meet Monday – Friday, 10:30 AM – 5:30 PM
- Added hours on show days for 2-week camps
These 1-week and 2-week camps offer teens an exciting and challenging experience in either performance or technical theatre training. Students are directed by professional theatre artists in their fields. Two-week camps include two public performances on the final weekend.
SummerStage
Rising 4th Grade – recent 12th Grade graduates
SummerStage is a pre-professional teen production experience designed for those ready to take their craft to the next level. Intensive 3-week and 4-week programs offer rehearsal and performance experience led by industry professionals.
Productions include:
- The SpongeBob Musical: Youth Edition
June 1–20
Rising 4th Grade – recent 12th Grade graduates - Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812
June 22 – July 25
(No rehearsal June 29 – July 3)
Rising 9th Grade – recent 12th Grade graduates - Shakespeare Repertory Company (RepCo)
Richard III and The Taming of the Shrew
June 22 – July 25
Click HERE to register for our 2026 summer camps.
