Theater Camp
5th - 8th grade*
*Going into fall.
Theater camper students are taught acting, dance/movement, visual arts, and storytelling/playwriting, all of which culminates in their final performance created, produced, and performed by them!
**Please note - all sessions of Theatre Camp are full at this time and registration is closed.
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PROGRAM OPTIONS
3-Week Theatre Camp
📅 2024 Dates: July 29 - August 16
🕒 Mon - Fri, 9am - 3pm
📍 Yes! And… Collaborative Arts Main Building
Kids arrive and start the day with a specific morning project that then leads into a time of warm-up. They are then ushered into classes throughout the day that will help them increase their skills and prepare for their own original performance!
📅 July 29 - August 16, Medieval Times
Kings, Queens, Knights, and Noblepersons unite! Come 'round our table and explore this magical time and place. We will be playing with medieval sounds and making up stories that may (or may not) have happened a long long time ago!📅 August 7 - 25,
2-Week Theatre Camp
📅 2024 Dates: July 8- 19
🕒 Wed - Fri, 9am - 3pm
📍 Yes! And… Collaborative Arts Main Building
📅 July 8-19, Mistaken Identity & Espionage!
Jump into the secret world of spies, confidential information, cover-ups and more! Together we will weave a story that will be hard for any average citizen to track!
1-Week Intensives
📅 2024 Dates: June 24 - 28, August 1 9 - 23
🕒 Mon - Fri, 9am - 3pm
📍 Yes! And… Collaborative Arts Main Building
Kids arrive and start the day with a specific morning project that then leads into a time of warm-up. They are then ushered into classes that focus on the skills being explored in the intensive. Students work closely with a couple of specific artist teachers throughout the week to end in a presentation of the skills learned.
📅 June 24 - 28, Session 1: Villains & Heroes: Character Creation
Discover heroes from every space and time and the quests that the endured. This intensive focused on Character Creation will be sure to help you access the hero within yourself!
📅 August 19 - 23, Session 2: Dance Exploration
Get ready to move! Work with our talented dance instructors to learn new skills and new dance forms while having TONS of fun. This one week intensive focuses on how we move our bodies and will end with a short showing of our new moves!
We can make art from anything! This week we will explore the various ways we can make art from the things we find around us, giving them new purpose and new life! The main focus of this week will be visual art, but we promise we will use the other artistic disciplines too!
TUITION AND FEES
Our Theatre Camps are offered on a sliding scale basis from $5 - $350 per week. Full scholarships are also available.
We are fully committed to welcoming a diverse group of campers and work to ensure our programs are accessible to everyone, regardless of economic means. Our sliding scale tuition fees ensure that our campers represent an economically, racially, and culturally diverse community.
Yes! And…’s sliding scale tuition is based on the principle that a family’s financial commitment should be in equitable proportion to its financial resources. The direct cost of camp is $350 per week. If possible, we invite those with more financial resources to pay above $350 to help offset the costs of those with less resources. Families with less financial resources are invited to apply for Camperships, the lower tiers of the sliding scale ($5-$349). Full Camperships are also available. Camperships are available to anyone who needs one and no documentation is required.
All tuition must be paid in full by May 1, 2024. After this date tuition will need to be paid at the time of registration. If this is not possible, please reach out to us to discuss a payment schedule.
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We will invoice you the total amount of your camp tuition. Payment plans will be accepted. Your options for payment are to:
Pay by check
Checks should be made out to “Yes! And...Collaborative Arts” and mailed to:
Yes! And... Collaborative Arts21 W. Washington Ln.Philadelphia, PA 19144Pay by Credit Card or ACH
You will be able to pay directly through your Quickbooks invoice.Pay with cash
Parents who wish to pay in cash are welcome to make payment arrangements in-person with us. Please contact us to schedule a time. -
Multi-week Discount
Register for four or more weeks per family and take an additional $100 off your total tuition.Sibling Discount
Receive $25 off your total tuition per additional child. -
Campership
If your child would benefit from our summer camps but you are concerned that camp tuition might be too costly, we strongly recommend that you enroll your child today and check “Campership” to apply for our scholarship program. Families that enroll in camp and apply for a Campership are under no financial obligation until their Campership is confirmed and accepted. Flexible payment options are available should you need it.Important information to note:
• Camperships are offered on a sliding fee scale from $0 to $359 per week; families must cover any additional extended care fees they incur.
• Applications are considered on a first-come first-served basis. Yes! And… Collaborative Arts reserves the right to award tuition assistance at its discretion.
• All Campership recipients will need to complete a Campership Agreement. Pay no fees until you have been contacted with this agreement.
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Once we have reserved a spot for your child, you will be responsible for payment for the days and weeks that you have chosen, even if your child is absent. If you choose to cancel your registration before May 1st, a $50 per week fee will be withheld for each week registered. There will be no cancellation refunds given after May 1st with the exceptions listed below:
*In relation to Covid-19, your tuition will be refunded if your family has to quarantine because of Covid-19 illness or suspected exposure.
*If there is a waiting list for the camp and someone is willing to take your spot in the camp, you MAY be eligible for a full refund less the $50 per week registration fee.
*A camper who becomes ill (not related to Covid-19) or injured during the week of their camp MAY receive a prorated refund as determined by the Program Director.
*Refunds will be granted before your scheduled week of camp for reasons of illness, injury (a doctor’s certification may be requested) or death in the immediate family.
Please note the following:
*Refunds will not be granted for scheduling conflicts or no-shows.
*Refunds will not be granted to campers who leave camp by their own choice.
*Campers may transfer to an alternate session, if space permits, without penalty.
*Any refunds will be made to the individual who made the original payment.
BEFORE AND AFTER CARE
Some of our families need to utilize a longer day of care for their family. For the past few years, we have been happy to offer extended enrichment times for these families. Campers who stay longer are teamed with a Staff member and help set-up, tear down or are utilized to further our imaginative story with crafts, building sets, and more.
Before Care opens at 8am
Late Care closes at 5pm
Extended care is $6/hour and can be added by the day or the week, but we do require a week’s notice in order to have proper staff coverage. Unfortunately, we are unable to offer scholarships to cover before and after care as the money goes right to the staff members responsible for the care.
Please note your need for extended care on your registration form so that we can send you the Extended Care Sign Up Form.
UPCOMING PERFORMANCES
Every camp culminates in an original performance. We can’t tell you what they are because your child will be part of the writing and creation process! What we can tell you is that these showcases are exciting, celebratory, and always an adventure.
3-Week Theatre Camp
📅 August 16
🕒 6pm
📍 Yes! And… Collaborative Arts Main Building
🍕 Participants stay after camp for rehearsal and pizza before the show.
2-week Camp & 1-Week Intensives
📅 June 28, July 19, August 23
🕒 3:30pm
📍 Yes! And… Collaborative Arts Main Building
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