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Blue Sky Ensemble
Ages: 8 - 12
Rehearsals: September 12, 19, 26 • October 3, 10, 24, 31 • November 7, 14, 21 • December 5, 12
Times: 9am-12pm
Blue Sky is our ensemble for ages 8 to 12. Beginners and seasoned performers, in the same room, making theatre together. This semester they'll devise a new play, written entirely by them, based on E. Nesbit's Five Children and It.
Story summary: Five kids dig a hole in a gravel pit and find something at the bottom of it. It's older than anyone can understand and it's the last of its kind. This creature also happens to grant one wish each day. The catch is that you get exactly what you asked for. Wings, with no way down at sunset. Gold that nobody will take. A little brother suddenly so beloved that strangers try to walk off with him.
Over twelve Saturdays, the ensemble will learn the story, decide how they want to tell it, and shape it into an actual script. Then they rehearse it and put up a world premiere play.
Rehearsals are at Jones Paideia Elementary. The performances are at the Z. Alexander Looby Theatre, staged in a minimalist theatrical style.
Rehearsals: Twelve Saturdays, 9am to noon at Jones Paideia Elementary September 12, 19, 26 • October 3, 10, 24, 31 • November 7, 14, 21 • December 5, 12
Tech rehearsal: Monday, December 14, 5:00 to 8:30pm at the Looby
Performances: Wednesday, December 16 and Thursday, December 17, both at 6:00pm at the Looby
Every family gets five free tickets. Additional tickets are $15.
Indigo Ensemble
Ages: 13 - 18
Rehearsals: September 12, 19, 26 • October 3, 10, 24, 31 • November 7, 14, 21 • December 5, 12
Times: 9am-12pm
Indigo is our ensemble for ages 13 to 18 who want to push their craft and build something with other people. This semester they'll devise a new play, written entirely by them, based on the epic poem, Beowulf.
Story summary: For twelve years, something has come into the great hall at night. Nobody sleeps there anymore. Then a stranger arrives from across the water and says they will fight it with their bare hands. They do. They win. And then the thing's mother comes looking for her son.
Beowulf is the oldest story in English, but it is a poem, not a play. There's no script to work from. Over twelve Saturdays, the ensemble will learn the story, decide how they want to tell it, and shape it into an actual script. Then they rehearse it and put up a world premiere play.
Rehearsals are at Jones Paideia Elementary. The performances are at the Z. Alexander Looby Theatre, staged in a minimalist theatrical style.
Rehearsals: Twelve Saturdays, 9am to noon at Jones Paideia Elementary September 12, 19, 26 • October 3, 10, 24, 31 • November 7, 14, 21 • December 5, 12
Tech rehearsal: Tuesday, December 15, 5:00 to 8:30pm at the Looby
Performances: Wednesday, December 16 and Thursday, December 17, both at 7:30pm at the Looby
Every family gets five free tickets. Additional tickets are $15.
Story Stagers
Ages: 6 - 7
Dates: September 12, 19, 26 • October 3, 10, 24
Times: 9am-12pm
We don't just read the story, we step inside it.
In Story Stagers, kids explore a beloved piece of children's literature or fairy tale and turn it into a piece of theatre together. Through creative drama games, movement, and storytelling, they bring characters to life while building a play inspired by the story.
Along the way they practice imagination, collaboration, and creative problem-solving as they explore what happens when a book becomes a living world.
Class meets 9am to noon at Jones Paideia Elementary. Every day includes a snack break and time outside on the playground.
Showcase: Saturday, October 24 at 11:30am at Jones Paideia
Fall Break - Picture Book Playmakers
Ages: 6 - 7
Camp Hours: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Free Before Care: Available starting at 8:00 AM
Free Aftercare: 3:00–5:00 PM Monday–Thursday
(No aftercare on Friday due to Sharing Day)
What to Bring: Packed lunch, water bottle, a snack, comfortable clothes, and closed-toe shoes.
Experience Needed: None! Beginners and experienced young artists are all welcome.
You can find more FAQS at our website: http://littlebluetheatre.org/education/camps
In Picture Book Playmakers, we don’t just read the story, we step inside it.
Campers explore a beloved piece of children's literature (picture book or fairy tale) and turn it into a piece of theatre together.
Through creative drama games, movement, and storytelling, campers bring characters to life while working together to build a play inspired by the story.
Along the way they practice imagination, collaboration, and creative problem-solving as they explore what happens when a story becomes a living world.
This camp is a joyful introduction to theatre-making for young creators who love stories, play, and big ideas.
At the end of the week, families are invited to see the story come to life during our friday afternoon Story Reveal, a joyful moment when campers bring their week of imagination and collaboration to life.
Fall Break - Story Forge
Ages: 11 - 14
Camp Hours: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Free Before Care: Available starting at 8:00 AM
Free Aftercare: 3:00–5:00 PM - Monday–Thursday
(No aftercare on Friday due to Sharing Day)
What to Bring: Packed lunch, water bottle, a snack, comfortable clothes, and closed-toe shoes.
Experience Needed: None! Beginners and experienced young artists are all welcome.
You can find more FAQS at our website: http://littlebluetheatre.org/education/camps
In Story Forge, campers create a brand-new piece of theatre from scratch.
There is no script waiting for them — the story is built in the room.
Each week begins with a big question. Examples might be: What feels unfair? What feels joyful? What does belonging mean?
From there, the ensemble uses improvisation, writing, movement, and collaborative storytelling to develop characters, scenes, and an original world.
At the end of the week, families are invited to see the story come to life during our friday afternoon Story Reveal, a joyful moment when campers bring their week of imagination and collaboration to life.
Fall Break - World Weavers
Ages: 8 - 10
Camp Hours: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Free Before Care: Available starting at 8:00 AM
Free Aftercare: 3:00–5:00 PM Monday–Thursday
(No aftercare on Friday due to Sharing Day)
What to Bring: Packed lunch, water bottle, a snack, comfortable clothes, and closed-toe shoes.
Experience Needed: None! Beginners and experienced young artists are all welcome.
You can find more FAQS at our website: http://littlebluetheatre.org/education/camps
Every culture tells stories to make sense of the world.
In World Weavers, campers explore folktales and origin stories from cultures around the globe. Together we look at where these stories come from, why they were told, and what they meant to the communities who shared them.
Campers then take inspiration from these traditions and begin weaving their own theatrical story as an ensemble. Through improvisation, movement, and collaborative storytelling, they create an original performance that honors the roots of these stories while adding their own voices and imagination.
The result is a piece of theatre that belongs uniquely to the group who created it.
At the end of the week, families are invited to see the story come to life during our friday afternoon Story Reveal, a joyful moment when campers bring their week of imagination and collaboration to life.
Melody Makers
Ages: 6 - 7
Dates: October 31 • November 7, 14, 21 • December 5, 12
Times: 9am-12pm
Every song is a story someone is singing.
In Melody Makers, kids learn songs, build choreography, and put together a piece of musical theatre together. Through music games, movement, and a lot of singing, they bring characters to life and figure out how a song moves a story forward.
Along the way they practice listening, performing together, and the kind of confidence that comes from singing in a room full of people who are on your side.
Class meets 9am to noon at Jones Paideia Elementary. Every day includes a snack break and time outside on the playground.
Showcase: Saturday, October 12 at 11:30am at Jones Paideia