SummerStage 2025
The Overview:
Every day is unique at Arc SummerStage, an experience not to be missed!
Join us for our first summer in our brand new, 144-seat proscenium theatre!
SummerStage Camp is structured with classes in Acting Technique, Choreography, Improv & Theater Games, Stage Combat, Songwriting, Costume Design, Dance, and more! The skills learned in these classes will be incorporated into the rehearsal of shows that will be performed at the culmination of each respective section.
Actors spend part of each day in these classes, and part of the day in rehearsal for their shows. During rehearsals, actors are not only learning, devising and rehearsing scenes & songs for their final performances, they are also playing theatre games and engaging in acting exercises – building social skills and confidence onstage and off!
**New for Summer 2025!**
– Every actor will receive an Arc Stages T-Shirt
– Register by March 1 to receive 2 free tickets to a camp performance
The Daily Schedule:
All groups will meet Mondays through Fridays at Arc Stages (147 Wheeler Avenue, Pleasantville):
- Little Theatre (rising K-1st graders): 9 am – 1 pm, with the option to extend until 4 pm
- Young Actors (rising 2nd – 4th graders): 9 am – 4pm
- Tweens (rising 5th – 8th graders): 9 am – 4pm
- Teens (rising 9th – 12th graders): 9 am – 4 pm
Final Performances for our Young Actors & Tweens take place on the Thursday – Saturday of the culminating weekend of each 3-week session.
Example of a Typical Day at SummerStage:
9:00 – 9:30 Morning Hello*
9:30 – 10:45 Rehearsal
10:45 – 11:45 Improvisation Workshop
11:45 – 12:45 Lunch & Theater Games
12:45 – 2:00 Rehearsal
2:00 – 2:15 Snack
2:15 – 3:15 On Camera Class
3:15 – 4:00 End of Day*
*The entire camp joins together at the start and end of every day, during Morning Hello and End of Day. We love playing theatre games together and seeing all ages learning from each other!
The Final Performance Schedule:
Little Theatre (rising K – 1st gr.) actors have a Final Sharing during the camp day on the last Friday of each session. Family and friends are invited to join in the theatre for this sharing, no tickets required!
Young Actors, Tweens & Teens have two performances of their show at the end of each session. Audiences for these shows must purchase tickets in advance. Ticket links will be sent home the week prior to the performances. Early Bird registrants receive two free tickets to a camp performance of their choice!
One performance will be on either Thursday or Friday evening, and one will be on Saturday. It is essential that families reserve these days at the end of the session, so that campers can be in both performances of their show!
Young Actors, Tweens & Teens need to reserve the following dates for their performances :
Session I: Thursday, July 17 – Saturday, July 19, 2025
Session II: Thursday, August 7 – Saturday, August 9, 2025
There are no performances on Sundays during SummerStage.
The Shows:
We select and create our shows specifically with our actors in mind. There may be more than one cast per age group each session, depending on registrations. The final performances will include scenes, songs, poems, etc., showcasing each and every actor. The show may be a previously published or original work — our camp productions, and classes, are different each session!
Each cast has a Director & Musical Director, who work with them in rehearsal each day to build the show. As the staff get to know their actors, they teach and devise material together, so that each actor is challenged at their own, unique level. The actors start receiving script pages on day 1 and will continue to receive material every day, culminating in their full script, by the end of the second week.
Every group will also receive Master Classes throughout SummerStage – including Shakespeare, On Camera, Mask and more – from visiting guest artists (including Broadway performers!) and exciting Special Event / Theme Days throughout.
Little Theatre: K – 1st Grade
Session I: June 30 – July 19
Performances: July 17-19
Session II: July 21 – August 9
Performances: August 7-9
Little Theatre focuses on children entering Kindergarten and First Grade, and meets Mondays through Fridays from 9 am -1 pm. The program celebrates their incredible imaginations through artistic play, music, dance, and acting exercises. Each day will incorporate arts and crafts projects, story time, and snack as well! The program culminates in a final presentation (during the final camp day of the session) where the actors can show off all their new theatrical skills!
*Little Theatre actors have the option to extend their time at Arc Stages to full days via our Extended Day program. For this option, the cost would be the same as full day camp (see Young Actor/Tween pricing below).
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Young Actors: 2nd – 4th Grade
Session I: June 30 – July 19
Performances: July 17-19
Session II: July 21 – August 9
Performances: August 7-9
Our Young Actors Camp (for rising 2nd – 4th graders) meets Mondays through Fridays from 9am – 4pm. Campers will learn the fundamentals of what it takes to put together a musical theatre production, every day is fun-filled and action packed! Using theatre games and exercises, students learn fundamental acting skills based on the Stanislavsky Technique and build confidence in themselves as actors, while they rehearse and perform a final show!
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Tween Workshop: 5th – 8th Grade
Session I: June 30 – July 19
Performances: July 17-19
Session II: July 21 – August 9
Performances: August 7-9
Tween actors (rising 5th – 8th graders) meet Mondays through Fridays from 9 am – 4 pm. Tweens will experience a professional rehearsal process, coupled with theatre games and acting exercises designed to fit their learning levels. The Tweens will dive deeper into their work as actors, as they endeavor to gain confidence and knowledge about all aspects of theatre and performance. Culminating in a final musical theatre production!
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Teen Intensive 9th – 12th Grade
Dates: June 30 – July 26
Performances: July 25 & 26
The Teen Intensive (for rising 9th graders – college freshmen) meets Mondays through Fridays from 9am – 4pm. The Teen Intensive consists of a professional rehearsal process, coupled with instruction in all of the theatrical disciplines (acting technique, musical theatre, vocal production, singing, dance, movement for actors, Shakespeare, improv and more). Comprised of one four-week section, this Intensive will culminate in a full theatrical production!
Teens have the option to extend to a six-week program. The final two weeks (July 29 – August 9), students will serve as Teen Apprentices, participating as Assistant Directors and Stage Managers for a SummerStage production. Teens will work closely with the director and cast of a Young Actor or Tween show throughout their rehearsal process. Teen Apprentices will learn Stage Management during the final stage of the rehearsal process.
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Teen Apprentice Program
Session I: June 30 – July 19
Session II: July 21 – August 9
A track for Teens (rising 9th – 12th graders) who are interested in learning about the educational aspect of theatre, during Arc SummerStage. The TAP (Teen Apprentice) program will give teens a firsthand look at how to work with
children as a teacher, how to stage scenes and songs, how to guide children in their artistic and educational process.
TAPs (Teen Apprentices) will receive special classes in education, leading groups of children, directing, and staging. They will work closely with the director and cast of a Young Actor or Tween show throughout their rehearsal process. TAPs will have the opportunity to join their peers for guest artist Master Classes as well, and then to learn Stage Management during the final stage of the rehearsal process. This program will allow each TAP to work individually as well as in a close-knit group, gaining confidence in leadership skills, their abilities to teach and guide a group, as well as to work one-on-one with younger actors.
If you are interested in signing up as a TAP, but are unable to attend a full three-week session, please reach out for more information.
Note: Volunteer TAP/assistant positions will not be available. Those wishing to be a TAP for SummerStage must be enrolled in the program.