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Camps

CKP offers a variety of camps & programs for all ages. Read below to learn about what offerings we have for your age group!

Mainstage Immersion Camps

Mainstage Immersion Camps

Our Theater Immersion Camps are week long experiences where the actors create a one-act musical in one week, and perform it at the end for family and friends. The actors have an enormous amount of creative input to the production. After they read the script they brainstorm with a Creative Kids Playhouse set designer, and plan out the sets and props for each scene. They work with a costume designer, designing their costume from items provided by CKP and items they have at home or want to make. The actors work on creating all of the sets, props, and costume pieces that CKP does not already own throughout the week. Onstage the actors have creative input as well, they are welcome to suggest their own blocking, create their own character backstory, try out a different speaking accent, suggest a dance move, etc. As always, professionals in drama, voice and dance guide them throughout the process. The result is a one-act musical production that they are proud of from the moment that they curtain opens, because they worked hard to create every aspect of the show. Every actor comes to us with a different skill set. We strive to meet them where they are, push them enough that they are proud and feel accomplished, while making sure that they have fun and don’t feel stressed. Generally our Theater Immersion Camps are offered as half -day, five day camps in the summer, however we do sometimes offer them at schools as ‘spring/winter break camps.’

Camelot Summer Musical

Camelot Summer Musicals

Our Camelot Summer Musicals are a unique experience for actors grades 7-12, with actors as young as 10 welcome to join with permission from the director.

 

These musicals are a condensed two-week version of our annual Camelot fall musical. Auditions on Day 1, casting released and rehearsals begin on Day 2 – after one week of rehearsals, the show is fully taught, and the show opens on Friday of Week 2! This experience is a CKP favorite & the casts of our summer musicals always end the process with a unique bond.

Excalibur Programs

Excalibur Programs

We provide a wide range of Excalibur summer programs (grades 7-12). In the past these have ranged from a 2/3 week summer play, Shakespeare classes, a full-scale theatre festival & competition, dance classes, musical theatre workshops, audition workshops, you name it – we’ve probably tried it. Stay tuned to find out what Excalibur programs we will be offering this year!

Our Excalibur students are some of the best kids we know. The community within our Excalibur players & alumni is impressive. They support each other for years post-graduation, and some of our Excalibur alumni even return as CKP staff! In rehearsal, we prioritize a fun and educational environment – to teach our students how to behave in a professional theatre setting someday. Each program we offer is designed intentionally so our students gain a great theatre education in a low-stress environment. After being in an Excalibur Players productions, students can be confident that they are prepared to audition and perform in any theater. As always, team work is heavily emphasized, and it seems that casts of the Excalibur Players tend to grow to be a tight unit and make close friends even more than our other casts.

Upcoming Camps

The Frog Prince

The Frog Prince, a 1-Week Immersion Camp for Mainstage Player

Monday, 7/7/2025-Friday, 7/11/2025
Friday, 7/11 at 6:00 and 7:15 pm
Audition Dates:

Monday, 7/7, during camp hours

Rehearsal Location:

Tijeras Creek Elementary School, 23072 Avenida Empresa, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688

Dates & Times:
  • 7/7/2025-7/11/2025 from 9:00 am-12:30 pm
Performance Dates:
  • Friday, 7/11 at 6:00 and 7:15 pm
Be part of this show!
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Disney's Aladdin Kids, a 1-week Immersion Camp for Mainstage Players

Monday, 7/21/2025-Friday, 7/25/2025
Friday, 7/25 at 6:00 and 7:15 pm
Audition Dates:

Monday, 7/21 during camp hours

Rehearsal Location:

Laguna Hills Community Center, 25555 Alicia Parkway, Laguna Hills, CA

Dates & Times:
  • Monday, 7/21-Friday, 7/25 from 9:00 am-2:30 pm
Performance Dates:
  • Friday, 7/25 at 6:00 and 7:15 pm
   
Be part of this show!
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Pinocchio, a 1-Week Immersion Class for Mainstage Players

Monday, 7/28/2025-Friday, 8/1/2025
Friday 8/1 at 6:00 pm and 7:15 pm
Audition Dates:

Monday, 7/28 during camp hours

Rehearsal Location:

Lake Forest Performing Arts Center, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, CA 92630

Dates & Times:
  • 7/28-8/1 from 9:00 am-12:30 pm
Performance Dates:
  • Friday 8/1 at 6:00 pm and 7:15 pm
Be part of this show!

What our community is saying about us…

Local children’s theatre is a pillar of many people’s experiences growing up in the Orange County area, including my two younger brothers. While I never had the chance to perform with CKP, attending my brothers’ shows and seeing the joy that performing in children’s theatre can bring to the lives of young artists everywhere. The joy of those experiences is not something I want the world to lose because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jackson Machesky, CKP older sibling December 12, 2022

Thank You to Our Sponsors & Patrons

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