Northwest Children's Theater and School

Calling all covert operatives! Your mission -- should you choose to accept it -- will be full of excitement and intrigue. Don your best disguise and join our clandestine meetings, where we'll solve puzzles and uncover clues to thwart the enemy's evil plans. Explore classes combine character creation, imaginative world-building and theater games. NWCT Explore Camps combine theater games, imaginative world-building, and adventure. An informal demonstration will occur during the last 15 minutes of the final day of class.

Shrek is perfectly happy living the ogre life in his swamp, but his world turns upside down when a caravan of fairy-tale creatures show up on his doorstep. It's no picnic dealing with blind mice, wooden puppets, talking animals -- and to top it all off, a princess! Will Shrek reclaim solitude in his swamp or discover the "Big Bright Beautiful World" out there after all? Everyone gets a part in this musical performance camp! Performance Camps are all about putting on a show! Campers audition, rehearse, and perform.

Ever wonder how stage design can help characters come to life? Step behind the curtain and work with professional designers in this one-week Skills Camp. Learn about the art of designing costumes and props for the stage as you create and design your very own costume plot!

It's a tale as old as time! Belle is a bright young girl who trades her freedom to save her father from a fearsome Beast! At first, she believes the Beast is as monstrous as he looks, but maybe she'll discover the beauty behind the beast in time to break the spell. Everyone gets a part in this performance camp! Performance Camps are all about putting on a show! Campers audition, rehearse, and perform.