SUMMER CAMP 2021
In-Person summer camps open registration to the public on Wed, Feb 17 at noon.
Online/Virtual Drama Camps will be announced in March.
**Early Bird Discounts & Special Bonuses: the first 100 registered campers will enjoy discounted camp pricing (listed on the camp schedule), and FREE extended care (a $100 value per week!) Early Drop Off runs 8 am - start of camp, and AfterCare runs end of camp until 5:30 pm (late pickup till 6 pm can be arranged in advance). **
2021 In-Person Summer Schedule
covid guidelines ~ FAQ ~ camp discounts
Every 2021 Forefront Arts in-person performing arts camp will culminate in an OUTDOORS public performance or a special culminating activity! Family & friends are invited to join us each Friday afternoon outside for the campers to show off what they've learned!
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** Space is extremely limited this year due to smaller camp sizes than usual. We recommend signing up early.**
We've got something for everyone this summer!
SPECIALTY CAMPS
Ages 3-5 // 5-7 (grouped by age). Currently capped at 10 students per week. Produced in partnership with Second Star Events.
Sing, Dream, and Lead at Princess Camp! Campers will love focusing on a new princess each day, her story, and her featured character qualities. Campers will enjoy fun crafts, games, outside play, storytime, breakout sessions for music, dancing, art, and drama, and in-person visits from several princesses throughout the week. On Friday each camper and 1 guest are invited to attend the culminating royal tea party! **All campers must be fully independent in the restroom to attend camp. Our instructors are not allowed to assist with any bathroom needs.**
Ages 7-10 // 10-14 (grouped by age - must be able to read fluently.) Currently capped at 10 students per week.
Students will love learning the art of film acting as well as performing in front of a green screen! They'll enjoy daily acting warmups, drama games, film acting technique classes, and rehearsing & performing various scenes battling aliens, fighting bad guys, reacting to explosions, and working with an invisible scene partner who will be added in digitally later. Instead of a culminating live performance at the end of their camp week, they'll instead receive a digital copy of all of their performance scenes with the CGI elements included so they can see all of their hard work pay off!
MUSICAL THEATRE PERFORMANCE CAMPS
Ages 3-5 // 5-7 // 8-14 (grouped by age). Currently capped at 10 students per week.
Take a walk on the wild side this summer! Enjoy singing, dancing, acting, playing drama games, lots of outside play time, learning physical & vocal warmups, and having fun performing scenes & songs from your favorite stories & musicals featuring animals! All your favorite Forefront camp moments ~ auditions on Monday morning, Talent Show Thursday, Pajama Day, Wacky Wednesday, and Dress Rehearsal will be back this summer too! On Friday afternoon you'll perform OUTSIDE for your family & friends! **All campers must be fully independent in the restroom to attend camp. Our instructors are not allowed to assist with any bathroom needs.**
Ages 3-5 // 5-7 // 8-14 (grouped by age). Currently capped at 10 students per week.
Enjoy singing, dancing, acting, playing drama games, lots of outside play time, learning physical & vocal warmups, and having fun performing scenes & songs from your favorite stories & musicals set on the beach, under the ocean, or on the high seas! All your favorite Forefront camp moments ~ auditions on Monday morning, Talent Show Thursday, Pajama Day, Wacky Wednesday, and Dress Rehearsal will be back this summer too! On Friday afternoon you'll perform OUTSIDE for your family & friends! **All campers must be fully independent in the restroom to attend camp. Our instructors are not allowed to assist with any bathroom needs.**
Ages 3-5 // 5-7 // 8-14 (grouped by age). Currently capped at 10 students per week.
Enjoy singing, dancing, acting, playing drama games, lots of outside play time, learning physical & vocal warmups, and having fun performing scenes & songs as your favorite villains, bad guys, and crooks! From Pirates to Sea Witches, Sorcerers to spotted-coat-obsessed Thieves, you'll love bringing these hooligans to life! All your favorite Forefront camp moments ~ auditions on Monday morning, Talent Show Thursday, Pajama Day, Wacky Wednesday, and Dress Rehearsal will be back this summer too! On Friday afternoon you'll perform OUTSIDE for your family & friends! **All campers must be fully independent in the restroom to attend camp. Our instructors are not allowed to assist with any bathroom needs.**
DANCE PERFORMANCE CAMPS
Ages 7-10. Currently capped at 10 students per week.
Boost your confidence onstage by focusing on your dance skills this week! Campers will love the fun warmups, physical challenges and daily dance classes, plus enjoy lots of outside time, and they'll learn fun hip hop dance routines to songs from "Hamilton" and other modern Broadway shows! All your favorite Forefront camp moments ~ auditions on Monday morning, Talent Show Thursday, Pajama Day, Wacky Wednesday, and Dress Rehearsal will be back this summer too! On Friday afternoon you'll perform your dance routines OUTSIDE for your family & friends!
Ages 9-12 // 12-16 (grouped by age). Currently capped at 10 students per week.
Boost your confidence onstage by focusing on your dance skills this week! Campers will love the fun warmups, physical challenges and daily dance classes, plus enjoy lots of outside time, and they'll learn fun hip hop dance routines to songs from "Hamilton" and other modern Broadway shows! All your favorite Forefront camp moments ~ auditions on Monday morning, Talent Show Thursday, Pajama Day, Wacky Wednesday, and Dress Rehearsal will be back this summer too! On Friday afternoon you'll perform your dance routines OUTSIDE for your family & friends!
MUSIC PERFORMANCE CAMPS
Rising 6th-12th grade students (current SING members who are rising 5th grade can also participate). Currently capped at 10 students per week.
Calling all students who love to sing -- in the car, in the shower, onstage, wherever! SING Show Choir camp will offer vocal students a fun but focused week boosting your vocal skills in vocal technique, music theory, breath control and physical awareness, and rehearsing a ton of awesome songs & dances! SING show choir campers will learn a variety of songs & choreography from the modern, contemporary, classics, and musical theatre genres in preparation for a concert on Friday afternoon! (If you're familiar with the tv show Glee you can picture what the concert will look like!). Of course you'll also have fun game time outside each day, and opportunities to make the camp concert completely your own through break-out sessions. All your favorite Forefront camp moments ~ auditions for solos on Monday morning, Talent Show Thursday, Pajama Day, Wacky Wednesday, and Dress Rehearsal will be back this summer too! On Friday afternoon you'll perform your show choir concert OUTSIDE for your family & friends!
Ages 7-11 (must be able to read fluently). Currently capped at 10 students per week.
Calling all elementary students who love to sing -- in the car, in the shower, onstage, wherever! SING JR Show Choir camp will offer vocal students a fun but focused week boosting your vocal skills in vocal technique, music theory, breath control and physical awareness, and rehearsing a ton of awesome songs & dances! Campers will learn a variety of songs & choreography from the modern, contemporary, classics, and musical theatre genres in preparation for a concert on Friday afternoon! (If you're familiar with the tv show Glee you can picture what the concert will look like!). Of course you'll also have fun game time outside each day, and opportunities to make the camp concert completely your own through break-out sessions. All your favorite Forefront camp moments ~ auditions for solos on Monday morning, Talent Show Thursday, Pajama Day, Wacky Wednesday, and Dress Rehearsal will be back this summer too! On Friday afternoon you'll perform your show choir concert OUTSIDE for your family & friends!
ACTING, COMEDY, & PLAYWRITING CAMPS
Ages 5-7. Currently capped at 10 students per week.
This is a super fun & active drama camp for young performers! In Imaginators Camp we'll develop confidence and creativity while engaging in tons of active & creative activities, plus drama games, and creating our own play & invention to display at the end of the week! Every day will feature a new team creative challenge to help the campers work together, think outside the box, and use their imaginations to write a play, design an invention, solve a scavenger hunt, compete in a lip sync battle, and create a costume from random household items we provide. This is a great drama class for newbies and experienced performers alike. All your favorite Forefront camp moments ~ Talent Show Thursday, Pajama Day, Wacky Wednesday, and Dress Rehearsal will be back this summer too! On Friday afternoon you'll perform your original play and display your inventions OUTSIDE for your family & friends!
Ages 7-10 // 10-14 (grouped by age - must be able to read fluently.) Currently capped at 10 students per week.
Explore the world of "Alice in Wonderland" and all of the iconic characters & storylines from this classic book! Campers will enjoy daily acting classes focusing on using your body, voice, and mannerisms to create distinct characters, playing drama games, lots of outside play time, learning physical & vocal warmups, and rehearsing for the show! All your favorite Forefront camp moments ~ auditions on Monday morning, Talent Show Thursday, Pajama Day, Wacky Wednesday, and Dress Rehearsal will be back this summer too! On Friday afternoon you'll perform OUTSIDE for your family & friends!
Ages 7-10 // 10-14 (grouped by age - must be able to read & write fluently.) Currently capped at 10 students per week.
Calling all wizards! If you love fantasy novels & characters like Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Merlin, or OZ, you'll love this camp where you get to create & perform in your own new wizard & magic themed play! Learn about dramatic structure in telling a story and have daily writing challenges as you devise your own scenes. After the scenes are written you'll step into the director & producer roles to rehearse as a class. You'll work together to Create Your Own Adventure, based on daily prompts from the instructors, and by the end of the week you'll be ready to perform your wizard show! All your favorite Forefront camp moments ~ Talent Show Thursday, Pajama Day, Wacky Wednesday, and Dress Rehearsal will be back this summer too! On Friday afternoon you'll perform OUTSIDE for your family & friends!
Ages 7-10 // 10-14 (grouped by age) Currently capped at 10 students per week.
Got a class clown in your household? This is the camp for them! Comedy Camp covers all things related to comedic performing -- improv, comedic acting scenes, miming, clowning, physical comedy, and more! Play improv games to flex your creative muscle. Discover how to *safely* do physical comedy bits like pie-in-your-face or walking-into-a-door. Create your own mime character. Learn to “find the funny” through basic clowning techniques and physical comedy. All your favorite Forefront camp moments ~ Talent Show Thursday, Pajama Day, Wacky Wednesday, and Dress Rehearsal will be back this summer too! On Friday afternoon you'll perform OUTSIDE for your family & friends!
Ages 7-10 and 10-14 (grouped by age - must be able to read fluently). Currently capped at 10 students per week.
Everyone loves a good mystery! And the only thing better than watching a whodunit play is being in it! Students will love this fun acting camp focusing on whodunit mysteries, crime capers, detectives & clues, and get a chance to play nefarious villains as well as the heroes who solve the cases! Each camp day will be filled with warmups, games, acting classes, and rehearsing for the show at the end of the week! All your favorite Forefront camp moments ~ Talent Show Thursday, Pajama Day, Wacky Wednesday, and Dress Rehearsal will be back this summer too! On Friday afternoon you'll perform OUTSIDE for your family & friends!
SUMMER STOCK THEATRE PRODUCTION
Rising 6th-12th grade students (current Young Actors Ensemble members who are rising 5th grade can also participate). Currently capped at 10 students per production.
Gilbert & Sullivan's iconic comedic musical comes to life with Forefront Arts this summer in an outdoor production! Students will have an absolute blast throughout the 2 week rehearsal process to learn this classic & hilarious show focusing on soft-hearted pirates, fair maidens, bumbling policemen, eccentric Major Generals, and the overly-dramatic Pirate King. Following 2 weeks of rehearsal we'll stage the show for the community outdoors on a Friday night.
"The Pirates of Penzance" is a delightful farce of a classic that is fun for all ages!
**A scholarship has been donated to enable MS/HS performers to enroll who would not otherwise be able to participate. Contact us for an application.**
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Info about our covid policies, camp changes, cancellations, discounts, and more!
A complete list of all camp shows, dates, locations, & pricing! (best viewed on a computer)
2021 Health & Safety Guidelines
Info about our covid policies & health guidelines
Info about our sibling & multi-week discounts and special offers
2021 Summer Snapshot:
Extended Care:
8-9 am ~ Early Drop Off (camps will have rolling start times this year.)
3-5:30 pm ~ After Care
5:30-6 pm ~ Extended After Care may be available (inquire in advance)
Camp Programming:
Ages 3-5 / rising pre3 - K:
generally 9 am - 1 pm.
3-4 hour camp days in PRINCESS CAMP, GOOD TO BE BAD, UNDER THE SEA, or ANIMAL KINGDOM.
Ages 5-7 / rising K - 2nd grade :
generally 9 am - 3 pm.
5-6 hour camp days in PRINCESS CAMP, GOOD TO BE BAD, UNDER THE SEA, ANIMAL KINGDOM, or IMAGINATORS. (HIP HOP HAMILTON and COMEDY CAMP starts at age 7 as well).
Ages 7-14 / rising 2nd - 9th grade:
generally 9 am - 3 pm
6 hour camp days.
Musical Theatre: GOOD TO BE BAD, UNDER THE SEA, ANIMAL KINGDOM
Music: SING JR, SING
Acting: COMEDY CAMP, ALICE IN WONDERLAND, MYSTERY CAMP, GREEN SCREEN ACTING
Playwriting: WORLD OF WIZARDRY
Dance: HIP HOP HAMILTON, HIP HOP HAM JR
Rising 6th-12th grade:
Dance: HIP HOP HAMILTON (up to age 16)
Music: SING SHOW CHOIR (for rising MS/HS students. Current members of Young Actors Ensemble who are rising 5th graders may also perform)
Acting: GREEN SCREEN ACTING, ALICE IN WONDERLAND, COMEDY CAMP, MYSTERY CAMP (up to age 14)
Musical Theatre: GOOD TO BE BAD, UNDER THE SEA, ANIMAL KINGDOM (up to age 14)
2 week production of "The Pirates of Penzance (for rising MS/HS students. Current members of Young Actors Ensemble who are rising 5th graders may also perform)
Camp Locations:
ATLANTA/ITP:
- Buckhead -- Peachtree Road UMC (confirmed)
- Chamblee -- Keswick Park w/ Chamblee Parks & Rec (confirmed)
- tentative: Morningside area
- tentative: Grant Park area
NORTH FULTON/SOUTH FORSYTH:
- Alpharetta / Cumming -- Union Hill Church (confirmed)
GWINNETT:
- tentative: Lilburn area
- tentative: Lawrenceville/Snellville area
DEKALB:
- tentative: Tucker area