actOUT!’s
2024 Summer Camps
are open!

Join us for the most exciting summer camps in the Waterloo Region!

Join us for our Theatre Camps at KW Little Theatre

We are returning to KWLT this summer with exciting performance camps for ages 5-14!

We aim to provide children with multiple opportunities to learn new concepts, develop new friendships, and encourage personal growth in the area of theatrical arts.

All of our programs are in-person at the Kitchener Waterloo Little Theatre in July and August 2024.

Camps Offered:

• Improv Academy (Ages 8-14)

• Page-to-Stage: Acting (Ages 8-14)

• Page-to-Stage: Technical (Ages 12-16)

• Pint-size Play-on-Stage (Ages 5-10)

Camp Dates for programs:

• July 2-5 Page-to-Stage (short week)

• July 8-12 Page-to-Stage

• July 15-19 Pint-size Play-on-Stage

• July 22-26 Page-to-Stage

• July 29-Aug 2 Page-to-Stage

• Aug 6-9 Pint-size Play-on-Stage (short week)

• Aug 12-16 Improv Academy

Financial Assistance Available:

ActOUT! acknowledges the role of theatre/drama in the personal, physical and emotional development of a child/youth. It is the philosophy of actOUT! that no child/youth should be turned away from recreational activities due to cost or affordability.

Please Note: All of our campers must be able to care for themselves (ie: use the toilet on their own).

Improv Academy, ages 8-14

August 12th-16th only

Register Through Camp Monster

• Location: Kitchener Waterloo Little Theatre
  (9 Princess Street East, Waterloo, ON N2J 2W9)

• Times: 9am to 4pm, later on Friday

  Friday’s performance will start at 4pm

• Cost: $300, $275 earlybird before Feb 29th

• Extended Care (8am-5pm) is available for an additional cost.

At Improv Academy, actors will have a blast experimenting on stage, learning and practicing core Improv skills. Be creative! Roll with unexpected scene choices! Master the Yes, but… reaction! Actors will develop their ability to work together on stage in exciting ways.

By the end of the week, our group of actors will be prepared for anything as they perform a one-time, totally spontaneous, audience-interactive Improv show.

Page-To-Stage: Acting, ages 8-14

One-Act Plays

July 2-5 Complaint Department and Lemonade (Complaint)

July 8-12 All I Need Really To Know I Learned From Being In A Bad Play (Bad Play)

July 22-26 All I Really Need to Know I Learned by Being in a Bad Murder Mystery (Murder Mystery)

July 29-Aug 2 The 10 Best/Worst Things About Middle School (Middle)

Register Through Camp Monster

• Location: Kitchener Waterloo Little Theatre
  (9 Princess Street East, Waterloo, ON N2J 2W9)

• Times: 9am to 4pm, later on Friday

  Friday’s performance will start at 4pm

• Cost: $300, $275 earlybird before Feb 29th ; July 2-5 short week $260, $250 earlybird before Feb 29th

• Extended Care (8am-5pm) is available for an additional cost.

New to actOUT!

Early this coming summer we will tease our audiences with laughter and complaints in Complaint Department and Lemonade by Kamron Klitgaard. People will complain about anything — not almost anything, but absolutely anything! In this rapid succession of hysterical grievances, the complaint department takes on everything from Oreo icing to kleptomania and from songs stuck in the head to the price of cheese, and on, and on, and on. Could there be a glimmer of hope for anyone in charge of a complaint department?

Back by Popular Demand

Returning to the Kitchener Waterloo Little Theatre, All I Really Need To Know I Learned From Being In A Bad Play and the sequel All I Need Really To Know I Learned From Being In A Bad Murder Mystery two plays by Werner Trieschmann that have delighted both campers and our audiences alike return for another summertime romp!

Based on several disastrous theatrical experiences, Bad Play peels back a tattered curtain to examine the process of putting on a show that is less than good. A stuffy narrator (what bad play is complete without a stuffy narrator?) guides the audience through the whole sorry process. We go from the audition—where the director is more worried about roast beef than paying attention to the warm-up exercise, and the neurotic cast pretends to be bacon—to rehearsals—where a passive-aggressive stage manager gives everyone grief. There's also a special meeting of the Small Part Support Group and a production of Romeo and Juliet set in a Starbucks

Please choose another week if your child cannot attend any of the camp days.

Financial Assistance Available: ActOUT! acknowledges the role of theatre/drama in the personal, physical, and emotional development of children and youth. It is the philosophy of actOUT! that no child/youth should be turned away due to cost or affordability.

Produced by special arrangement with THE DRAMATIC PUBLISHING COMPANY of Woodstock, Illinois.

Page-To-Stage: Technical, ages 12-16

This option runs simultaneously with the Acting stream

Register Through Camp Monster

• Location: Kitchener Waterloo Little Theatre
  (9 Princess Street East, Waterloo, ON N2J 2W9)

• Times: 9am to 4pm, later on Friday

  Friday’s performance will start at 4pm

• Cost: $300, $275 earlybird before Feb 29th ; July 2-5 short week $260, $250 earlybird before Feb 29th

We have limited spaces each week for older youth who want to learn about technical theatre. Options during the week will include:

• lighting: how lighting is plotted/set and run during performances

• sound: how lighting is plotted/set and run during performances

• stage management: how a prompt book is created and the role of the Stage Manager in running shows

Please select the technical option when registering.

Theatre Camp: Pint-sized Play-on-Stage

An introduction to theatre

July 15-19 Outer Space Imagining

August 6-9 Animal Antics

Register Through Camp Monster

• Participant Age: 5-10

• Dates and Fee: 

  • July 15-19, 2024 $300

  • August 6-9, 2024 $250

• Location: Kitchener Waterloo Little Theatre
  (9 Princess Street East, Waterloo, ON N2J 2W9)

• Times: 9am to 4pm

• Extended Care (8am-5pm) is available for an additional cost

Using dramatic play, our camp staff will keep kids active, and encourage creative play. They will guide our young actors to create a short original performance, based on their explorations of the week, that will be presented on Friday afternoon. This is an excellent first-steps camp for those looking to learn about drama, creative play, and movement.

Financial Assistance Available: ActOUT! acknowledges the role of theatre/drama in the personal, physical, and emotional development of children and youth. It is the philosophy of actOUT! that no child/youth should be turned away due to cost or affordability.

Safety First

At actOUT! we believe in fun and games, but never without a thought to safety. Our program is designed with the safety and security of the children in our care in mind. 

• All games and activities are age appropriate and designed with the assurance of safe practices. Nobody wants drama with their drama.

• All of actOUT!'s program staff, instructors, leaders, and volunteers must go through rigorous checks and training including a Police Vulnerable Sector Safety Check.

• ActOUT's instructors and staff are all regularly certified in first aid.

Things for campers to bring daily: 

• An enthusiastic self and creative mind

• Nut-free lunch/snacks

• Water bottles

• Comfortable clothes that allow freedom of movement

• Clean indoor footwear/dance shoes (no outdoor, flip-flops, boots, or slip-on shoes please) as we will be spending time in the theatre space. Please label all belongings to avoid mix-ups.

• A sun hat and sunscreen (in case we take a break from the theatre to visit a local park or school yard).

Please leave gum, toys, electronic equipment, trading cards, and other valuable items at home. actOUT! is not responsible for lost, broken, or stolen items.

Program Rules

Program rules will be clearly outlined to the participants and they also get an opportunity to share what will help them have a great week with us but these rules always apply:

1. Touch only what belongs to you.

2. Do not stray from the group.

3. Keep hands and feet to yourself.

4. Speak nicely to others. Respect leaders, volunteers, and other campers.

5. Listen to your leaders.

6. Always ask to go to the washroom.

ActOUT! has consistent consequences and a Behaviour Checklist Form that will be filled in for any camper that does not contribute to the well-being of the group. This form is used when needed to keep parents/guardians informed of instances when your child has received a consequence for inappropriate behaviour. Your support is appreciated by having a follow-up conversation with your child. Confidentiality is vitally important to actOUT! and instructors and leaders are instructed to keep forms in a secure location and not to share information with anyone outside the program setting.

As a summer camp and not a daycare facility, we expect all of our campers to be toilet trained and not require assistance in this area. We do not have the staff to assist with bathroom needs.