A Summer On Stage
Each session is a day camp focused on the many theatrical skills required to produce a musical, concluding with two public performances. Skills emphasized are singing, acting, and dancing, with enrichment activities that might include classes in music appreciation and song analysis, as well as improv workshops. Each camper will receive two (2) complimentary tickets and a commemorative T-shirt.
Lancaster Opera House StagEd Staff
Timmy Goodman
Lancaster Opera House Choreographer & Area Dance Instructor
Rebecca Kroetsch
Lancaster Opera House Performer & Music Educator, Williamsville Schools
Lisa Miller
Lancaster Opera House Performer & Educator, St. Mary’s School for the Deaf
Tina Reisdorf
Music Educator, Williamsville Schools
INFORMATION
TUITION
Kids Camp
$450 ($400 before May 1st)
Littles Camp
$250 ($200 before May 1st)
Summer Camp Productions
Music by Jeanine Tesori
Book and Lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire
Based on the DreamWorks Animation Motion Picture and the book by William Steig
Shrek the Musical Kids
Beauty is in the eye of the ogre in Shrek The Musical KIDS, based on the Oscar-winning DreamWorks Animation film and fantastic Broadway musical. It’s a “big bright beautiful world” as everyone’s favorite ogre, Shrek, leads a cast of fairytale misfits on an adventure to rescue a princess and find true acceptance. Part romance and part twisted fairy tale, Shrek KIDS is an irreverently fun show with a powerful message for the whole family.
AGES: 7-12
CLASS DATES: July 6-17, 2026
CLASS TIMES: Mon – Fri, 9AM – 4PM
PUBLIC PERFORMANCES: Fri, July 17 at 7:30PM & Sat, July 18 at 2:30PM
A special one week intro to theater camp.
Let’s be Pirates: Littles
A special one-week introduction to theater designed to spark the imagination of our youngest performers. This camp helps grow the next generation of theater-loving kids through playful creativity and confidence-building games. Students will explore storytelling, movement, and teamwork while creating pirate-themed scenes and sketches — all leading to a fun final-day showcase where families can see their little swashbucklers shine and get excited about theater!
AGES: 4-6
CLASS DATES: July 20-24, 2026
CLASS TIMES: Mon – Fri, 9AM – 3PM
PUBLIC PERFORMANCE: Fri, July 24 at 2:30PM
Music by Mary Rodgers, Book by Jay Thompson, Dean Fuller and Marshall Barer
Lyrics by Marshall Barer, Adaptation by Tom Briggs and Timothy Allen McDonald
Original Orchestration by Hershy Kay, Arthur Beck and Carroll Huxley
Musical Preparation by John Higgins
Once Upon a Mattress: Youth Edition
Many moons ago in a far-off place, Queen Aggravain decreed no couples could marry until her son, Prince Dauntless, found a bride. Princesses came from far and wide to win the hand of the prince, but none could pass the impossible tests given to them by the Queen. That is, until the “shy” swamp princess, Winnifred the Woebegone, showed up. Would she be able to pass the Sensitivity Test, marry her prince and help Lady Larken and Sir Harry to the altar? Carried on a wave of wonderful songs, by turns hilarious and raucous, romantic and melodic, this rollicking spin on the classic tale The Princess and the Pea provides some side-splitting shenanigans. After all, a princess is a delicate thing.
AGES: 13-18
CLASS DATES: July 27 – August 7, 2026
CLASS TIMES: Mon – Fri, 9AM – 4PM
PUBLIC PERFORMANCES: Fri, August 7 at 7:30PM & Sat, August 8 at 2:30PM
Book by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, Music by Stephen Flaherty
Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, Co-Conceived by Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty, and Eric Idle
Based on the Works of Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss)
Seussical KIDS
Transporting audiences from the Jungle of Nool to the Circus McGurkus, the Cat in the Hat, our narrator, tells the story of Horton, an elephant who discovers a speck of dust containing tiny people called the Whos, including Jojo, a Who child, who gets in trouble for thinking too many “thinks.” Horton’s challenge is twofold — not only must he protect the Whos from a world of naysayers and dangers, but he must also guard an abandoned egg that’s been left in his care by the irresponsible Mayzie La Bird. Although Horton faces ridicule, danger, kidnapping and a trial, the intrepid Gertrude McFuzz never loses faith in him. Ultimately, the powers of friendship, loyalty, family and community are challenged and emerge triumphant!
AGES: 7-12
CLASS DATES: August 10-21, 2026
CLASS TIMES: Mon – Fri, 9AM – 4PM
PUBLIC PERFORMANCES: Fri, August 21 at 7:30PM & Sat, August 22 at 2:30PM

