Summer 2022 Camps Announced!!
Registration NOW Open!!
Wizardry Camp at the Salisbury House!
This ultimate camp is back!
The week will start with an invite to the student’s home to attend our Wizardry Camp. They will arrive at the platform on the Monday of the camp at 9am sharp to be transported to our favorite magical world! The kids will experience sorting, playing Quidditch on the lawn, creating potions, magic, picking and making wands, daily owl deliveries and many other fun activities and surprises and special guests! If you have a fan in your house, this will be an immersive experience that your child will always remember!
RETURNING CAMPERS will be considered second years and you will get to experience a few new fun surprises.
Check out our FB video for more information about the camp
REGISTRATION OPENS MARCH 4TH
JUNE 20th-24th SOLD OUT! 9am-12pm Ages: Incoming 3rd through 6th graders Cost: $225
JULY 18th- 22nd SOLD OUT! 9am-12pm Ages: Incoming 3rd through 6th graders Cost: $225
All Wagner Summer Theater Campers are invited to our end of the summer showcase on Aug 12th at Franklin Jr High Theater. We will highlight the week and let the campers walk the stage!*
*Attending the showcase is optional
Intro to Guitar
Does your child have an interest in learning guitar? This class is for you! Chicago’s own premier guitar instructor, Joe Sweet will be leading this class. He is a Berklee music grad and runs the guitar program for the prestigious Lane Tech high school in Chicago. Lane Tech is known for its music program!
The week will be spent learning guitar fundamentals and chords. These basics will allow you to quickly play a full catalogue of favorite songs. We will touch on all genres of music. Students will be asked to bring a favorite song to try out too. Group lessons are a great way to play music together, meet friends, have sing alongs, and show off for the crowd. The last day students will be invited to play as a group over lunch for parents. Don’t have a guitar? We have guitars available to rent for the week!
REGISTRATION OPENS MARCH 4th - This camp is run through Waukee community ed. Link to register will be provided on our website.
July 18th-22nd SOLD OUT! 9am-12pm
Northwest High School Incoming 5th-8th Cost: $150
guitar weekly rental available for $25
All Wagner Summer Theater Campers are invited to our end of the summer showcase on Aug 12th at Franklin Jr High Theater. We will highlight the week and let the campers walk the stage! *
*Attending the showcase is optional
Camp is located under “fine arts” on Waukee Community Ed Website
Theatre in the Park
Fairies? Zombies? Thieves? Scientists? Mermaids? Werewolves? Pirates? Villians? Royalty? Anything goes!!
Kids will create their own short theatrical production from script to performance! Campers will spend the week both inside and outside inventing their own story, developing characters and creating a script. They will also practice audition techniques. We will then work to make a set, props and costumes. Students will get an introduction to all aspects of theater including stage and use of space, learning how to use their speaking voice, beginning acting techniques and a glimpse into all of the collaboration that goes on behind the scenes of a theatrical production. There will be game playing to introduce concepts and art projects to create sets and props. We will use all of their fun creative ideas to create a show for parents. We will showcase our hard work at the end of the week in a nearby park. Bring your picnic blanket and charcuterie and enjoy a warm summer evening watching our original production. (Location TBD, rain plan indoors)
REGISTRATION OPENS MARCH 4th - This camp is run through Waukee community ed. Link to register will be provided on our website.
JUNE 6-June 10 SOLD OUT! 9am-12pm Ages: Incoming 1st through 5th graders Cost: $165 This camp will register online through the Waukee School District Registration Portal on Friday March 4th. We will provide the link below to register once it is available. You can also find it in the Waukee Community Education Summer Camp catalogue. If you would like an e-mail alerting you to when registration opens with them please contact us below. (While the camp registers through Waukee, it is open to any student.)
SECOND WEEK HAS BEEN ADDED THE WEEK OF JULY 11th. REGISTRATION LINK WILL TAKE YOU THERE. SECOND WEEK IS SOLD OUT!
All Wagner Summer Theater Campers are invited to our end of the summer showcase on Aug 12th at Franklin Jr High Theater. We will highlight the week and let the campers walk the stage!*
*Attending the showcase is optional
Camp is located under “fine arts” on Waukee Community Ed Website
NEW UPDATED CONTENT!!
Sports Broadcasting Camp
This class will give students a glimpse into the world of all things sports broadcasting. Kids will get a first hand look at what all goes into a sports broadcast. Students will work with several area sports franchises and talent! The week kicks off with a visit from our own Scott Reister, sports announcer for KCCI Channel 8. We are also EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE the voice of the Cyclones, JOHN WALTERS, will not only visit but host us for a morning up in Ames!! Students will be bussed up to Ames to get an inside look at Jack Trice Stadium and Hilton Coliseum. John will share what all happens during a live broadcast. Don’t worry, we still will have the Iowa Cubs job shadow experience as well this week! Students will attend a night game and shadow different roles, meet players and put on a mock press conference. The week ends with participants creating their own sports broadcast! It’s busy high energy week but a TON of fun! Cost includes ticket to ball game and a bus ride.
Check out last year's sports broadcasting camp!
REGISTRATION OPENS MARCH 4th - This camp is run through Waukee community ed. Link to register will be provided on our website.
JULY 11th-15th SOLD OUT! 9am-12pm Game experience will be the following week on Tues July 27th 6:38pm Ages: Incoming 5th through 10th grade Cost: $300
Note when registering: the link takes you to Waukee’s registration website. You will need to scroll down the page and click on Wagner Summer Theater. It will take you to the camp.
All Wagner Summer Theater Campers are invited to our end of the summer showcase on Aug 12th at Franklin Jr High Theater. We will highlight the week and let the campers walk the stage!*
*Attending the showcase is optional
Camp is located under “other” on Waukee Community Ed Website
NEW! STAR WARS JEDI CAMP!
We are partnering with Jester Park for another immersive experience about all things Jedi!
Students will be guided for the week by Star Wars characters as they fly to different planets. They will visit planets like the Ewok world on the forest moon of Endor. They will build huts and hideways and experience the different ecosystems they come across on their galactic travels.
Students will also prepare to be Jedi fighters and work with a martial arts instructor to hone in on their inner force for light saber training.
As this is still a theatre camp, students will learn some fundamentals around acting, improv, use of voice and character development. At the end of the week they will perform for parents at the Jester Park Amphitheater.
REGISTRATION OPENS MARCH 4th - SOLD OUT!
June 13th-17th 9am-12pm Ages: 6-12 Cost: $150 Location: Jester Park
All Wagner Summer Theater Campers are invited to our end of the summer showcase on Aug 12th at Franklin Jr High Theater. We will highlight the week and let the campers walk the stage!*
*Attending the showcase is optional
SING 2 Musical Theatre Summer Camp!
SOLD OUT!
Please Click here to be added to the waitlist! We are working on adding more spots!
It’s all the rage!!! Jump inside the world of Sing and Buster Moon’s dazzling stage extravaganza! How will we persuade our reclusive rockstar to join us? Find out the week of camp!
We are looking for both seasoned performers and those newer to theater! Of course we need singers! Both experienced and newbies! We will have roles for both groups. Everyone gets a part! Those with more experience, will have opportunities for more advanced workshops and classes throughout the week. Those new to theatre will expand their theatrical knowledge. We are excited to have back our professional actor/singer and teaching artist Whitney Minarik joining our own Sarah Kate Bode as lead instructors.
During this fun-filled week, campers will spend time playing drama games, sharpening their actor “tools”, and rehearsing the show, SING 2. They will also go through an audition process to get cast in their role. We will touch on best practices for auditioning. On the final day, there will be a performance of a unique adaptation of the beloved musical including the characters. The performance will include acting, singing, and dancing to favorite songs from SING 2.
Focus of Camp:
• Learn fun song-and-dance numbers from SING 2
• Learn about props and set pieces and maybe craft your own!
• Perform in a final showcase for family and friends
Advanced performers will have additional workshops around:
Character development
Monologues
Vocal technique
REGISTRATION OPENS MARCH 4th
August 8th-Aug 12th 9am-4pm Ages: 6-14 Cost: $290 Location: Franklin Jr High.
Not a camp- but a fun opportunity!
DUE TO OVERWHELEMING SUCCESS-MORE DATES BEING ADDED!