Session 1 · 3 Weeks
Anastasia
DatesJune 29 – July 18
AgesRising 6th–12th Graders
Hours10 am – 4 pm · Before & After-Care available
PerformancesJuly 17 at 7:00 pm & July 18 at 2:00 pm
Tuition$1,500
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Summer Theatre Academy
Education at WPPAC
Professional training in a professional theatre
Where young performers become artists
Now in its 22nd year, our Summer Theatre Academy is the region's top professional theatre-training program for young actors. Each summer we offer a wide array of programs for students of all ages and experience levels.
Camps range from one to three weeks and give students the chance to shine in new Broadway hits and beloved classics. Students spend their days training with a team of theatre professionals, working toward a full production in our state-of-the-art theatre, lights, sound, costumes, the works.
Our downtown White Plains location, plus a Before & After-Care program, make STA the perfect fit for working parents. Questions? Email education@wppac.com or call (914) 328-1600.
2026 sessions
All four sessions sold out this summer. Join a wait list and we will reach out the moment a spot opens.
Session 2 · 3 Weeks
School of Rock
DatesJuly 20 – August 8
AgesRising 4th–10th Graders
Hours10 am – 4 pm · Before & After-Care available
PerformancesAugust 7 at 7:00 pm & August 8 at 2:00 pm
Tuition$1,500
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Session 3 · 2 Weeks
Trolls JR.
DatesAugust 10 – 22
AgesRising 2nd–8th Graders
Hours10 am – 4 pm · Before & After-Care available
PerformancesAugust 21 at 7:00 pm & August 22 at 2:00 pm
Tuition$1,100
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Session 4 · 1 Week
Shrek KIDS
DatesAugust 24 – 28
AgesRising 2nd–6th Graders
Hours10 am – 4 pm · Before & After-Care available
PerformancesAugust 28 at 4:30 pm
Tuition$550
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A day at the Academy
8:30 – 9:30 amBefore-Care · Early Drop-Off
9:30 – 10:00 amRegular Drop-Off
10:00 – 10:15 amWarm-Up
10:15 – 11:15 amClasses & Rehearsals
11:15 – 11:30 amSnack
11:30 am – 12:30 pmClasses & Rehearsals
12:30 – 1:00 pmLunch
1:00 – 2:30 pmClasses & Rehearsals
2:30 – 2:45 pmSnack
2:45 – 4:00 pmClasses & Rehearsals
4:00 – 4:30 pmPick-Up
4:30 – 5:30 pmAfter-Care · Late Pick-Up
Made for working families
Early drop-off for Before-Care begins at 8:30 am. Students must be pre-registered from at least the day before, and an adult must walk students in to the WPPAC lobby to check in.
Late pick-up for After-Care runs until 5:30 pm. Students can pre-register or drop in, and an adult must collect them from the lobby in person.
Cancellation policy
Registration can be submitted online or in person, but is provisional until all forms are returned, which is due two weeks from the day you register. Failure to submit the forms can result in the registration being automatically cancelled and refunded, less a $100 fee.
If a student withdraws from a session prior to May 1, 2026, WPPAC retains $150 of the registration payment as an administrative fee and refunds the remainder.
There are no refunds, for any person and any reason, after May 1, 2026.
Austin Morgan · Academy Director
Meet the director
Austin Morgan is thrilled to lead the WPPAC Summer Theatre Academy. First bitten by the theatre bug in a lead role in Eric Bogosian's SubUrbia at FAU, he spent his post-college years performing in community theatre while directing.
Austin began his theatre-education career at his childhood summer camp on Long Island, Ivy League, directing musicals including Shrek, Willy Wonka and Beauty and the Beast. For the past five years he has been a full-time theatre educator and director at The Harvey School in Katonah, staging Peter Pan, Sherlock Holmes and more.
He has never not spent a summer at summer camp, and could not think of a better way to channel that energy than on the big stage.
"Thank you for enhancing our daughter's life in this special way. It truly does take a village."
Conservatory Parent"Our daughter is so looking forward to working with you again. She says the Summer Theatre Academy was the best weeks of her life."
Conservatory Parent"My son learned impressive amounts, and made friends too."
Conservatory ParentOn our stage
More moments from recent Academy productions. Click any image to enlarge.
See the students on stage
Every camp ends in a full production on our stage. Grab your tickets.