Summer Sessions – June through August 2026
PLEASE NOTE, there is a minimum number of participants required to run these sessions. If we do not reach that number, you will be informed a week prior to the session start and you will receive a full refund.
Grades K – 2
Oceans of Fun
A.M. Session
June 15 – 19
Grades K – 2
Oceans of Fun
P.M. Session
June 15 – 19
Grades 6 – 8
Broadway Beat
June 22 – 26
Grades 3 – 5
Disney: The Movies, The Music
June 29 – July 3
Grades 6 – 8
2-week Session
July 6 – 10 & July 13 – 17
Grades 9 – 12
The SpongeBob Musical: Youth Edition
3-week Session
July 13 – 17 & July 20 – 24 & July 27 – 31
Grades 3 – 5
Disney: The Movies, The Music
July 20 – 24
Grades K – 2
Oceans of Fun
A.M. Session
August 3 – 7
Grades K – 2
Oceans of Fun
P.M. Session
August 3 – 7
Our youth theatre education programs are designed to help each young artist reach his/her/their creative and personal potential. We limit our registrations for each session as the focus is not just on the final product, but the experience and growth along the way. Over the course of a session or workshop, our young actors develop self-confidence, artistic ability, and much more. The goal of our youth theatre program is for young performers to create lasting memories while developing skills that they will carry with them for the rest of their lives.
Grades K – 2
Oceans of Fun
A.M. Session
June 15 – 19, 2026
About the Show: Dive into creativity with Oceans of Fun, a lively youth musical theatre workshop that explores the wonders of ocean life through song, movement, and storytelling. Students will learn catchy musical numbers, simple choreography, and spoken lines while discovering fascinating sea creatures and habitats. Designed for young performers, this fun and educational revue builds confidence, teamwork, and stage skills, culminating in a cheerful performance for family and friends.
Grades: Entering K through 2nd
Session Size: Limited to 14
Dates: June 15 – 19, 2026
Times: 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Performance: Friday, June 19, 2026 at 11:00 a.m.
Rehearsal Location: West Shore Theatre, 317 Bridge Street, New Cumberland, PA
Performance Location: West Shore Theatre, 317 Bridge Street, New Cumberland, PA
Cost: $200
Grades K – 2
Oceans of Fun
P.M. Session
June 15 – 19, 2026
About the Show: Dive into creativity with Oceans of Fun, a lively youth musical theatre workshop that explores the wonders of ocean life through song, movement, and storytelling. Students will learn catchy musical numbers, simple choreography, and spoken lines while discovering fascinating sea creatures and habitats. Designed for young performers, this fun and educational revue builds confidence, teamwork, and stage skills, culminating in a cheerful performance for family and friends.
Grades: Entering K through 2nd
Session Size: Limited to 14
Dates: June 15 – 19, 2026
Times: 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Performance: Friday, June 19, 2026 at 3:00 p.m.
Rehearsal Location: West Shore Theatre, 317 Bridge Street, New Cumberland, PA
Performance Location: West Shore Theatre, 317 Bridge Street, New Cumberland, PA
Cost: $200
Grades 6 – 8
Broadway Beat
June 22 – 26, 2026
About the Show: Do you hear that beat? It’s the sound of people entering the theater on the most famous street in the world. It’s the sound of Broadway! Celebrate musical theater with hits from “Hairspray,” “The Music Man,” “The King and I,” “Wicked,” “Rent,” “Grease,” and a medley of George M. Cohan favorites.
Grades: 6 – 8
Session Size: Limited to 16
Dates: June 22 – 26, 2026
Times: 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Performance: Friday, June 26, 2026 at 2:00 p.m.
Rehearsal Location: West Shore Theatre, 317 Bridge Street, New Cumberland, PA
Performance Location: West Shore Theatre, 317 Bridge Street, New Cumberland, PA
Cost: $325
Grades 3 – 5
Disney: The Movies, The Music
June 29 – July 3, 2026
About the Show: Celebrate 75 years of Disney magic and some of the music that helped make that magic happen with favorite songs from the movies of Peter Pan, Mary Poppins, The Jungle Book, The Little Mermaid and The Lion King.
Grades: 3 – 5
Session Size: Limited to 16
Dates: June 29 – July 3, 2026
Times: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Performance: Friday, July 3, 2026 at 1:00 p.m.
Rehearsal Location: West Shore Theatre, 317 Bridge Street, New Cumberland, PA
Performance Location: West Shore Theatre, 317 Bridge Street, New Cumberland, PA
Cost: $275
Grades 6 – 8
Jukebox Time Machine
2-week Session
July 6 – 10 • July 13 – 17, 2026
About the Show: You’ve never seen anything like our amazing jukebox time machine! Just insert a quarter to travel to a past decade when Roxie, the time machine tour guide, will share a few nostalgic and fun facts before dropping the needle on some of the greatest pop hits of all time. Performers will sing and dance along to iconic songs from the 1930s to the 2000s such as Jukebox Time Machine; Music! Music! Music!; She Loves You; Dancing Queen; Splish, Splash; Vogue; Don’t Stop Believin’; Breakaway and It Don’t Mean a Thing If It Ain’t Got That Sing, Sing, Sing.
Grades: 6 – 8
Session Size: Limited to 16
Dates: July 6 – 10 & July 13 – 17, 2026
Times: 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Performance: Friday, July 17, 2026 at 2:00 p.m.
Rehearsal Location: West Shore Theatre, 317 Bridge Street, New Cumberland, PA
Performance Location: West Shore Theatre, 317 Bridge Street, New Cumberland, PA
Cost: $500
Grades 9 – 12
The SpongeBob Musical: Youth Edition
3-week Session
July 13 – 17 • July 20 – 24 • July 27 – 31, 2026
About the Show: A one-hour edition of the hit musical, specially tailored for young actors! Plunge into this stunning all-singing, all-dancing, dynamic stage show! When the citizens of Bikini Bottom discover that a volcano will soon erupt and destroy their humble home, SpongeBob and his friends must come together to save the fate of their undersea world. With lives hanging in the balance and all hope lost, a most unexpected hero rises up. The power of optimism really can save the world!.
Grades: 9 – 12
Session Size: Limited to 16
Dates: July 13 – 17 • July 20 – 24 • July 27 – 31, 2026
Times: 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Performance: Friday, July 31, 2026 at 2:00 p.m.
Rehearsal Location: West Shore Theatre, 317 Bridge Street, New Cumberland, PA
Performance Location: West Shore Theatre, 317 Bridge Street, New Cumberland, PA
Cost: $625
Grades 3 – 5
Disney: The Movies, The Music
July 20 – 24, 2026
About the Show: Celebrate 75 years of Disney magic and some of the music that helped make that magic happen with favorite songs from the movies of Peter Pan, Mary Poppins, The Jungle Book, The Little Mermaid and The Lion King.
Grades: 3 – 5
Session Size: Limited to 16
Dates: July 20 – 24, 2026
Times: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Performance: Friday, July 24, 2026 at 1:00 p.m.
Rehearsal Location: West Shore Theatre, 317 Bridge Street, New Cumberland, PA
Performance Location: West Shore Theatre, 317 Bridge Street, New Cumberland, PA
Cost: $275
Grades K – 2
Oceans of Fun
A.M. Session
August 3 – 7, 2026
About the Show: Dive into creativity with Oceans of Fun, a lively youth musical theatre workshop that explores the wonders of ocean life through song, movement, and storytelling. Students will learn catchy musical numbers, simple choreography, and spoken lines while discovering fascinating sea creatures and habitats. Designed for young performers, this fun and educational revue builds confidence, teamwork, and stage skills, culminating in a cheerful performance for family and friends.
Grades: Entering K through 2nd
Session Size: Limited to 14
Dates: August 3 – 7, 2026
Times: 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Performance: Friday, August 7, 2026 at 11:00 a.m.
Rehearsal Location: West Shore Theatre, 317 Bridge Street, New Cumberland, PA
Performance Location: West Shore Theatre, 317 Bridge Street, New Cumberland, PA
Cost: $200
Grades K – 2
Oceans of Fun
P.M. Session
August 3 – 7, 2026
About the Show: Dive into creativity with Oceans of Fun, a lively youth musical theatre workshop that explores the wonders of ocean life through song, movement, and storytelling. Students will learn catchy musical numbers, simple choreography, and spoken lines while discovering fascinating sea creatures and habitats. Designed for young performers, this fun and educational revue builds confidence, teamwork, and stage skills, culminating in a cheerful performance for family and friends.
Grades: Entering K through 2nd
Session Size: Limited to 14
Dates: August 3 7, 2026
Times: 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Performance: Friday, August 7, 2026 at 3:00 p.m.
Rehearsal Location: West Shore Theatre, 317 Bridge Street, New Cumberland, PA
Performance Location: West Shore Theatre, 317 Bridge Street, New Cumberland, PA
Cost: $200
Scholarships
In an effort to give professional theatre experiences and opportunities to the most enthusiastic and interested young performers, a limited number of needs-based scholarships are available for all sessions. These scholarship opportunities are thanks to a generous grant from the Bob Craig Youth Foundation. If you are interested and in need, please view and complete the submission form at the link below.