Registration for all 2025 summer camps now open!
The Colorado Shakespeare Festival offers summer camps for kids and teens (ages 6 to 18) on CU Boulder’s campus. Students will rehearse, stage and perform a shortened Shakespeare play (scenes for Sprites). Camp Shakespeare and Shakespeare's Sprites are a fabulous way for kids and teens to explore theatre and Shakespeare in a creative and supportive environment.
Shakespeare's Sprites (ages 6–9)
Shakespeare’s Sprites is a playful introduction to the Bard for ages 6–9. Discover the fun of Shakespeare through pool-noodle fights, silly insults, Renaissance songs and lively scene work. Each week culminates in a final showing for family and friends. This program is the perfect way to instill a love of language and theater in your child. Students enrolled in Shakespeare’s Sprites should have basic reading skills.
Dates
Session 1: July 7–11, 2025, 9 a.m.–noon
Final showing: Friday, 11:30 a.m., Loft Theatre
Session 2: July 14–18, 2025, 9 a.m.–noon
Final showing: Friday, 11:30 a.m., Loft Theatre
Location
University Theatre building (on campus at CU Boulder)
Tuition
Early bird (before March 1): $265/session
Regular (on or after March 1): $295
Discounts available for multiple sessions or registering two or more siblings.
Camp Shakespeare (ages 9–18)
Camp Shakespeare is a fabulous way for kids and teens to explore theater and Shakespeare in a creative and supportive environment. Working in small groups, students learn about Shakespeare by rehearsing, staging and performing a shortened play. Camp Shakespeare will culminate in a free public performance in the Roe Green Theatre.
Dates
Camp days: July 21–Aug. 8, 2025 | Monday–Friday, noon–4 p.m.
Final performance: Saturday, Aug. 9, 9–11 a.m., Roe Green Theatre
Ages 9–11: "Doctor Faustus"
Ages 12–14: "The Tempest"
Ages 15–18: "Richard II"
Location
University Theatre building (on campus at CU Boulder)
Tuition
Early bird (before March 1): $1,040
Regular (on or after March 1): $1,185
Discounts available for registering two or more siblings. Scholarships are available (email csfedout@colorado.edu).
While the Hellems building, which surrounds the Mary Rippon Outdoor stage, is under construction, we're moving our Camp Shakespeare performances indoors. Curious about the renovations? More info here!