The Colorado Shakespeare Festival offers summer camps for kids and teens on the CU Boulder campus to expand their understanding of Shakespeare through engagement and practice. 

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. 

• Session 1: July 10–14
• Session 2: July 17–21

Camp Shakespeare ages 9–18

Each summer, the Colorado Shakespeare Festival invites kids ages 9-18 to CU Boulder’s campus to study Shakespeare with CSF professionals. Working in small groups, these students learn about Shakespeare by rehearsing, staging and performing a shortened play on the Outdoor Mary Rippon Stage.

Camp Shakespeare is a fabulous way for kids and teens to explore theater and Shakespeare in a creative and supportive environment. The session will culminate in free public performances on the Mary Rippon Outdoor Stage.

• July 24–Aug. 11, noon–4 p.m. Monday–Friday

All camps take place on campus at CU Boulder. Sibling and multi-session discounts available. Learn more.