We welcome you to the Best Summer Camp for Theatre in Maryland! Take the stage this summer with Compass Rose Theater, the premier acting studio in Annapolis. Connect to your creativity and challenge your imagination.  Join our highly qualified teaching artists for a fun and exciting exploration of the theatrical world.  Our camps provide young actors with the opportunity to experience the joy of storytelling through the art of collaboration. Compass Rose Theater is founded on the belief that each artistic experience enlivens the soul and cultivates the spirit for the better.   Join us this summer as we build new friendships and experience the wonder of theater.   Sign up for as many camps as you want.  Week-long camps begin at 9AM and end at 4PM, Monday-Friday.

Camps for elementary, and middle school ages, tweens, and teens. Space is limited, register today!

Create A Play

For Elementary Ages – Young actors wear many theatrical hats: playwright, collaborator, actor, and designer, developing original plays, creating dynamic characters, and performing their final product. Students can attend both weeks as new plays are created during each session.

June 19 – 23, 2023

July 24 – 28, 2023

August 11 – 15, 2023

Theater Bootcamp

An intensive designed to provide middle schoolers with a solid foundation for the young performer, beginners, and those with some onstage experience.

June 26 – 30, 2023

Fairytales Onstage

This class offers elementary-aged young actors the opportunity to join an ensemble of actors working together to dramatize classic and contemporary fantasy stories on stage. The week culminates with a final sharing of highlights and stories for family and friends.

July 10 – July 14, 2023

Welcome to Theater

Students will explore character creation and storytelling, which is at the heart of acting on the stage. They will experience a wide variety of activities focused on basic theater concepts such as ensemble, actor’s tools, sharing the stage, dialogue, and action.

July 17 – July 21

Improvisation

Teens and tweens will learn improvisation is a fun team sport! Students will discover a newfound confidence and appreciation for the fearless actor.

July 31 – August 4, 2023

Play Production

Students will follow the theatrical process from beginning to end. Within the context of a published play, students will audition for roles, memorize lines, learn stage movement, create dynamic characters, and finally perform for a live audience onstage. As in any full production, it will be complete with costumes, props, and a set. This is a great opportunity for Compass Rose Theater students to utilize their learned skills in a production.

For middle school students, August 14 – 18, 2023

For elementary ages, August 21 – 25, 2023

For information or questions about the camps, please email [email protected]