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Lights! Camera! ...Act One!

Welcome to Act One Theatre Camp, a dynamic and interactive theatre experience where campers, ages 6-15, will spend each and every day acting, singing, dancing, and more! Join us as we rock out in our unique and exciting classes on the Glendale Community College campus.  Whatever class they're in, be it acting or movie-making, make-up or dance, or singing or improv... the spotlight will follow them the whole time!  Campers will create and star in their own theatrical adventures, and will showcase their amazing talents for the whole family to enjoy at our end-of-camp Big Show. From the shy wallflower to the class clown: All levels of experience welcomed!

Summer 2025
Session One:
June 9 - June 27*
(No Camp on June 19th)

Session Two:
June 30 - July  18
(No Camp on July 4th)
Sold Out!

Session Three:
July 21 - August 8
Sold Out!

 

3 Weeks for

$1199

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Three Exciting Sessions to Choose From!

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Session One: Game On!  June 9 - 27

Three hours ago your life was normal.  Sure, you were a down-on-your-luck board game store clerk with a tragic Uno past and a crippling fear of Jenga, but that was your normal!  You loved your normal, you miss your normal, and THIS is definitely NOT normal.  Three hours ago you were in a heated game of Solitaire, when normal decided to take a vacation for the sunny shores of Catan.  And now?  Now you're battling for your life in... in... you don't even know what this place is, much less where.  And your self-proclaimed guide through this video game heck-scape?  She's no help at all!  A mysterious dungeon master who only speaks in charades, she's already got you killed twice now!  That's two lives lost, with no 1-ups in sight.  Just then, your thoughts are interrupted by a square-featured chicken who keeps pecking at your heels, pushing you towards a fork in the road.  Multiple paths lead to doors with strange titles scrawled on them: "Oregon Trail: 2099", "Hoverboard Dodgeball", "Hide & Seek & Cannibalism".  How much longer can you survive these twisted games?!  The angular chicken pecks and pecks, pushing you closer and closer, and your mute DM eggs you on with a giant thumbs up... or wait... does she want to thumb wrestle?  That's it!  You've had it with this place.  You're ready to reunite with your beloved normal!  With a newfound steely determination you take a deep breath, a step forward, and from deep within you comes a new battlecry, "Game On!"

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Session Two: Genre Jumpers  June 30 - July 18

If you're reading this, then it might already be too late for me.  And yet... you've made it this far, so there still might be a chance.  I know that we never really got to know each other, and I know that I'm probably just the crazy uncle that no one in the family talks about, but I've kept you all at a distance for a reason... your safety.  But They found us, I don't know how, and They mean to put an end to our creations, one way or another.  You've got to understand, we were on to something.  Something huge.  We were playing with powers we didn't understand: mixing genres from all corners of the imagination.  We had no idea of the consequences of our combinations: zombie soap operas, kung-fu cooking competitions, silent-era musicals!  And it angered Them.  Angered Them deeply.  Please... you must find me.  You've come this far already!  You've followed the clues I've left for you, made your way to my estate, found my hidden broadcast bunker, and now... the Secret Script Room.  And this is what They want!  All that surrounds you!  Pages and pages of combo fever-dreams: sci-fi singing competitions, werewolf sitcoms, animated horror rom-coms!  They'll stop at nothing to gain access to this room and all the work that my colleagues and I created.  They'll destroy it; all of it!  But it's vital that you save these scripts.  It's the only thing that will save me now!  No time to explain... they're getting closer.  You must read these scripts.  All of them!  And you must add to them!  It's time for you to learn the true history of your family, to join our secret society, and finally become a member of the Genre Jumpers!

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Session Three: Actopolis  July 21 - August 8

Yo!  Welcome to Ol' Dusty's taxi service.  I am your chauffeur extraordinaire, Ol' Dusty.  Where ya headin?  Wait a minute... you're just a kid!  This ain't no place for a kid!  What...?  You need my help?  For what?  Helllloooooo?  Look kid, I can't help you unless you tell me... Whoa!!  Where'd you get all that dough?!  That's a whole lotta scratch for a kid, especially in these parts.  So where'd ya get it?  Well?  ...Nothing, huh?  Alright, alright, you keep your secrets, kid.  Hey, kid, listen... I'll tell you what: you share some of that moolah with me, and I'll take you absolutely anywhere you wanna go.  Shoot, I'll show you the whole city!  You can trust Ol' Dusty, and you ain't never seen the city like Ol' Dusty can show it to ya!  I got the inside scoop on every which-way of this place.  Listen, kid: a pocket full of cash like that, you're obviously running from something... so where ya wanna hide?  This city's got it all!  You wanna ride up to the Bluffs to snob-nob with the Richie Riches?  The 'Burbs to goodie-good with Mr & Mrs PTA?  Or maybe the Riverbank to bongo and bedazzle with the Bohemians?  Downtown, Uptown, the Tracks, the Docks?  Carnival Row, the Dragon Ballroom?  C'mon kid, the night is young, and the city is ours!  Let's take a ride and sink our teeth into the secrets of this city, the secrets of Actopolis!

Sessions Two and Three

have SOLD OUT!

Things move quick, and two of our sessions have already reached max capacity.  But who knows what might happen between now and summer!  Plans change and families need to cancel all the time.  If you'd like to be added to our Waiting List for either of these sessions, email us at info@actonetheatrecamp, and hopefully we can see you this summer!

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Summer 2025
We're back at the
Glendale Community Col
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Act One is Heading back to College!

In 2022 we opened up our camp at GCC, and we're extremely excited to announce that we'll be be returning to the Glendale Community College for 2025!

Located immediately off the 2 Freeway, and a mere four minutes from the 134 Freeway, our home at the Glendale Community College is convenient and easy to get to!

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Act One Theatre Camp

at Glendale Community College

1500 N Verdugo Road

Glendale, CA 91208

Ranked #6 on Parade Magazine's "45 Best Virtual Summer Camps for 2020"

Ranked #3 in Smore Magazine's "10 Best Virtual Summer Camps for Kids in 2020"

Featured in Good Housekeeping's "52 Best Virtual Summer Camp Ideas"

Featured on MomsLA.com "49 Online Summer Camps for a Virtual Summer"

 

Act One Theatre Camp was also featured in an article for Insider.com

"11 Virtual Summer Camps for Kids, Carefully Vetted Using Criteria from Camp and Education Experts"

Details!  Details!

Meet the Act One Team!
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Mr. Josh

Camp Director

& Improv Teacher

Mr. Josh has been teaching children's theatre for over 20 years, through summer camps, after-school programs, and his very own Saturday Improv Class.

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With over twenty years of professional musical theatre experience, Miss Amanda is a graduate of the USC School of Dramatic Arts, and performs year-round with various groups.

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From the Academy of Villains dance company, to her current position teaching dance at Marymount High School, Lynne love to share her joy of dance with students of all ages.

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With a passion for working in children's theatre, and a focus on sparking the creative imaginations in her students, Miss Meaghan is excited to continue her work with Act One!

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Miss Stephanie

Design Teacher

A teacher with Laurence School in Sherman Oaks, Miss Stephanie has also enjoyed teaching theater for many years in a variety of roles, from instructor to program director.

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Miss Brooke

On-Camera Teacher

From Boston to Los Angeles, Miss Brooke is an innovative filmmaker who creates varying forms of media ranging from documentaries to animation to musicals!

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Currently studying in Scotland, Sofia returns for another summer with Act One, this time stepping up to the Assistant Director position for two sessions.

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Don't forget to check out the Vault for our collection of camper-created craziness!

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Glendale, CA 91208

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