Spring Break Camp

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Register today for Spring Break Camp 2026!

Join us for an exciting week of multi-arts fun at Arena Stage—a spring-break taste of our celebrated summer camp! Campers in grades 3–5 will enjoy daily classes in improvisation and musical theater, plus their choice of two additional classes in visual art, singing, or theater. With opportunities for backstage glimpses and to try performing on one of Arena’s professional stages, enjoy an unforgettable arts vacation of fun and friendship!

Camp runs April 13 to 17, from 8:30AM to 4:00PM daily. The cost is $500, due upon registration. Payment plans are available—reach out to us for more information!

Important Info

Dates

April 13-17, 2026

Location

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater
1101 6th Street SW
Washington, DC 20024

Contact

Rachel Dixon, Camp Director
camp@arenastage.org
202-600-4064

FAQs

Arena Stage reserves the right to cancel a program due to enrollment or other circumstances. All efforts will be made to give participants ample warning. If Camp Arena Stage must cancel a session in full before the session starts, we will fully refund tuition. If we must cancel once a session has started, refunds will be pro-rated.

After you complete your online registration, we will email you to ask for your child’s activity preferences. We will update the website if a class is full.

Everyone will take improvisation, and everyone will take musical theater. The other two class periods have two options.
Campers bring their own bag lunches and water bottles every day. Refrigeration and microwaves are not available. Arena Stage is not a nut- or peanut-free zone.

An optional snack is provided each morning.
Your child should bring their lunch and a water bottle each day. They should wear clothes that are comfortable for movement. Sometimes the theater is cold, so layers are a good idea. If your child is taking visual art and you are concerned about paint, please send your child with an old shirt or smock.
Campers may not use cell phones during the day. If they have a cell phone, it must be off and put away at all times. If you need to contact your child, please call the camp phone: (202) 600-4064.
Arena Stage has a terrace. If the weather is good, we may go outside to run around on the terrace or perhaps do an egg drop.

Parents/guardians will have the option to sign off on their child going for a supervised group walk by the Wharf or to play in the park across from Arena Stage if the weather is good.
On Friday, April 17, at 4PM, we will hold an informal, low-key final sharing on one of Arena’s stages. We will do a simple recording to share with families. We understand that folks have to work, and families are under no pressure to attend.