Acting Ensemble - Grades 6-8

In these sessions, young people are encouraged to do work as actors that is brave, specific, and nuanced. Our Acting Ensembles are for young people who are ready to hone their craft during a focused rehearsal process and learn new techniques to embody characters, investigate text and take charge of their technique. Programming is sophisticated while staying true to the Child’s Play NY ethos of imagination and individual expression. The ensemble has a live performance on the final Friday of camp.

For students entering 6th, 7th and 8th in September 2026.

Camp meets at 138 South Oxford Street in Fort Greene. Campers will also visit South Oxford Playground. Themes for Summer 2026 include KPop Demon Drama and The Land of Oz.

group of kids making faces and claw hands

KPop Demon Drama

$775 Per Child

August 17-21, 2026

Join the squad and save the day – K-Pop style! Inspired by K-Pop: Demon Hunters, campers will become superstar performers and fearless fighters, using song and dance to take down the Saja Boys and protect the magical Honmoon. Through improv games, and favorite music, they’ll channel their inner Huntr/x and own their unique “marks.” They will rehearse original scenes and learn choreography for a final epic “Showdown” in front of parents, friends and superfans.
 
The showcase will be performed live on Friday, August 21.
 
Campers will be split into two sections by age. Please contact us to confirm what time your child’s performance will be on Friday, August 21st. Performances will be at 2:15p and 3:15p.
  • Ages: Grades 6-8
  • Dates: 08/17/2026 - 08/21/2026
  • Time: 9:15a-3:15p Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
  • Address: 138 South Oxford Street Brooklyn, NY 11217
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a boy and two girls at theater camp for middle school students

The Land of Oz

$775 Per Child

August 24-28, 2026

Defy gravity in our Ozian themed camp! Performers will bring the land of Oz to life in improvisations, games and songs inspired by Wicked, The Wizard of Oz and The Wiz. Through theater games and improv, campers will explore the friendship between Elphaba and Galinda, create their own characters at Shiz University, improvise as Dorothy and her crew on the Yellow Brick Road. Campers will dive into iconic scripted scene work and create new material, developing acting skills and bringing these tales to life with creativity and depth. Our devised theater pieces will explore themes of bravery, acceptance and inner magic using these beloved characters.
 
A culmination of scripted scenes will be performed live on Friday, August 28. 
 
Campers will be split into two sections by age. Please contact us to confirm what time your child’s performance will be on Friday, August 28th. Performances will be at 2:15p and 3:15p.
  • Ages: Grades 6-8
  • Dates: 08/24/2026 - 08/28/2026
  • Time: 9:15a-3:15p Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
  • Address: 138 South Oxford Street Brooklyn, NY 11217
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"Child's Play is a special and unique place. My daughter has joyfully participated in it for the last couple of years and grown so much artistically. They have a distinct ability to provide a nurturing yet ambitious environment for budding actors to thrive. Students can thrive in a way that doesn't cause pressure or competition, and that yields collective and individual success. What they are able to accomplish in just a few months, once a week and around school breaks and holidays, never ceases to amaze me. The staff members at Child's Play are also very kind, professional and gracious humans that I feel really good about leaving my daughter with. I highly recommend them. ”
Nacala Jendayi