Award-winning Porchlight Music Theatre offers an exciting opportunity for the budding Broadway star. During Porchlight's two week program, students enter the world of music, drama, dance, writing, and more while practicing teamwork, challenging themselves, and, of course, having tons of fun as they create a BRAND NEW MUSICAL!

Porchlight’s teaching artists are theatre professionals who have worked at some of the most renowned theatres in Chicagoland and nationally. The craft of creating a production will be explored through collaborative games and stimulating activities as your child is guided through the exciting process of making a new musical based on their own lives, both on stage and the production that goes into promoting and producing a show! The class ends with at a grand finale performance on a professional stage for family and friends!

Session 1: July 25th - July 6th*
Session 2: July 9th - July 20th

Camp sessions take place on weekdays from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., with the performance being held on the final Friday of camp at 2:15 p.m.

Pricing: Sessions are $650 ($585 for the June 25– July 6 session) with discounts available for siblings, or students signing up for multiple sessions.

*No Classes are held Tuesday, July 4.

Camp Location:
The Theatre School at DePaul
2350 N Racine Ave, Chicago, IL 60614

Final Show Location
Greenhouse Theatre Center
2257 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60614

The School at Porchlight is a comprehensive exercise and educational environment where professionals and practitioners who perform, create and appreciate music theatre are intensely engaged in classes in all disciplines in the performing, writing and scholarship of music theatre.