Theatre & Dance Summer STARS Camps

Theatre & Dance Summer STARS Camps
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Theatre & Dance Camps - Summer 2025

The UNH Department of Theatre & Dance offers day camps for students entering Grades 1-12 that cover a wide variety of skills and genres: storytelling, musical theatre, drama, dance and much more! Camps culminate in a final performance for family and friends. See below for session descriptions.

Lunch is provided for participants in Dance Intensive. Participants in Twinkle Stars and All Stars Music & Drama are required to bring their own lunch and snacks.

Theatre Camps are held at Paul Creative Arts Center, 30 Academic Way, Durham NH. Dance Intensive is held at New Hampshire Hall, 124 Main St, Durham NH. Details regarding drop off locations, times, and other information is sent from program staff prior to the session start date. Please be sure the email address provided while enrolling is that of a parent/legal guardian, not the participating student.

Wait List: If a section of this program becomes full, a wait list option will be open May 1-June 1 or until the wait list is full. Enrolling on a wait list from a Family Account is not currently supported. We recommend you attempt to log into your student's account and read the instructions for enrolling on a wait list prior to May 1: Enrolling on a Wait List. All wait lists open for enrollment on May 1. Please note that we are not able to provide information about a student's position on the wait list or the likelihood they will be invited to enroll.

Theatre & Dance Camps - Summer 2025

Sessions Dates Times Grades Entering
(as of Fall 2025)
Cost Registration Close Date
(unless full earlier)
Twinkle Stars Storytelling
& Theatre Making
Mon-Fri, July 7-11 8:30am-1:30pm Gr 1-3 $250 June 7
All Stars Music & Drama Mon-Fri, July 7-11 8:30am-3:00pm Gr 3-5 $400 June 7
Summer Dance Intensive Mon-Fri, July 14-18 8:30am-3:30pm Gr 5-12 $415 June 14

Please review the blocks below for information and instructions on enrolling, session descriptions, CampDoc, and Travel.

To request a drop from a youth program, email youth.programs@parkviewhousebb.com or contact the Program Manager (info below). Please include the full name of the participant and clearly state the camp and session(s) to be dropped. Please be aware of our Summer Youth Program Payment & Refund Procedures.

For more information or program questions, contact: kayla.gallerani@parkviewhousebb.com

For the program website: Theatre & Dance STARS Camps 

8:30AM - 1:30PM
Durham Campus - Paul Creative Arts Center (PCAC)
250.00 Theatre Camp Fee
8:30AM - 3:00PM
Durham Campus - Paul Creative Arts Center (PCAC)
400.00 Theatre & Dance Camp Fee
8:30AM - 3:30PM
Durham Campus - New Hampshire Hall
415.00 Theatre & Dance Camp Fee

Twinkle Stars Story Telling & Theatre Making

Everyone loves a good story! They are even better when the stories come to life right before our eyes! Camp participants get to peek into the magic that happens when their favorite stories are turned into live performance. Campers will get to touch, play, and create their own puppets. Students should bring their own lunch, snacks, and drinks. Note: The Paul Creative Arts Center (PCAC) theaters are likely to be closed for renovation. The final performance will be in the PCAC Art Gallery.

All Stars Music and Drama Camp

Through drama, music, movement and art, students showcase their natural acting impulses. Students of all experience levels are encouraged to enroll. A showcase of the wonderful work prepared by students will be presented at the end of camp. Students should bring their own lunch, snacks, and drinks. Note: The Paul Creative Arts Center (PCAC) theaters are likely to be closed for renovation. The final performances will be in the Bratton Recital Hall in PCAC.

Summer Dance Intensive

Dancers in grades 5-12 are invited to participate in our popular Dance Intensive Summer Series. This unique program, offering an array of dance disciplines and styles, will be taught by skilled & passionate dance professionals, including faculty, alumni and students from the acclaimed UNH Dance program. Students will study many different dance forms and receive hours of inspiring classes, improving their technique in all genres: ballet, lyrical, tap, jazz, hip hop, contemporary, and aerial dance. Camp includes lunch at the UNH Dining Hall.

Junior Prerequisite (Ages 10-12): Formal dance training of at least 3 consecutive years is recommended.

Senior Prerequisite (Ages 13+): Formal dance training of at least 5 consecutive years is recommended.

Dancers will be grouped by age and ability based on an assessment the first day of camp. Appropriate dance/movement attire required. A Showcase Performance will wrap up the week.

How to Enroll: Click the '+' on the session registration block(s) to choose your session and enroll. Review the Online Registration Instructions before enrolling for the best outcome.

Family Accounts are recommended for enrolling multiple children from one family in any UNH Youth Program. If you already have an account in our system, you will be asked to log into either a Family or Student Account after adding the program to your shopping cart. Be sure to use the username and password for the type of account you wish to log into. We recommend attempting to log into the Student or Family account before enrollment opens as this will minimize difficulty and time while enrolling. Email youth.programs@parkviewhousebb.com if you require assistance recovering your account information. Do not create a new account if you have one already.

If you don't have an account already, you can set up an account at any time, even before you begin the registration process. If you are setting up a student account, the account must be in the name of student, but the email address provided in the profile should be that of a parent/legal guardian, not the participating student. Review the Online Registration Instructions before creating a new account.

CampDoc: UNH has partnered with CampDoc to quicken the enrollment process. Enrollments and payments will still be made here through our current enrollment system, but no registration questions will be required at that time. Within a few days of enrolling, the email provided in the student or family account will receive an email prompting completion of the registration questions.

It is important that a parent/guardian responds to the CampDoc email and completes the registration questions promptly. Families who enrolled a child in a UNH Youth Program in Summer 2023 or after will likely already have a CampDoc account. Even if the student already has a CampDoc account, a parent/guardian should log into the student's account to review and complete any necessary questions for a specific program or year.

All registration questions must be 100% complete in CampDoc before a student can attend a youth program.

For more information, including the CampDoc Support Line, review our CampDoc page.

Theatre & Drama Camps are held at the Paul Creative Arts Center (PCAC), 30 Academic Way, Durham NH.

Dance Intensive is held at NH Hall, 124 Main St., Durham NH.

Travel to Durham

Additional information, including check in location and times are sent to participants by the program staff prior to the session start date.