Dates: July 7-11 and 14-18, 2025 with Performance July 18 at Noon

Grades: 4-9 

Time: 9:00am-12:00pm Monday-Friday plus performance on Friday, July 18 at 12:00pm at the Hershey Gardens in the outdoor theatre in the Kids Garden Ampitheatre. As part of the camp fee, two tickets for the Gardens will be given to each registered family for the final Friday and a tshirt for each camper.

Mondays: meet at the Hershey Area Playhouse and

Tuesday-Friday: meet at the Hershey Gardens

Cost for the 2-week camp: $275 plus registration fee

Once again the Hershey Area Playhouse will partner with the Hershey Gardens to offer a special two-week camp for 4th-9th graders. With the exception of Mondays at the Playhouse, students will meet in the Gardens and explore the beauty and vastness of the area. The camp will meet in the Education Center for an indoor space and outside in the outdoor theatre and surroundings. Our 12th Anniversary show, The Stuff of Legend, based on a book by James C Christensen and written by our own Jennifer Feldser, is an epic adventure featuring a cast of classic and popular literary characters. From characters like Peter Rabbit to the Wicked Witch, and fantastical places like Narnia and Wonderland, there is something for everyone! The performance will be complete with auditions, casting of 30 campers, acting games, rehearsals, memorized lines, blocking and stage combat. We will add costumes, props and small set pieces for a polished show in only two weeks! Our qualified Theatre Academy teachers and counselors are looking forward to getting back to the Gardens and working with, and enjoying, your children.

Only 30 campers will be cast in the show, each one with a speaking role, so register soon! Please make sure your child can attend every day of the camp before registering. Much is accomplished every day!

Hershey Area Playhouse: 830 Cherry Drive, Hershey, PA 17033

Hershey Gardens: 170 Hotel Road, Hershey, PA 17033

For questions, and to be added to a possible wait list, please contact Jill Panyard, jillpanyard@gmail.com