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Summer Camps

Early Bird Registration is available until Thursday, March 5.

Every summer, kids and teens get on the Bard stages and make Shakespeare their own, coached by professional actors! Whether you’re new to Shakespeare or you know the plays by heart, here’s your chance to bring the language to life with YOUR imagination, YOUR big questions, and YOUR voice.

Registration includes a pair of complimentary tickets for a participant + a guest to attend a scheduled performance of a BMO Mainstage production.

If you have questions about Summer Camps, please email us, or phone (604-737-0625 ext 2262).

Registration Guide

For financial assistance, please apply for support from our Bard Access Fund.

REGISTRATION STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE

TIP: You can complete steps 1 & 2 prior to registering for your camp(s) of choice to speed up the process. 
1. Create or login to your Bard on the Beach patron account.
2. Enter or update the payment info in your account (see this guide for details).
3. Choose your camp(s) from the schedule below and select the red “purchase” button.
4. Complete your Registration Package.

Camp Schedule

All camps take place on our Festival site at Sen̓áḵw/Vanier Park.

Early Bird rate available until Thursday, March 5!

CAMPS FOR ages 6 to 10 
These camps focus on excerpts from the selected play. Using Shakespeare’s original language, a ‘Shakespeare Short’ script is prepared specifically to nurture collaboration in an ensemble of young people.

PLAY AGE DATES TIME PAYMENT PURCHASE
Macbeth: Double Double Toil & Trouble 6 to 10 Jul 20–24 9:30am–3:30pm $480 $415 Purchase
A Midsummer Night’s Dream: A Most Rare Vision 6 to 10 Jul 27–31 9:30am– 3:30pm $480 $415  Purchase
The Tempest: The Isle is Full of Noises 6 to 10 Aug 10–14 9:30am– 3:30pm $480 $415 Purchase
A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Spirits of Another Sort  6 to 10 Aug 31–Sept 5 9:30am– 3:30pm $480 $415 Purchase

CAMPS FOR ages 10 to 14
These camps focus on excerpts from the selected play. Using Shakespeare’s original language, a ‘Shakespeare Short’ script is prepared specifically to nurture collaboration in an ensemble of young people.

PLAY AGE DATES TIME PAYMENT PURCHASE
As You Like It: All the World’s a Stage  10 to 14 Jul 13–17 9:30am– 3:30pm $480 $415 Purchase
Julius Caesar: Beware the Ides of March  10 to 14 Jul 20–24 9:30am– 3:30pm $480 $415 Purchase
Macbeth: Something Wicked This Way Comes  10 to 14 Jul 27–31 9:30am– 3:30pm $480 $415 Purchase
Henry V: Once More Unto the Breach  10 to 14 Aug 17–21 9:30am– 3:30pm $480 $415 Purchase
A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Spirits of Another Sort  10 to 14 Aug 24–28 9:30am– 3:30pm $480 $415 Purchase
A Midsummer Night’s Dream: A Most Rare Vision  10 to 14 Aug 31–Sept 5 9:30am– 3:30pm $480 $415 Purchase

 

TEEN CAMPS for ages 14 to 18
Each Teen Camp will focus on a very abridged version of a Shakespeare play. Using Shakespeare’s original language, the ensemble will discover how they’ll make the story their own.

PLAY AGE DATES TIME PAYMENT PURCHASE
Julius Caesar  14 to 18 Jul 6–10 9:30am–3:30pm  $480 $415 Purchase
As You Like It  14 to 18 Aug 10–21
(TWO WEEKS!)		 9:30am–3:30pm  $815 $695 Purchase
Henry V  14 to 18 Aug 24–28 9:30am–3:30pm  $480 $415 Purchase

 

Camp Descriptions

JUNIOR Camps for ages 6 to 10 and 10 to 14

Each camp will focus on excerpts from the selected play. Using Shakespeare’s original language, this ‘Shakespeare Short’ script is prepared specifically to nurture collaboration in an ensemble of young people.  

Camp Name Camp Description
Macbeth: Double Double Toil & Trouble Explore the roles of magic, prophecy, and spell casting in one of Shakespeare’s most thrilling plays!
Macbeth: Something Wicked this Way Comes After witches share a royal prophecy, the noble Macbeths face an epic choice: how far does one go to claim this promised future?
The Tempest: The Isle is Full of Noises A supernatural storm shipwrecks a royal entourage on an enchanted island. Will the magic of the island transform revenge into forgiveness, hatred into love, and bitterness into wonder?
Henry the Fifth: Once More Unto the Breach This energetic story gives us a young monarch facing new responsibilities, soldiers gathered around a campfire, and two kingdoms competing for power.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream: A Most Rare Vision A group of friends take to the woods to rehearse a play where they stumble upon the magic and mischief of the fairy kingdom.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Spirits of Another Sort  The rulers of the fairy realm are playing pranks and casting magical spells, bringing chaos into the lives of unassuming mortals.
As You Like It: All the World’s a Stage Sibling rivalry, stolen fortunes, and banishment give way to adventure and community in this escape to the Forest of Arden.
Julius Caesar: Beware the Ides of March  Mysterious events coincide with conspiracy as friendships are tested, choices are made, and the world is changed forever.

 

TEEN CAMPS (14 to 18 year-olds) 

Each Teen Camp will focus on a very abridged version of a Shakespeare play. Using Shakespeare’s original language, the ensemble will discover how they’ll make the story their own. 

Play Description
Julius Caesar When conspiracy blurs the lines between patriotism and treason, the social order is obliterated. What happens in the aftermath?
As You Like It Can a disguise reveal your true identity? Can abandoning a fortune teach you what’s truly valuable? The answers lie in the Forest of Arden.
Henry the Fifth Henry the Fifth is hailed as a hero, but what does it mean to invade another country and start a war? This play offers multiple perspectives.

 

Financial Aid

Families can apply for financial assistance through our Bard Access Fund.

Helping to overcome barriers to experiencing Shakespeare.

Established by the Bard Volunteers in 2009, the Access Fund eliminates barriers to participating in Bard programming. Individuals, schools, and community organizations can apply for subsidized access to our Education programs and Festival events. The Fund also creates opportunities for more access by underwriting partnerships and initiatives to address community need.

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