Summer Camps

Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall - no matter the season we’ll explore them all!
ETC Beginnings offers an enriching experience for preschoolers to learn basic acting skills, and use their bodies, voices and imaginations to create exciting characters. The day includes acting games, story creation, arts & crafts, and outdoor time. A sharing will be held Friday, June 20th.

Construct whatever you can imagine from the ground up. ETC Beginnings offers an enriching experience for preschoolers to learn basic acting skills, and use their bodies, voices and imaginations to create exciting characters. The day includes acting games, story creation, arts & crafts, and outdoor time. A sharing will be held Friday, June 27th.

Pack your parka and head south as you explore the land of seals, penguins and whales. Through improvisation, storytelling, art projects, theatre games & rehearsals, campers learn acting basics. Students will collaborate with peers and discover the joy of performing. A sharing will be held on Friday, June 27th.

Come act and direct Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing with a musical twist! Deepen your understanding of classical text, and round out theatre skills, as you rehearse and perform in our staff-directed, Shakespeare production. Teens get on-the-job theatre and educational training as you learn to direct younger campers in scenes by the bard. You’ll get to show off all you’ve learned to friends and family on Friday, July 11th.

3,2,1...BLASTOFF! With Educational Theatre Company, campers become space explorers through improvisation, imagination, storytelling, theatre games & art projects. Boldly go on adventures to collaborate with peers and discover the joy of performing as you explore strange new worlds with ETC’s Professional Teaching Artists. Family and friends are invited to come and travel with us on the last day of camp, Friday, June 27th. Falls Church Summer Camp registration opens the first week of February.

Bring classic theatre to life with a musical twist! Use your imagination, collaborate with your peers and perform William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing combined with original songs, set to contemporary music. Campers will gain a wide range of acting skills through both rehearsal and participation in specialized workshops including characterization, script analysis, voice and diction, and more! Friends and family are invited to an end-of-camp performance Friday, July 11th.

Imagine the fire crackling and the wind in the trees as we act out our own campfire tales! Through improvisation, storytelling, art projects, theatre games & rehearsals, campers learn acting basics. Students will collaborate with peers and discover the joy of performing. A sharing will be held Thursday, July 3rd.

Where filmmaking starts at ETC-on-Film! Our youngest ETC-on-Film campers will get a chance to be both behind the camera and on the screen. All campers write and storyboard films while learning filmmaking techniques and watching examples of good film. Then they form production teams and are in charge of shooting their own film! Finally, they edit their film to show at the final screening. Family and friends are invited to see campers on the big screen on Friday afternoon, July 11th.

Intro to Film is an ETC STEAM Camp.

Dancing, acting, singing! Campers will collaborate with professional artists to create a dynamic original performance while learning skills in musical theatre movement and vocal technique. This camp is specially geared for campers of all levels of experience even if they are new to performing! Family and friends are invited on the last day Friday, July 11th to see them perform! This camp is perfect for new or returning campers. Falls Church Summer Camp registration opens the first week of February.

Dreams really do come true with the power of imagination, and a little help from your friends. Through improvisation, storytelling, art projects, theatre games & rehearsals, campers learn acting basics. Students will collaborate with peers and discover the joy of performing. A sharing will be held on Friday afternoon, July 11th.

Explore the outdoors…indoors! Adventure awaits as you imagine a journey into the wilderness. ETC Beginnings offers an enriching experience for preschoolers to learn basic acting skills, and use their bodies, voices and imaginations to create exciting characters. The day includes acting games, story creation, arts & crafts, and outdoor time. A final sharing will be Friday, July 18th.

Find yourself on an adventure in uncharted regions after your ship…wrecks! Will you head home, or stay? Through improvisation, storytelling, art projects, theatre games & rehearsals, campers learn acting basics. Students will collaborate with peers and discover the joy of performing. A sharing will be held on Friday afternoon, July 18th.

Educational Theatre Company is back with more acting antics! Campers will explore creative storytelling and improvisation, while enhancing vocal quality and physical self-awareness all at the same time! Through improvisation games and theatre exercises students of all levels of experience will transform into standout actors. Family and friends are invited on the last day to see their actors in ACTion! This camp is perfect for new or returning campers. Falls Church Summer Camp registration opens the first week of February.

Make ‘em laugh! Improvise outlandish stories and characters, don ridiculous outfits, learn sketch, mime, standup, slapstick, or clown. When not clowning around, campers will have the chance to take their new comedy skills to the big screen in silent comedy films! It all culminates in our Performance and Screening, Friday, July 25.

Make your own movies, hilariously! Along with improv and other laugh-a-minute activities, all teens at Camp Comedy Studios make films. Rising 7th & 8th graders, aka ‘Cineastes’, learn to write, direct, & edit silent comedies in the classic style. Returning filmmakers ‘Auteurs’ learn to write a screenplay, direct, and edit longer original films known as their “Grand Opus” while also learning to record and edit sound. It all culminates in our Performance and Screening, Friday, July 25.

Camp Comedy Studios is an ETC STEAM Camp.

Sing, act, & dance your way through the elements! Earth, Fire, Wind, Water…and Heart! Campers will collaborate with professional artists to create a dynamic original performance while learning skills in Broadway movement and vocal technique. This camp is specially geared for younger students who can't stop the beat, even if they are new to performing! Family and friends are invited to an end of camp performance on Friday, July 25th.

The future is what you make it, and you can make it whatever you want! Through improvisation, storytelling, art projects, theatre games & rehearsals, campers learn acting basics. Students will discover new ways of collaborating with peers and the joy of performing. A sharing will be held on Friday afternoon, July 25th.

Learn to be quick on your feet and make BIG acting choices with Educational Theatre Company! Through the exploration of physical storytelling, ensemble building, and character development, participants will learn the skills of improvisation. Campers will bring to life characters, outlandish plotlines, and comedic scenarios on the spot! Campers will showcase their new comedy troupe with a performance for family and friends on the last day of camp. This camp is perfect for new or returning campers. Falls Church Summer Camp registration opens the first week of February.

Look up and look down, the secrets of the rainforest are all around! Through improvisation, storytelling, art projects, theatre games & rehearsals, campers learn acting basics. Students will discover new ways of collaborating with peers and the joy of performing. A sharing will be held on Friday afternoon, August 1st.

What makes comedy different from drama? Find out as you “act out” on stage! Campers will gain and strengthen tools for creating characters, stories, and acting technique. Campers will master skills such as character development, improvisation, and ensemble work! A sharing will be held on the last day of camp, Friday August 1st.