Community Musical Theater and Movie Making Summer Programs at CAPA

By Robin Schwanekamp CAPA Executive Director

Spring has sprung and Cincinnati Academy of Performing Arts (CAPA) is planning for sunny summer days ahead. If you are looking for summer opportunities for your children in theater, singing and film making, here’s a complete list of what CAPA is offering for summer 2025!

In its 12th year, CAPA is offering Musical Theater Intensive Camps for students in grades 5-12. Madagascar Jr. runs the weeks of June 2-6 and June 9-14 and is for students in grades 5-8. Chicago: Teen Edition runs the week of June 16-20 and June 23-28 for grades 9-12. Both Madagascar Jr. and Chicago: Teen Edition will be held at The Sue Harder Performing Arts Center on Indian Hill school campus.

Back again for the younger set, CAPA offers Musical Theater Boot Camp, known as MT Boot Camp. This is led by Kevin Bell, who recently directed Mariemont Junior High’s

Something Rotten, Jr., and is a CAPA favorite teaching artist back in Cincinnati just for this camp! Open to rising students in grades 2-4, this is a two-week camp, June 16-27, held at Indian Hill Elementary, and culminates in a performance for family and friends.

In its seventh summer, CAPA’s popular Film Production Camp will be held again at Indian Hill Middle School. This is for students grades 7-12 with an interest in learning all aspects of film making. From pitching and writing a script to shooting, directing, and editing, resulting in a four-minute short film. Complete hands-on experience for all levels. This two-week camp runs the week of July 28 through August 8.

To register for all CAPA summer programs, or for more information, check out the CAPA website: www.cincinnatiapa.org.

CAPA’s summer programming surplus goes toward their outreach programs. During the school year, CAPA offers an after-school Afro-Caribbean inspired ballet and tap class twice a week at Chase Elementary, a 99 percent free lunch school in the Northside. CAPA also has a summer dance camp that runs every day in June in College Hill. Both programs are free to students. This is an important part of CAPA’s mission, as it addresses the disparities of race and income by offering this free after school program and summer camp to students who would otherwise not be able to afford it.

Think of CAPA for summer fun for your child! If you have any questions, please feel free to contact CAPA’s Executive Director, Robin Schwanekamp at Robin@cincinnatiapa. org.

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