Davidson Community Players

Davidson Community Players offers a comprehensive range of summer theater camps designed to inspire young performers ages 4-16 with engaging, age-appropriate programming. The organization provides three distinct camp formats to suit different interests and experience levels: 2-week Performance Intensives featuring full junior musical productions with professional staging, 1-week Training Camps offering specialized skill development in areas like filmmaking and Broadway dance styles, and Half-Day Davidson Community Players offers a comprehensive range of summer theater camps designed to inspire young performers ages 4-16 with engaging, age-appropriate programming. The organization provides three distinct camp formats to suit different interests and experience levels: 2-week Performance Intensives featuring full junior musical productions with professional staging, 1-week Training Camps offering specialized skill development in areas like filmmaking and Broadway dance styles, and Half-Day Introductory Camps with themed activities perfect for younger children. All programs are designed to enrich creativity, communication, collaboration, confidence, cultural understanding, critical thinking, emotional intelligence, and essential life skills through hands-on theater education. The Performance Camps are the flagship offering, providing an immersive 2-week experience where young actors participate in auditions, receive role assignments, and work with professional lighting, sound, and costume design to produce full junior musicals. Students can choose from popular shows including Aladdin Jr., Beauty and the Beast Jr., The Wizard of Oz, Moana Jr., Descendants Jr., Mean Girls Jr., Guys and Dolls Jr., Legally Blonde Jr., and Mamma Mia Jr., culminating in a professional performance at Armour Theater. The Training Camps dive deep into specialized areas with hands-on instruction from experienced professionals, offering options like filmmaking and the Broadway Bound series (featuring Classics, Kids, Fosse, Pop Hits, and Hip Hop styles), while Half-Day Camps introduce younger children to theater through imaginative themed experiences such as Princess, Under the Sea, Superheroes, Comedy, Mythology, and Improv. As a non-profit community theater organization, Davidson Community Players is committed to making theater education accessible and enriching for all youth in the community. The camp also partners with local businesses like Young Dragonslayers to offer unique experiences, and operates from multiple convenient locations including Armour Theater, Cain Center for the Arts, and their main facility at 218 Concord Rd in Davidson, NC.