Child’s Play NY summer camps shine a spotlight on kids’ imagination and creativity. Budding thespians of all levels learn sophisticated theater techniques as they grow their bravery, compassion and talents. This award-winning drama program is helmed by vibrant teaching artists using a games-based curriculum that inspires collaboration and joy.

Weekly themes tap into what kids love most with specific focuses like superheroes, mythology, musicals, and more. Sessions culminate in a live or recorded showcase of scenes, songs, and original stories.

• Adventure Series | 3K-Prek in Carroll Gardens | Half Day
  • ​Campers are led by expert theater artists, trained in early childhood education and skilled at centering kids’ imaginative adventures. These sessions help kids work collaboratively, practice empathy, and gain confidence in a joyful setting...pure fun!
• Players Series | PreK-1st in Carroll Gardens | Full Day
  • ​Campers flex their imaginative muscles and learn theater skills that inspire self-confidence and community. Whether solving a mythic mystery, helping a character by way of a scavenger hunt, rehearsing a new scene or having a dance-off, joyful collaboration is at the center of it all.
• Showmakers Series | Grades 2-6 in Brooklyn Heights and Fort Greene | Full Day
  • ​These ensembles jump into the rehearsal process with a focus on original story creation and scripted scene study. Each actor where they are, and build a company of skilled performers; centering bravery, imagination and truthfulness.
• Acting Ensemble | Grades 4-8 in Fort Greene | Full Day
  • ​In these sessions, young people are encouraged to do work as actors that is brave, specific, and nuanced. These camps are for students who are ready to hone their craft during a focused rehearsal process and learn new techniques to embody characters, investigate text and take charge of their technique.
• Plus Programs at Berkeley Carroll School

Child's Play NY is a Brooklyn-based company founded in 2009, committed to offering a diverse array of theater arts classes for children. Since their inception, Child's Play NY has touched the lives of thousands of students, worked inside dozens of schools and is consistently ranked as among the top theater arts programs.