SummerStage 2023
Grades are as of Fall 2023.
Pre-K 4 – K (as of September 2023)
This half-day program is a great way to introduce younger children to the performing arts in a gentle and fun environment. Small classes, with two instructors per class, ensures a thoughtful, caring, and focused environment to experience dance, art, voice, and theater games.
Students bring their own snacks. Child MUST be 4 by the start of the session.
Register for one, two, or all three weeks. Each week will be new and exciting!
- Week 1
June 26, 2023 - June 30, 2023
9:00 am - 12:00 pm - Week 2
July 3, 2023 - July 7, 2023
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
No SummerStage on Tuesday, July 4 - Week 3
July 10, 2023 - July 14, 2023
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Grades 1–3 (as of September 2023)
This group will rehearse and perform a fully realized production for family & friends. Each day, students will have classes in Theater Games, Art, Voice, Acting, and Dance with trained professionals and working artists. There will be opportunities to work on costumes, props, and set pieces.
Students bring their own snack, lunch, and dance shoes.
Director: Anastasia Beliakova, Choreographer: Mikaela Papasodero, Stage Manager: Bryn Robinson
- 3 weeks
June 26, 2023 - July 14, 2023
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
No SummerStage on Tuesday, July 4.
Based on the beloved Disney animated film, and featuring a jazzy, upbeat score, Disney’s The Aristocats KIDS is a non-stop thrill ride of feline fun, complete with unbelievable twists and turns. In the heart of Paris, a kind and eccentric millionairess wills her entire estate to Duchess, her high-society cat, and her three little kittens. Laughs and adventure ensue as the greedy, bumbling butler pulls off the ultimate catnap caper. Now it's up to the rough-and-tumble alley cat, Thomas O'Malley, and his band of swingin' jazz cats to save the day.
Grades 4–6 (as of September 2023)
This group will rehearse and perform a fully realized production for family & friends. Students will learn blocking, direction, acting technique, and choreography. Each day they will have classes in Voice and Music Theory, Acting, Dance, and Art with trained professionals and working artists.
Students bring their own snack, lunch, and dance shoes.
Director: Samantha Alicandri, Musical Director: Cristina Wager, Stage Manager: Nanki Nagpaul
- 3 weeks
June 26, 2023 - July 14, 2023
9:00 am - 3:30 pm
No SummerStage on Tuesday, July 4.
Based on the popular Disney Channel Original Movies, Disney's Descendants: The Musical is a brand-new musical jam-packed with comedy, adventure, Disney characters, and hit songs from the films! Imprisoned on the Isle of the Lost – home of the most infamous villains who ever lived – the teenaged children of Maleficent, the Evil Queen, Jafar, and Cruella De Vil have never ventured off the island… until now. When the four troublemakers are sent to attend prep school alongside the children of beloved Disney heroes, they have a difficult choice to make: should they follow in their parents’ wicked footsteps or learn to be good?
Grades 7–9 (as of September 2023)
This group will rehearse and perform, a fully realized production. Each day, they will have classes in Voice and Music Theory, Acting, and Dance with trained professionals and working artists.
Students bring their own snack, lunch, and dance shoes. They have the option of leaving for lunch.
Director: Jessica McCuiston, Musical Director: Evan Swanson, Stage Manager: Frankie Alicandri
- 3 weeks
June 26, 2023 - July 14, 2023
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
No SummerStage on Tuesday, July 4.
Disney's Camp Rock The Musical, a combination of The Disney Channel's "Camp Rock" and "Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam" is a classic story of rivalry and power. Mitchie and her friends arrive at Camp Rock, ready to spend another summer jamming out and having the time of their lives. But the new, flashy Camp Star across the lake now threatens Camp Rock's very existence. To keep the doors open, Mitchie steps up, rallies her fellow Camp Rockers and gets them into top shape for the ultimate showdown!
Grades 10-12+ (as of September 2023) (We will accept rising College Freshman)
This group will rehearse and perform a fully realized production. Each day, they will have classes in Voice and Music Theory, Acting, and Dance with trained professionals and working artists.
College audition and application information is available to this group upon request.
Students bring their own snack, lunch, and dance shoes. They have the option of leaving for lunch.
Director: Chase Leyner, Musical Director: Scott Pearson
- 3 weeks
June 26, 2023 - July 14, 2023
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
No SummerStage on Tuesday, July 4.
Four eccentric Broadway stars are in desperate need of a new stage. So when they hear that trouble is brewing around a small-town prom, they know that it’s time to put a spotlight on the issue…and themselves. The town’s parents want to keep the high school dance on the straight and narrow—but when one student just wants to bring her girlfriend to prom, the entire town has a date with destiny. On a mission to transform lives, Broadway’s brassiest join forces with a courageous girl and the town’s citizens and the result is love that brings them all together.
Policies
SUMMER
Full Day program: $400 deposit to hold your spot.
Half Day Mini Program: $100 deposit to hold your spot.
Balance due by June 1.
ACCEPTED PAYMENTS
We accept the following payment methods:
— VENMO: Send Venmo payment to @hobokenchildrenstheater — Please make sure “Paying for a good or service?” is UNchecked—or else Venmo charges a fee! — Include student’s name and class name in Venmo notes.
— ZELLE: Send Zelle payment to 646-339-8485 or admin@hobokenchildrenstheater.com
— CHECK or MONEY ORDER: Make checks payable to Hoboken Children’s Theater, and mail to: Hoboken Children’s Theater, 55 Sterling Avenue, Weehawken, NJ 07086
REFUNDS
— Students who withdraw on or before June 15 receive a full refund. Students who withdraw between June 16 and June 23 receive a 50% refund. No refunds are given on or after June 24, regardless of attendance.