Announcing the 2025 Summer Camps

The Avalon Foundation is thrilled to announce “something old” and “something new” regarding Summer Programming. First and foremost, there will be more of what you know, love, and expect from our summer offerings, but with more to sink your teeth into in terms of offerings and opportunity availabilities!

Due to popular demand, as determined from our waitlists of years past, we are expanding this year’s offerings to 3 sessions of Curtain Call Junior! Your young person can be enrolled for all three weeks since each week will offer a different script and show.

In addition, Short Week Big Show is back for the 4th of July week, minus Friday July 4th, for campers entering grades 2-8!

We are excited to announce Passport Around the World & Mini Monets sessions of our new Early Childhood Arts Exploration Program! Aimed to serve our youngest campers, those entering grades K-2, this week starts with a beloved children's book, and it incorporates literacy, routine, and experiences in visual and performing arts, along with some of our traditional games and activities.  The campers then present a Friday performance to showcase the week. Your young person will have fun, be immersed in the arts, and combat summer slide while at the Avalon Theatre.

Taking part in theatrical productions at all ages has true literacy benefits. The new Early Childhood Arts Exploration Programs are designed and led by the fabulous early childhood educator, Renee Masarachia. She has over 20 years of experience enriching the education and lives of all she touches. Affectionately known as “Ms. M”, she will make every week sparkle for your young artists while incorporating her knowledge and expertise in the early childhood sector.

Let us be your “one stop shop” for camp this summer with our concurrent camp offerings!

• Week of June 23 and August 4 - Passport Around the World & Curtain Call Jr
• July 14 - 18 -  Plein Air & Mini Monets Camp Week
• July 28 - August 1 - Passport Around the World & Curtain Call

Note that due to new programming and staff leaders, we are going to work to stick to max numbers and have waitlists. As in the past, the camp leader and director can add people from the waitlist to the camp roster at their discretion.

Passport Around the World: Early Childhood Arts Exploration
All Sessions have a similar format and structure centering on a different text or topic as the central theme. If you are interested in signing your child up for more than one week, they will be accessing new material and experiences each week.

Session 1: June 23 - 27
9:00a – 12:00p
Performance Friday at 11:30a

Session 2: July 7 - 11
9:00a – 12:00p
Performance Friday at 11:30a

Mini Monets - Session 3: July 14 - 18
9:00a – 12:00p
Art Showcase at 12:00p

Session 4: July 28 - August 1
9:00a – 12:00p
Performance Friday at 11:30a

Session 5: August 4 - 8
1:00p – 4:00p
Performance Friday at 3:30p

For students entering grades K – 2
Tuition: $200

This introductory arts program focuses on developing and encouraging creativity and self-confidence through visual art, acting, singing, poetry, movement, storytelling, and FUN! Our Arts Explorers will work towards a Friday showcase day that includes a performance and a showcase of their creative endeavors to show off what they have learned and created! This experience will be led by an early childhood educator who has worked in the field for over 20 years! Each week will be centered on a topic and/or a children’s trade book.

In our special Mini Monets art camp week, campers will be infused into the world of Plein Air Easton, the Avalon Foundation’s annual outdoor art competition, and experience what it means to create art inspired by your surroundings.  Activities include model magic sculpting, drawing, painting, visiting local art galleries, interacting with plein air artists, and receiving hands-on experiences and guidance in creating art from your surroundings. Every day, weather permitting, campers will spend time creating pieces of art outside in “plein air”.

Short Week Big Show
June 30 - July 3rd
9:00a – 3:00p
Performance Wednesday at 3:00p

For students entering grades 2 – 8
Tuition: $250

Although there will be no camp on Friday July 4, we will still produce a play in four days. There will be parts for everyone who signs up… small fun parts for younger actors, and bigger challenging roles for our more experienced campers.

Curtain Call Jr
All Sessions will offer a unique script. If you are interested in signing your child up for more than one week, they will be accessing new material and experiences each week.                                                                                                                        

Session 1: June 23 - 27
9:00a – 3:00p
Performance Friday at 3:00p

Session 2: July 21 - 25
9:00a – 3:00p
Performance Friday at 3:00p

Session 3: August 4 - 8
9:00a – 3:00p
Performance Friday at 3:00p

For students entering grades 2 – 5
Tuition: $300 

This program focuses young actors on developing basic acting and storytelling skills, through a variety of fun daily activities and games - similar to  Curtain Call, with all activities adapted for the “Junior” age group. This group will work to perform a script that has been adapted from an age-related children’s trade book for their Friday Performance!

Curtain Call
July 28 - August 1 (9:00a – 3:00p)
Performance Friday at 3:00p

For students entering grades 5 – 8
Tuition: $300

From comedy sketches to dramatic stories, we create it all ourselves. The Curtain Call theatre program accommodates brand-new beginners as well as experienced young actors. Daily activities include theatre games, storytelling, script writing, voice and movement techniques, character development, and stagecraft.  Monologues and one-person dialogues, alongside creative staging, will be used to build a show completely from our campers’ imagination!

Plein Air Art Camp
July 14 - 18
9:00a – 3:00p
Art Show & Sale on Friday at 3p

For students entering grades 5 – 8
Tuition: $300

Campers will use the town of Easton as their backdrop and Plein Air Easton Events & Exhibitions as inspiration and direction.  Activities include painting, visiting local art galleries, interacting with plein air artists, and receiving hands-on instruction and guidance from an art educator on painting techniques in and from your surroundings. Every day, weather permitting, campers will spend much of their time painting outside in “plein air”.