Programs

At Children’s Performing Arts we strive to offer programs for every interest and skill level. Camps, workshops, and productions are listed below by grade level. Scroll to your student’s grade to find our current offerings.

We group students by grade to keep content developmentally appropriate.

K-5th Grade

Saturday Morning Drop-In

Registration Now Open!
Grades: Kindergarten-5th Grade
Dates: Bi-Weekly from January 14th to May 20th
Time: 9:30-11:30 AM
Location: Hanifl Performing Arts Center
Cost: $25

Big Summer Production: Beauty and the Beast

Registration is now full. Please email maddier@childrensperformingartsmn.org to be placed on the waitlist!
Grades: Entering 3rd-12th Grade Fall of 2023!
Dates: June 3rd-August 12th
Time: Monday-Thursday 6:00-8:30 PM, Sunday 4:00-8:30
Performance(s): August 4th-12th
Location: Hanifl Performing Arts Center
Cost: 7th-12th Grade: $335, 3rd-6th Grade: $295
Director: Tami Provencher
Dino-mite Drama

Creative Dramatics: Dino-Mite Drama

Grades: Entering Kindergarten-2nd Grade in the Fall of 2023
Dates: June 12th-16th
Time: 9:30 AM -12:00 PM
Performance(s): Showcase on the Final Day at 11:45 AM
Location: Hanifl Performing Arts Center 4941 Long Ave White Bear Lake, MN 55110
Cost: $185

Actor’s Toolbox: Prepare, Practice, Perform!

Grades: Entering 4th-6th Grade in Fall of 2023
Dates: June 19th-23rd
Time: 9:00 AM-12:00 PM
Performance(s): Showcase on the Final Day at 11:30 AM
Location: Lakes International Language Academy Upper Campus 19850 Fenway Ave N, Forest Lake, MN 55025
Cost: $185

Broadway Bootcamp: Prepare, Practice, Perform!

Grades: Entering 4th-6th Grade in Fall of 2023
Dates: June 19th-23rd
Time: 1:00-4:00 PM
Performance(s): Showcase on the Final Day at 3:30 PM
Location: Lakes International Language Academy Upper Campus 19850 Fenway Ave N, Forest Lake, MN 55025
Cost: $185

Create a Play: Haunted Theatre

Grades: Entering 3rd-5th Grade in the Fall of 2023
Dates: June 26th-30th
Time: 1:00-4:00 PM
Performance(s): Showcase on the Final Day at 3:30 PM
Location: Hanifl Performing Arts Center 4941 Long Ave White Bear Lake, MN 55110
Cost: $185

Mini Legacy: Winnie the Pooh Kids

Grades: Entering 3rd-7th Grade in the Fall of 2023
Dates: July 10th-27th
Time: 1:00-4:00 PM
Performance(s): July 26th at 6:30 PM and July 27th at 2:00 PM
Location: Forest Lake High School 6101 Scandia Trail N, Forest Lake, MN 55025
Cost: $275

Creative Dramatics: Theatre ABC’s

Registration is now full. Please email maddier@childrensperformingartsmn.org to be placed on the waitlist!
Grades: Entering Kindergarten-2nd Grade in the Fall of 2023
Dates: July 10th-14th
Time: 9:30 AM -12:00 PM
Performance(s): Showcase on the Final Day at 11:45 AM
Location: Hanifl Performing Arts Center 4941 Long Ave White Bear Lake, MN 55110
Cost: $185

Yer a Wizard!

Grades: Entering 3rd-6th Grade in the Fall of 2023
Dates: July 17th-21st
Time: 9:00 AM-12:00 PM
Performance(s): Showcase on the Final Day at 11:30 AM
Location: Hanifl Performing Arts Center 4941 Long Ave White Bear Lake, MN 55110
Cost: $185

Creative Dramatics: Out of this World

Registration Opens at 10 AM!
Grades: Entering Kindergarten-2nd Grade in the Fall of 2023
Dates: July 24th-28th
Time: 9:30 AM -12:00 PM
Performance(s): Showcase on the Final Day at 11:45 AM
Location: Hanifl Performing Arts Center 4941 Long Ave White Bear Lake, MN 55110
Cost: $185

The Great Minnesota Bake Off (In Collaboration with LPT and WBCA)

Grades: Entering 3rd-5th Grade in the Fall of 2023
Dates: July 31st-August 4th
Time: 9:00 AM-4:00 PM
Performance(s): Showcase on the Final Day at 3:15 PM
Location: Hanifl Performing Arts Center 4941 Long Ave White Bear Lake, MN 55110
Cost: $275

Creative Dramatics: Fly Away to Fairyland!

Registration Opens at 10 AM!
Grades: Entering Kindergarten-1st Grade in the Fall of 2023
Dates: August 7th-11th
Time: 9:30-11:30 AM
Performance(s): Showcase on the Final Day at 11:15 AM
Location: Hanifl Performing Arts Center 4941 Long Ave White Bear Lake, MN 55110
Cost: $185
Director: Clare Rolinger

Ready, Set, Create!

Registration Opens at 10 AM!
Grades: Entering 2nd-6th Grade in the Fall of 2023
Dates: August 7th-11th
Time: 1:00-4:00 PM
Performance(s): Showcase on the Final Day at 3:30 PM
Location: Hanifl Performing Arts Center 4941 Long Ave White Bear Lake, MN 55110
Cost: $185

6th-8th Grade

Pizza Performance Pop Ups

Registration Now Open!
Grades: 6th-10th
Dates: September 17th, October 28th, November 19th (Click "More Info" for all 2022/2023 Dates!)
Time: 6:00-9:00 PM
Location: Hanifl Performing Arts Center 4941 Long Ave White Bear Lake, MN 55110
Cost: $25
Director: Maddie Ripperger, Sonja Thorson, and Guests

Big Summer Production: Beauty and the Beast

Registration is now full. Please email maddier@childrensperformingartsmn.org to be placed on the waitlist!
Grades: Entering 3rd-12th Grade Fall of 2023!
Dates: June 3rd-August 12th
Time: Monday-Thursday 6:00-8:30 PM, Sunday 4:00-8:30
Performance(s): August 4th-12th
Location: Hanifl Performing Arts Center
Cost: 7th-12th Grade: $335, 3rd-6th Grade: $295
Director: Tami Provencher
Film Studio

Behind the Scenes: Film Studio

Grades: Entering 7th-12th in the Fall of 2023
Dates: June 12th-16th
Time: 1:00-4:00 PM
Location: Hanifl Performing Arts Center 4941 Long Ave White Bear Lake, MN 55110
Cost: $185
Director: Jaelon Olson

Actor’s Toolbox: Prepare, Practice, Perform!

Grades: Entering 4th-6th Grade in Fall of 2023
Dates: June 19th-23rd
Time: 9:00 AM-12:00 PM
Performance(s): Showcase on the Final Day at 11:30 AM
Location: Lakes International Language Academy Upper Campus 19850 Fenway Ave N, Forest Lake, MN 55025
Cost: $185

Broadway Bootcamp: Prepare, Practice, Perform!

Grades: Entering 4th-6th Grade in Fall of 2023
Dates: June 19th-23rd
Time: 1:00-4:00 PM
Performance(s): Showcase on the Final Day at 3:30 PM
Location: Lakes International Language Academy Upper Campus 19850 Fenway Ave N, Forest Lake, MN 55025
Cost: $185

Pilot Season: Stranger Things

Grades: Entering 7th-12th in the Fall of 2023
Dates: June 26th-30th
Time: 9:00 AM-4:00 PM
Performance(s): Showcase on the Final Day at 3:00 PM
Location: Hanifl Performing Arts Center 4941 Long Ave White Bear Lake, MN 55110
Cost: $275

Mini Legacy: Winnie the Pooh Kids

Grades: Entering 3rd-7th Grade in the Fall of 2023
Dates: July 10th-27th
Time: 1:00-4:00 PM
Performance(s): July 26th at 6:30 PM and July 27th at 2:00 PM
Location: Forest Lake High School 6101 Scandia Trail N, Forest Lake, MN 55025
Cost: $275

Yer a Wizard!

Grades: Entering 3rd-6th Grade in the Fall of 2023
Dates: July 17th-21st
Time: 9:00 AM-12:00 PM
Performance(s): Showcase on the Final Day at 11:30 AM
Location: Hanifl Performing Arts Center 4941 Long Ave White Bear Lake, MN 55110
Cost: $185

YES AND: Intro to Improv

Grades: Entering 7th-12th in the Fall of 2023
Dates: July 17th-21st
Time: 1:00-4:00 PM
Performance(s): Showcase on the Final Day at 3:15 PM
Location: Hanifl Performing Arts Center 4941 Long Ave White Bear Lake, MN 55110
Cost: $185

Behind the Scenes: Design Studio

Grades: Entering 7th-12th in the Fall of 2023
Dates: July 31st-August 4th
Time: 1:00-4:00 PM
Location: Hanifl Performing Arts Center 4941 Long Ave White Bear Lake, MN 55110
Cost: $185

CPA Players: One Act Play

Registration Opens at 10 AM!
Grades: Entering 7th-12th in the Fall of 2023
Dates: August 14th-18th
Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Performance(s): Showcase on the Final Day at 3:00
Location: Hanifl Performing Arts Center 4941 Long Ave White Bear Lake, MN 55110
Cost: $275

Blackbox Play: Peter and the Starcatcher

Audition Registration Now Open!
Grades: Entering 7th-10th Grade Fall of 2023!
Dates: May 1st-June 18th, 2023
Time: Sunday, Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays 6:00-9:00 PM
Performance(s): June 15th-18th
Location: Hanifl Performing Arts Center Black Box
Cost: $295
Director: Brandon Vincent

9th-12th Grade

Pizza Performance Pop Ups

Registration Now Open!
Grades: 6th-10th
Dates: September 17th, October 28th, November 19th (Click "More Info" for all 2022/2023 Dates!)
Time: 6:00-9:00 PM
Location: Hanifl Performing Arts Center 4941 Long Ave White Bear Lake, MN 55110
Cost: $25
Director: Maddie Ripperger, Sonja Thorson, and Guests

Big Summer Production: Beauty and the Beast

Registration is now full. Please email maddier@childrensperformingartsmn.org to be placed on the waitlist!
Grades: Entering 3rd-12th Grade Fall of 2023!
Dates: June 3rd-August 12th
Time: Monday-Thursday 6:00-8:30 PM, Sunday 4:00-8:30
Performance(s): August 4th-12th
Location: Hanifl Performing Arts Center
Cost: 7th-12th Grade: $335, 3rd-6th Grade: $295
Director: Tami Provencher
Film Studio

Behind the Scenes: Film Studio

Grades: Entering 7th-12th in the Fall of 2023
Dates: June 12th-16th
Time: 1:00-4:00 PM
Location: Hanifl Performing Arts Center 4941 Long Ave White Bear Lake, MN 55110
Cost: $185
Director: Jaelon Olson

Pilot Season: Stranger Things

Grades: Entering 7th-12th in the Fall of 2023
Dates: June 26th-30th
Time: 9:00 AM-4:00 PM
Performance(s): Showcase on the Final Day at 3:00 PM
Location: Hanifl Performing Arts Center 4941 Long Ave White Bear Lake, MN 55110
Cost: $275

YES AND: Intro to Improv

Grades: Entering 7th-12th in the Fall of 2023
Dates: July 17th-21st
Time: 1:00-4:00 PM
Performance(s): Showcase on the Final Day at 3:15 PM
Location: Hanifl Performing Arts Center 4941 Long Ave White Bear Lake, MN 55110
Cost: $185

Behind the Scenes: Design Studio

Grades: Entering 7th-12th in the Fall of 2023
Dates: July 31st-August 4th
Time: 1:00-4:00 PM
Location: Hanifl Performing Arts Center 4941 Long Ave White Bear Lake, MN 55110
Cost: $185

CPA Players: One Act Play

Registration Opens at 10 AM!
Grades: Entering 7th-12th in the Fall of 2023
Dates: August 14th-18th
Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Performance(s): Showcase on the Final Day at 3:00
Location: Hanifl Performing Arts Center 4941 Long Ave White Bear Lake, MN 55110
Cost: $275

Blackbox Play: Peter and the Starcatcher

Audition Registration Now Open!
Grades: Entering 7th-10th Grade Fall of 2023!
Dates: May 1st-June 18th, 2023
Time: Sunday, Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays 6:00-9:00 PM
Performance(s): June 15th-18th
Location: Hanifl Performing Arts Center Black Box
Cost: $295
Director: Brandon Vincent

Young Artist Players: Heathers the Musical

Audition information now available!
Grades: Entering 11th Grade in Fall of 2023-20 Years Old
Dates: May 1st-June 25th
Time: Sundays-Thursdays 6:00-9:00 PM
Performance(s): June 22nd-25th
Location: Hanifl Performing Arts Center
Director: Alli St. John