Summer Conservatory breaks new ground this year with 11 Performances of The Wizard of Oz on the Theatre Aspen Main Stage, in addition to training by industry experts dance, vocal performance and character acting!

K-3rd graders are invited to join the Junior Company of the Phantom Tollbooth and perform at the historic Wheeler Opera House!

Everyone deserves a chance to fly! Forget Aspen - let’s spend a week in Oz, where you’ll make new friends while learning songs from Wicked and other Broadway musicals. You’ll also dance, laugh out loud while practicing improv, and design a unique costume accessory for your character for the end-of-week showcase.

The Jitterbug is contagious and the only cure is a double dose of dance! Learn two dance styles, Broadway and Hip Hop, and use drama games to help you express yourself through different types of performance. At the end of the week, you will dance to “The Jitterbug” from The Wizard of Oz along with a pop hit in an end-of-week showcase for friends and family.

NEW at Art Base in Basalt! Feeling creative? Let your imagination take you to new heights with this design-based class. Envision your own faraway lands, then use your artistic skills to bring them to life with theatrical backdrops, set pieces and more! This session culminates in a showcase where students will share their designs and creations, and perform the classic song, “Somewhere Over the Rainbow”.

Ready for your BIG BREAK? Learn to give your audience an unforgettable performance through techniques the stars use, whether in dialogue, physical characterization, stage combat, or on-camera acting. A great opportunity for non-musical actors to shine, and essential for musical actors looking for an edge in their acting ability. Show off your skills at an end-of-week showcase. Bundle with Broadway Bootcamp: The Guys and Dolls Experience and save big!

Blast off to a new galaxy, using your theatre and design skills to navigate the stars! Students will create their very own rocket ship and alien puppet, play drama games, and hone their vocal talents with familiar songs about the “final frontier.” Bring friends and family on an interstellar journey at the end-of-week showcase when you present an original story about your travels to faraway planets.

Inspired by our mainstage production of the beloved classic Guys and Dolls, this Broadway Bootcamp will give you training in singing and dancing to a medley of songs from the show, including “Sit Down, You’re Rockin’ the Boat,” “Luck Be a Lady,” and more. Get experience in improv and character work to round out your skillset. Perform for friends and family at the end-of-week showcase. Big Discount when you bundle with Broadway Bootcamp: Big Break!

Oh my! Whether talking with Dr. Dolittle or following the Yellow Brick Road, you won’t believe the creatures you will meet! Create a unique animal persona by exploring character development, playing fun movement games, and designing your very own animal mask. Present your character in an original movement piece performed to Camille Saint-Saëns’ “Carnival of the Animals” at the end of the week.

Your EMMY™-award awaits! Experience the fun of starring in a movie! Students in the EMMY class (Grades 3-6) will learn the art of on-camera acting, improvisational acting, and script-writing while starring in a short professionally-produced movie.

Get ready to craft an OSCAR™-worthy performance! Students in the OSCAR class (Grades 7 and up) will learn the art of on-camera acting, improvisational acting, and script-writing while starring in a short professionally-produced movie. In addition, the OSCAR class is given an opportunity to write, storyboard, and direct their own class movie.

Feeling creative? Let your imagination take you to new heights with this design-based class. Envision your own faraway lands, then use your artistic skills to bring them to life with theatrical backdrops, set pieces and more! This session culminates in a showcase where students will share their designs and creations, and perform the classic song, “Somewhere Over the Rainbow”.

Dr. Dolittle is a slightly wacky, but ever-so-kind doctor who can talk to animals. His quest to help these creatures leads him on a perilous journey, but in the end he comes face to face with the oldest and wisest creature on earth - the Great Pink Sea Snail. Come along on this adventure to make friends and put your acting, singing, and dancing skills to the test in a full production of timeless tale.

Just because you’re little doesn’t mean you can’t go on a BIG adventure! Our youngest performers have the opportunity to go from Munchkinland to merry old Oz in this class, participating in drama games while learning a song and dance from our upcoming production of The Wizard of Oz. Close out the week with an original story set in Munchkinland. Add the Performance Opportunity to see them on the TA main stage in the Conservatory production of The Wizard of Oz!

Dr. Dolittle is the friendliest doctor around, and he needs your help! Come join him on his animal-saving adventures as you learn a song and dance from the classic musical, Dr. Dolittle. You’ll work on creating an original story and learn what it takes to be part of a team in this performance-based program! Add the Performance Opportunity to get to be on stage with the "big kids" in Dr. Dolittle!

You don’t need a green thumb to join us for this class, where plants and imaginations both have plenty of room to grow! Inspired by our mainstage musical comedy, Little Shop of Horrors, students will learn a song from the show and create their own talking outer space plant puppet! Share your creation with friends and family at our final showcase!

Your EMMY™-award awaits! Experience the fun of starring in a movie! Students in the EMMY class (Grades 3-6) will learn the art of on-camera acting, improvisational acting, and script-writing while starring in a short professionally-produced movie.

Get ready to craft an OSCAR™-worthy performance! Students in the OSCAR class (Grades 7 and up) will learn the art of on-camera acting, improvisational acting, and script-writing while starring in a short professionally-produced movie. In addition, the OSCAR class is given an opportunity to write, storyboard, and direct their own class movie.