Summer Conservatory Registration is now OPEN!
Discover the magic of the stage at ATY Summer Conservatory!
**2025 TIERED TUITION**
A tuition plan for all! With the tiered pricing system we hope to meet our incredible community where they are and ensure that access to quality theatre education is never hidden behind a paywall. We invite you to choose the tuition plan that best fits your family.
Tiered tuition is available for our Music Theatre Conservatory and Acting Conservatory only. If you need assistance with Fairytale or Triple Threat tuition, please fill out a scholarship application HERE.
Tier 1: Full Cost. This is the highest tuition level and most closely resembles the true costs of running a summer theatre conservatory including all insurances, theatre venue spaces, costumes, t-shirts, rights & royalties, design elements and staff.
Tier 2: Partially subsidized. This is the mid-level rate that helps to offset the basic operating costs, but does not reflect the true cost of programming. The difference is covered by generous grants and donations from community members.
Tier 3: Scholarship rate. This is the lowest rate available. It does not reflect the true cost of programming, but allows those in need to participate in the theater experience. The difference is covered by generous grants and donations from community members.
We trust our community to select the tier that currently reflects their financial state. If costs are still prohibitive, please submit a scholarship form HERE. Pending community and grant funding, we will have an additional amount of partial and full scholarships available. Scholarship decisions will be made by May 1. Scholarships are subject to a $50 administrative fee.
Thank you to our donors, organizations and supporters that continue to make scholarship and tuition plan pricing available to all students. Click HERE to donate to our Grant Fraser Memorial Scholarship Fund and be an ATY champion!
ATY returns to the UAA Fine Arts Building for Summer Conservatory!
Music Theatre Conservatory
Dates: May 27th - June 21st
(4 weeks)
Location: UAA Fine Arts Building
Music Theatre Conservatory
(Ages 8-15, or beginning-intermediate actors)
Full-Day, 9am - 4pm
Tier 1: $1,200
Tier 2: $1,045
Tier 3: $860
Extended drop-off and pick-up available.
Music Theatre Conservatory is a month-long day camp dedicated to the fundamentals of acting, singing, and dancing. Our students will rehearse for their show and partake in fun and engaging specialty classes with some of Anchorage's finest instructors. This camp culminates in a fully staged production with two performances on June 20th and 21st.
**Younger students with stage experience may audition for Advanced Music Theatre Conservatory during the first week of programming.
Disney’s Finding Nemo Kids
A curious young clownfish who brims with excitement to explore the wonders that lie beyond the Great Barrier Reef. Born with a "lucky fin" - or what humans would call a limb difference - Nemo quickly learns that the world possesses incredible dangers in addition to the promise of big adventures.
Advanced Conservatory
(Ages 13-18, or actors with extensive stage experience)
Half-Day Option, 11 am-4 pm
Tier 1: $855
Tier 2: $745
Tier 3: $610
*Early drop-off not available
Full-Day Option, 9am-4pm
Tier 1: $1,200
Tier 2: $1,045
Tier 3: $860
Extended drop-off & pick-up available
Advanced Music Theatre Conservatory is designed to delve beyond the fundamentals of acting, singing, and dancing, and truly challenge performers to reach new heights. This camp culminates in two fully staged productions on June 20th and 21st.
Students will have the option to choose between full day and half-day attendance. Students attending the full day option will participate in specialty classes from 9am-11am.
**Full-day students with stage experience may elect to be considered for a role in “Finding Nemo Kids” if they choose.
Footloose The Musical: Youth Edition
When Ren and his mother move from Chicago to a small farming town, he is prepared for the inevitable adjustment period at his new high school. What he isn't prepared for are the rigorous local edicts, including a ban on dancing instituted by the local preacher, determined to exercise the control over the town's youth that he cannot command in his own home. When the reverend's rebellious daughter sets her sights on Ren, her roughneck boyfriend tries to sabotage Ren's reputation, with many of the locals eager to believe the worst about the new kid. The heartfelt story that emerges is of a father longing for the son he lost and of a young man aching for the father who walked out on him.
Acting Conservatory
Dates: July 7th - 26th (3 weeks)
Location: UAA Fine Arts Building
Acting Conservatory
(Ages 8 - 15, or beginning-intermediate actors)
Full Day, 9am - 4pm
Tier 1: $900
Tier 2: $780
Tier 3: $645
Early Drop-off & Late Pick-up Available
During ATY’s Acting Conservatory, students will learn all about the fundamentals of acting. Students will be cast into one of two shows during the first week. Our days are filled with rehearsing for the final production, as well as character building exercises, movement and vocal techniques, stage combat, theater games, audition skills, and scene work. Specialty classes will be offered daily for added fun and education, including puppeteering, stage makeup, props design, improvisation, and more. The camp culminates in two performances a fully staged production.
Totally Red
By Dinah Toups
This is a unique and fun retelling of the classic battle of wit and deception as told in the beloved fairy tale of Little Red Riding Hood. We meet Red (who is nobody's fool) and the wolf (who tries to be cool) and granny—well, sometimes she's left in the dark! These lively roles are great for teen and young adult actors. Totally RED! begins with a humorous version in storybook theatre style. The story continues with three- to five-minute retellings of sections within the tale, told in multiple styles: melodrama, Elizabethan,'80s hip-hop slang, and avant-garde. This play is as much fun for the performers as it is for the audience.
Our Teacher is an Alien
By Jeff Lovett
It's the beginning of what seems like just another school year for four students at Reedsville Middle School. Until they discover the arrival of a strange new math teacher. From the first day of class, the students realize that something just isn't right about the beautiful Miss Neila. She makes odd noises in class, takes strange calls from people asking if everything is 'going as planned' and to top it all, her name spelled backwards is ALIEN! The four friends, which include the editor of the school's paper, a jock, a quiet and talented honor student and an avid science fiction nut, go as far as to spy on their teacher at home, where they discover her sitting in her living room swathed in a glowing, green light. Is Miss Neila an alien or just a strange, young teacher?
Advanced Acting Conservatory
(Ages 13 - 18, or actors with extensive stage experience)
Half-Day Option, 11 am-4 pm
Tier 1: $720
Tier 2: $630
Tier 3: $515
*Early drop-off not available
Full-Day Option, 9am - 4pm
Tier 1: $900
Tier 2: $780
Tier 3: $645
Early Drop-off & Late Pick-up Available
Advanced Acting Conservatory is designed to delve beyond the fundamentals of acting and truly challenge performers to stretch their limits to meet the demands of the show. This camp culminates in two performances of a fully staged production..
Students will have the option to choose between full day and half-day attendance. Students attending the full day option will participate in specialty classes from 9am-11am.
ShakeSPLOSION: The Comedies and Tragedies!!!
By Andrew Geha
This hilarious romp is a madcap dash through the comedies and tragedies written by the Bard. From (nearly) every bloody death in the Tragedies to every girl who dressed up as a boy in the Comedies, it's like watching Shakespeare's canon fired out of a cannon—scattering prose, verse and characters across the stage. Forty minutes of sword fights, word fights, witches, ghosts and murder!! Performed by teenagers!!!
Triple Threat Programs
Triple Threat (1 week) “Sci-Fi”
June 23rd - 27th at the UAA Fine Arts Building
$325
Actors will be cast and grouped by experience & auditions.
Get ready for singing, dancing, and acting with our highly sought-after Triple Threat summer programs! These intensives are designed to challenge and inspire our students to showcase all their theatrical talents in a very short time.
During our 1-week Triple Threat, students will be cast, rehearse, and perform a show in 4 days. This is a quick, fun, and exciting introduction to being on stage and learning basic choreography, acting and singing. Students love the fast paced rehearsal process and the chance to be in a show in only ONE week! The program ends with performances for friends and family.
Tickets for the final performances not included with tuition. Tickets are $8-10.
Triple Threat Intensive (2 weeks) “Christmas in July”
July 28th - August 8th at the UAA Fine Arts Building
$650
Ages 8-18
9am-4pm
Early Drop-off & Late Pick-up Available
Triple Threat Intensive is a 2-week program where students will spend the first week in classes learning choreography and dance terminology, acting methods, improv skills, diction and voice techniques. Week two will focus on putting all our learned skills into practice and rehearsing for the final shows on August 9th. This is a great option for those wanting to learn more advanced skills for the stage and putting it into immediate practice. Students will also have an opportunity to be assistants to Mini Triple Threat participants. Camp culminates in performances for friends and family
Tickets for the final performances not included with tuition. Tickets are $8-10.
Fairytale Theatre & Mini Triple Threat
Fairytale Session 1: June 2nd-6th (1 Week)
”Time Travelers”
Fairytale Session 2: July 14th-18th (1 Week)
”Animal Kingdom”
Tuition: $250
Location: ATY Studio, Turnagain Arts Building, 4105 E Turnagain Blvd
Ages 5-7
10am - 3pm
Early Drop-Off & Late Pick-Up available starting at 9am and ending at 4pm
Fairytale Theatre is an exceptional program designed for budding thespians. This program introduces children to the world of acting and theater through a captivating blend of wonder, music, and play. The days are centered around play-based activities and crafts that include opening the daily "Magic Box" - what will be inside today?, singing, dancing and being silly! Through improvisation, simple acting games, and our magical creative imaginations, we explore how to create unique characters and build stories together. Daily walks to Fish Creek Park ensure our actors get plenty of fresh air and exercise to refresh their imaginations! FREE mini-showcase for parents on the last day.
Mini Triple Threat: August 4th - 8th
(1 Week)
”Christmas in July”
Tuition: $225
Location: UAA Fine Arts Building
Ages: 5-7
Times: 10am-2pm
New This Year! By popular demand, a performance opportunity for this youngest age group! We heard you and are excited to offer a full stage experience for students ages 5-7. Mini Triple Threat participants will learn one singing and one dance song, in addition to full group numbers with assistance from the participants of the Triple Threat Intensive. Minis will also be given supporting roles learning how to move and act on stage, with an introduction to basic theatre etiquette and what it means to be in a fully staged show. Minis will perform in one final show with the Triple Threat Intensive.
*Early Drop-off and Late Pick-up not available
Early Drop-Off &
Late Pick-Up
Early Drop-Off & Late Pick-Up is available for all programs except Mini Triple Threat. Students will have the opportunity to engage in a variety of planned and unplanned activities while they wait for their friends or rides to arrive. Students are also welcome to bring a book or activity of their own choosing.
Music Theatre Conservatory/Acting/Triple Threat
Early Drop-Off starts at 8am; Late Pick-Up ends at 5pm
*Early Drop-off not available for half-day advanced programs
Fairytale Theatre
Early Drop-Off starts at 9am; Late Pick-Up ends at 4pm
When registering for your chosen conservatory, you will have the option to add-on early drop-off or late pick-up.
*$5 per 15 minutes will be charged for late pick-up after the posted ending time.
Additional Information
* Cancellation Policy: All registration includes a non-refundable $50 admin fee. If registration cancelled before 7 days to the start of programming, a full refund (minus the admin fee) will be issued. Cancellations made within 7 days of the start of programming are not eligible for refund.
* Music Theatre Conservatory, Acting Conservatory and Triple Threats are held at the UAA Fine Arts Building, 3700 Alumni Dr. Fairytale Theatre is held at the ATY Studio, 4105 E Turnagain Blvd.
* Students must bring a cold sack lunch each day and plenty of extra snacks and water. Microwaves are not available.
* Details will be sent TWO WEEKS prior to the start of each program.
* Please see our FAQ’s page for more intriguing answers and information!