Creative Root is committed to providing a fun, creative, and safe experience for all campers. While we are excited to offer an immersive and engaging theater experience, we are also dedicated to ensuring the health and safety of all participants and instructors. Proof of COVID-19 vaccination is not required, but it is strongly recommended. We remain mask-friendly, and you can let us know if you’d like your camper to wear a mask indoors or outdoors. Two weeks prior to your camp session, you will receive a Welcome Letter with a detailed information packet outlining our COVID-19 policies and procedures, including guidelines for exposure, symptoms, or diagnosis. We will follow DePaul University’s campus policies, which can be reviewed here: DePaul’s COVID-19 Policies.

At Creative Root, each age group is supervised by one lead teaching artist and one college intern, ensuring a ratio of one adult per every 10 students. Additionally, there is a camp coordinator available to assist with groups as needed. While our staff are trained theater professionals with a passion for teaching and creativity, please note that they are not certified in special education or mental health counseling. If your camper requires an aide during the school year or one-on-one care, our camp may not be equipped to provide that level of support. Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions or if there’s anything we can do to support your child’s camp experience!

At Creative Root’s Summer Theater Camp, we jump into the world of theater with creativity and fun! Over the course of two weeks, campers will explore acting, design, and script writing—learning how to build a story and bring it to life, all while making new friends. Each day starts with fun warm-ups, including gentle yoga-based stretching, breathing exercises, and mindfulness, to get our bodies and minds ready for creativity. Through theater games and activities, we’ll develop our actor’s tools—our imaginations, bodies, and voices—and strengthen our ensemble by working together and learning from each other. In the first week, we’ll dive into our story, creating characters and developing an original script. In the second week, we’ll bring our story to life with rehearsals, design elements like props and costumes, and shaping the world we’ve created. Every camp experience is unique, driven by the ensemble’s creativity and the story they bring to the stage!

Our camp sessions are two weeks long, running Monday through Friday from 9am to 3pm (no camp on weekends).

Here’s what a day at Creative Root looks like—packed with creativity, fun, and growth!

• 9:00-9:15am: Drop-Off
• 9:15-9:45am: Check-in, ensemble warm-up, and goal setting for the day
• 9:45-10:30am: Theater games and exercises to build our ensemble and explore the fundamentals of acting
• 10:30-10:45am: Snack Break!
• 10:45am-12:00pm: Creative storytelling, music, movement, writing, and rehearsal
• 12:00-1:00pm: Lunch Club at the playground!
• 1:00-2:50pm: Mindful moment & re-centering, craft projects, rehearsal, and closing reflection
• 2:45-3:00pm: Pick-Up

Every day is filled with laughter, learning, and collaboration as we bring our story to life!