
About the Grades 1 to 3 Programs
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Rooted in process-based story drama, students are introduced to the actor’s tools of body, voice, mind and imagination. Students develop characters, solve creative problems and enter the world of the story. Students have fun while also developing valuable literacy and life skills such as communication, critical thinking, collaboration, focus and creativity. Each session, there is a new theme to spark the imagination, creating a fun, new experience each class!
If you have questions about whether a program is the right match for your child or if your child needs accommodations to access any of our programming, please reach out to Jeri Hammond, Director of Education, at jerih@bu.edu



Weekend Classes
8-week sessions on Saturday & Sundays starting January 28 & 29 running through April 2nd. There are no classes on the weekends of 2/18, 2/19 & 2/25, 2/26 due to February school vacation week.
Stories On Stage: Imaginary Worlds
Taught by: Alex Brodsky-Benedetti
Taught by: Josephine Ross
Musical Mashups: The Villain's Story
Taught by: Alex Brodsky-Benedetti
February Vacation Program
Monday to Friday, February 20 – 24. February vacation is all about Musical Theatre! Students will attend our mainstage production of Make Way for Ducklings. Before-care (8 am to 9 am) and aftercare (3:30 pm to 5:00pm) are available for all programs for an additional fee.
Making a Musical: Jungle Jams (Grades Pre-K to 1)
Taught by: Kristala Smart, Alisa Cassola
Making a Musical: Happily Never After (Grades 1 to 3)
An action-packed one-week diving into the world of musical theatre by creating a short original musical. Utilizing popular music from across the decades, students will piece together scenes and songs to tell the story of a fairytale that didn’t go as planned. While working on their musical, students will advance their acting, singing, and dancing skills. A final demonstration for family and friends will take place on the final day of the program.
Taught by: Nick Vargas, Alisa Cassola, Jennifer Duval White
April Vacation Program
Monday to Friday, April 17 – 21. Our April Vacation week programs all invite students to adapt and perform original stories. Students will see our mainstage production of Bud, Not Buddy. Before-care (8 am to 9 am) and aftercare (3:30 pm to 5:00pm) are available for all programs for an additional fee.
Page to Stage: Bedtime Stories (Grades Pre-K to 1)
Taught by: Eva Murray, Alyse Clinton
Page to Stage: Mystery & Detective Stories (Grades 1 to 3)
Taught by: Jeri Hammond
Summer Programs
Our summer 2023 classes will be online and available for registration starting January 2, 2023.
Summer Programs
Please note, all grades refer to placement in the fall of 2023
Before care (8am to 9am) and after care (3:30pm to 5:00pm) will be available for all of our vacation programs for an additional fee. You’ll have the option to purchase by day or for the entire week.
Under the Big Top
Families are invited to join us under the big top at 2:00 p.m. on the last afternoon for a sharing of the week’s learning. Puppet Academy: Dream it. Make it. Share it.
Families are invited to join at 2:00 p.m. on the last afternoon for a sharing of the week’s learning.Treasure Trunk Theatre: Jurassic Journeys
Characters Take the Stage: Pirate Adventures
Taught by: Alex Brodsky-Benedetti
Mini Musical: Seussical Kids
About the show: Transporting audiences from the Jungle of Nool to the Circus McGurkus, the Cat in the Hat, our narrator, tells the story of Horton, an elephant who discovers a speck of dust containing tiny people called the Whos, including Jojo, a Who child, who gets in trouble for thinking too many "thinks." Horton's challenge is twofold — not only must he protect the Whos from a world of naysayers and dangers, but he must also guard an abandoned egg that's been left in his care by the irresponsible Mayzie La Bird. Although Horton faces ridicule, danger, kidnapping and a trial, the intrepid Gertrude McFuzz never loses faith in him. Ultimately, the powers of friendship, loyalty, family and community are challenged and emerge triumphant!
Taught by: Sophie Rich, Lindsay Albert
Backstage Adventures: Seuss on the Loose
Music Movers: Planes, Trains & Automobiles
Story Explorers: Stories of Mo Willems
Sing & Dance-a-Story: Into the Wild
Taught by: Alex Brodsky-Benedetti
Playmakers Junior: Kid Frankenstein
About the show: Frightfully funny laughs are in store in this bright new version of Mary Shelley’s classic Frankenstein. Frankie and Irving are science nerds who have an unusual idea for the upcoming Science Fair! When Doctor Frankenstein’s ancient secret book arrives from Transylvania, the friends are whisked into a sci-fi fantasy of time-warped, weirdly scary and lively adventure!
Taught by: Shamus Hunter McCarty
Treasure Trunk Theatre: Lands of Make Believe
Characters Take the Stage: Mythical Creatures
Taught by: Alyse Clinton
Music Movers: Bug Boogie
Backstage Adventures: Fractured Fairy Tales
Taught by: Eva Murray
Sing & Dance-a-Story: Under the Sea
Story Explorers: Stories of Matt de la Peña
Under the Big Top
Families are invited to join us under the big top at 2:00 p.m. on the last afternoon for a sharing of the week’s learning. Puppet Academy: Dream it. Make it. Share it.
Families are invited to join at 2:00 p.m. on the last afternoon for a sharing of the week’s learning.Characters Take the Stage: Pirate Adventures
Taught by: Alex Brodsky-Benedetti
Mini Musical: Seussical Kids
About the show: Transporting audiences from the Jungle of Nool to the Circus McGurkus, the Cat in the Hat, our narrator, tells the story of Horton, an elephant who discovers a speck of dust containing tiny people called the Whos, including Jojo, a Who child, who gets in trouble for thinking too many "thinks." Horton's challenge is twofold — not only must he protect the Whos from a world of naysayers and dangers, but he must also guard an abandoned egg that's been left in his care by the irresponsible Mayzie La Bird. Although Horton faces ridicule, danger, kidnapping and a trial, the intrepid Gertrude McFuzz never loses faith in him. Ultimately, the powers of friendship, loyalty, family and community are challenged and emerge triumphant!
Taught by: Sophie Rich, Lindsay Albert
Backstage Adventures: Seuss on the Loose
Sing & Dance-a-Story: Into the Wild
Taught by: Alex Brodsky-Benedetti
Playmakers Junior: Kid Frankenstein
About the show: Frightfully funny laughs are in store in this bright new version of Mary Shelley’s classic Frankenstein. Frankie and Irving are science nerds who have an unusual idea for the upcoming Science Fair! When Doctor Frankenstein’s ancient secret book arrives from Transylvania, the friends are whisked into a sci-fi fantasy of time-warped, weirdly scary and lively adventure!
Taught by: Shamus Hunter McCarty
Characters Take the Stage: Mythical Creatures
Taught by: Alyse Clinton
Backstage Adventures: Fractured Fairy Tales
Taught by: Eva Murray
Sing & Dance-a-Story: Under the Sea



