Berkeley Playhouse

Musical Theatre Home Inside the Julia Morgan Theater

Berkeley Playhouse welcomes over 1,500 students from Pre-K through grade 12 into musical theatre classes and camps every year, with classroom, rehearsal, and performance space all under one roof inside the historic Julia Morgan Theater.

Classes and Camps Across Grades

Story-based classes lead into more intense "Triple Threat" training, with camps during every school break. Programs include:
- Limelighters Inspired by Mary Poppins (grades 3-6)
- Showstoppers Inspired by Frozen (grades 2-3)
- Triple Threat classes (grades 4-7) - acting, singing, dancing
- Thanksgiving, Winter, and Summer break camps (grades K-7, weekdays 9am-3pm)
- YouthStage productions for older students
- Tech theatre training

What's Included

• Performance space at the Julia Morgan Theater
• Acting, singing, dancing, and technical theater instruction
• Tuition financial assistance for low-income students
• Story-based curriculum tying classes to recognizable musicals

Experience

The Julia Morgan Theater venue gives even Pre-K classes a real-stage finale - rare for a program this large. Story-based classes around recognizable musicals (Frozen, Mary Poppins) make the curriculum easy for kids to picture before they enroll.