A two-week acting & play-building workshop for creative teenagers and young adults. We combine improvisation techniques, writing, visual art, storytelling, and community engagement to create an original piece. The process is challenging, exhilarating, illuminating, and rewarding culminating with an original play. A strong knowledge of and experience with improvisational techniques is required!! Limited to 15 participants. Register early!  May be an Additional Fee for field trip transportation. Interview/audition required.

What you need to know about our camps

Registration: 

Contact our office at (904) 249 - 0289 during business hours, 10 to 5pm, Tuesday through Friday to discuss any concerns, availability, or to arrange for a tour with one of our educators. We recommend that you visit our website at www.playersbythesea.org. to find out more detailed information about our program. Please fill out the registration form neatly and mail it with your deposit to Players by the Sea,106 Sixth Street North, Jacksonville, FL 32250. You may also fax it to (904) 249 - 0214 

with your credit card information after you speak to a Players by the Sea staff employee. If a requested camp is full we will contact you. Students will be placed on a wait list in the order their registration is received. 

Tuition: 

In order to hold a spot in a camp we must receive the deposit with your registration.The balance of the tuition must be paid in full on the first day of camp. We accept check, Visa, MasterCard or a money order.  

SIBLING DISCOUNT: Receive 10% off camp tuition if you have more than one student from your family registered for a camp. The 10% discount applies to the camp with the lower tuition.   MULTI-CAMP DISCOUNT:  If your child attends more than one camp, we offer 10% off the camp with the lower tuition.

Counselors: Our counselors help create a nurturing environment and contribute to the overall experience your child will have. They are well qualified and trained by our staff, School of the Arts alumni, or are theater majors in college. Snack/Lunch: Remember to pack a healthy bag lunch and a drink each day. There are no vending machines available to campers.

Camp Clothing: 

Students should dress casually and comfortably with shoes that will remain securely on their feet. Dresses and flip flops are not recommended. Refund/Cancellation Policies: Deposits for summer registration are refundable if you cancel two weeks before the first day of camp.Fees for camps cannot be transferred to other sessions. PBTS reserves the right to cancel classes that do not have an enrollment of ten or more students before the first class. Classes, faculty, and schedule are subject to change.

Medical Policy:

If we are unable to contact a parent, or if time does not permit, we will take the student to Baptist Hospital at the Beach or use the 911 service. Expenses incurred will be paid by the parent or legal guardian.

Register early! 

Although we try to accommodate everyones needs, we firmly believe that students enjoy and get the most out of their camp experience when enrollment is limited.

Important School Policies

Refunds/Cancellation: 

Deposits for summer registration are refundable if you cancel two weeks before the first day of camp.Fees for camps cannot be transferred to other sessions. PBTS reserves the right to cancel classes that do not have an enrollment of ten or more students before the first class. Classes, faculty, and schedule are subject to change.

Special Needs:/Learning Disabilities: 

Please please contact our Educational Director Barbara Williams at 249-0289 of any medical conditions, learning disabilities, allergies or special needs your child may have. It is imperative that we have a complete understanding of your child's challenges as we sometimes are not able to meet each child's individual needs in a camp atmosphere. 

Observation Policy and Separation Anxiety: 

Some of our youngest students may experience separation anxiety on the first day of camp. We find the most effective method for separation anxiety is a quick but loving goodbye from the parent. It is our policy that parents do not accompany students into the classroom, as we have found that this heightens the distress of the student. Once students begin class activities, anxiety typically diminishes.

Discipline Policy:

 A big part of team play and acting exercises is teaching each “player” how to calm ones body, and how to listen to fellow actors and instructors. Inappropriate behavior that disrupts the group during class will be discussed with a parent if verbal warnings and/or asking the child to sit out of an activity does not result in an improved attitude.

To download registration form for the 2012 - 2013 school year, click here.