All-of-us Express Children's Theatre

Dates: Year round
Age Range: 9-18 (Summer Sessions: 6-18)
Cost: $60-130

All-of-us Express Children's Theatre offers youth the opportunity to take part in every aspect of theatre production from acting, technical production, costume design to set construction. It brings four major productions to the Greater Lansing community each year with the help of hundreds of youth from throughout the region, include a summer musical. Most scholarships cover 75 percent of fees.

Dates: June- August 2022
Age Range: 6-16
Cost: $135-300

All-of-us Express Children's Theatre drama camps are for ages 6-15. Camps are grouped by age range. In 2021, there will be some virtual and some in-person camp options. Each weeks is a different theme and participants build a story around the theme and perform it live on Friday. One and two week camps will be offered. Scholarships available.

Dates: Varies
Age Range: 9-18
Cost: $50-200

All-of-us Express Children's Theatre holds a variety of workshops and classes. Ages and costs vary depending on the specific workshops. Past workshops/classes include Studio Classes, Shakespeare intensive program and All-of-us On Air: A Podcast Drama and Playwriting Experience.

Red Cedar Writing Project

Dates: June 20-23 and June 27-30, 2022
Age Range: Grades K-8
Cost: TBA

All inquiries should be directed to Jill Hoort at swc@msu.edu.

Since 1994, Spartan Writing Camp has invited elementary and middle school writers to explore their love of writing with countless opportunities to write about the thoughts, ideas and experiences that move them. Camp instructors, who are experienced teachers and Red Cedar Writing Project (RCWP) Teacher Consultants (TCs), help students nurture and develop the writer within using Michigan State’s campus for inspiration. Each summer campers search for stories and capture memories on visits to the Red Cedar River, Michigan State University’s beautiful gardens, the Dairy Store, museums and other places around campus.

Dates: July 14-17, 2022
Age Range: Grades 9-12
Cost: $325 ($300 early bird)

All inquiries should be directed to the Greenrock Writers Retreat directors at greenroc@msu.edu.

Greenrock Writers Retreat is a residential four-day camp for high school students with a passion for writing. Workshops are designed to encourage participants to view writing as both personally meaningful and pleasurable, as well as to improve student writing ability.
Students who are incoming ninth graders through outgoing twelfth graders in high school are invited to apply, regardless of writing proficiency. These participants will work with other young, aspiring writers as well as certified Red Cedar Writing Project (RCWP) Teacher-Consultants (TCs). RCWP TCs are experienced classroom teachers who have been identified as outstanding writing teachers by their colleagues and university faculty members.
As a Greenrock participant, you will work with a variety of teenagers from a multitude of high schools across Michigan. You will explore and improve your talents as a writer, both creatively and academically. Additionally, you will work with experienced college writers in order to enhance your own writing skills and participate in readings and discussion centered on the camp’s annual theme: Hidden Messages for 2022.