ENHANCE performance skills in this advanced training for highly committed teens. Courses are taught by some of Portland's top theatre professionals, and include in-depth training  in a plethora of skills required for a career in the performing arts. 
2019/20 Term Dates and Tuition

Fall Term: September 7 - November 16
Winter Term: January 11 - March 14
Spring Term: April 4 - June 6 
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Times: Saturdays ~ 9:00 am - 12:15 pm

Tuition:  Each term is $480.00
Testimonial
"Wow!  Our huge 15-year old athlete grudgingly agreed to take theatre camp this summer, as a part of his "I don't want to get a summer job" negotiation.  He groused about it right up until we dropped him off.  He got home that night totally engaged.  He worked his tail off all week - singing, dancing & acting.  He voluntarily put his social life on hold and completely focused on the numbers.  We were in complete shock (& were thrilled!).
He and the other participants knocked our socks off at the final performance.  It was like watching a Broadway troupe.  I was literally in tears most of the time."  ~ Parent
Drama Teacher
Dance Teacher
Singing Teacher
BRYCE BRITTON received his Master of Fine Arts degree in theater direction from Ohio University and a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in directing from the University of Puget Sound. He is a Theatre Generalist with a specialty of Musical Theatre at Ohio University, Shepherd University, Penn State University and most recently created the BFA of Musical Theatre at West Virginia University. His extensive professional credits include Seattle Children’s Theatre, Seattle Repertory Theatre, ACT, Village Theatre, Lyric Theatre and Contemporary American Theatre Festival.

With a passion for Original Theatre, he has worked on numerous new works with the Village Originals Festival and the Seaberry Quinn Playwriting Festival. He is an active member of Actor's Equity Association, Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, was the recipient of the Milo Cline Award and was Volunteer of the Year at Hazelton Federal Penitentiary for his work with lifetime inmates creating a re-imagining rock opera version of Macbeth.

Some of his favorite directorial credits include West Side Story, Pippin, Into the Woods, Extremities, Sleuth, The Dumb Waiter, The Grapes of Wrath, Humperdinck’s opera version of Hansel and Gretel, An Actor’s Nightmare, Sweet Charity, Spamalot, Kiss Me Kate, Eurydice, and Kurt Weil's opera Street Scene.
KRISTEN PAIGE has been teaching, performing, and choreographing for over 20 years. Raised in the Midwest, she obtained her Bachelor’s in Theatre from Truman State University in Missouri before heading to New York City where she performed Off-Broadway.

She followed this up with a move to Los Angeles where she acted professionally, was a motion-capture artist for several animated television series, and taught theatre and dance. It was at this point Kristen fell in love with arts education - leading to 10 years as a high school drama instructor in LA. 

Kristen now brings that same energy and passion to Portland where she teaches theatre, music, and dance at several studios and choreographs for Oregon Children’s Theatre. She is honored and excited to be teaching at Spotlight Musical Theatre Academy.   
KRISTIN HELLER received her Bachelor of Arts and Communications in Theater Arts from Bowling Green State University in Ohio. Kristin then moved to Chicago, IL where she was Artistic Director of a non-profit theater company that focused on new play development. 
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In 2009, she moved to Portland to pursue her Master in Theatre, graduating in 2011. Kristin has apprenticed under world renowned directors such as Tito Capobianco, David Edwards and Elizabeth Bachman. She has worked as Acting and Dance faculty for the Tyrolean Opera Program in Maurach Austria and the Napa Music Festival in California.   
​Recently, Kristin has worked with Portland Actors Ensembles as State Director for the touring production of The Winters Tale, Stage Director & Co-Choreographer for Anything Goes, and Music Director &  Choreographer for The Phantom Tollbooth.
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At Sherwood Foundation of the Arts, she directed The Odd Couple and  as the Choreographer for Oklahoma in the 2017/18 Season. 
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Currently she privately coaches voice, flute, acting, acting for singers, public speaking, and tap dance as well as instructs larger Master classes on Auditioning, Acting, Voice, and Movement. You can also find her instructing group classes at Vision8 studios in Portland.
CANCELLATION POLICY: Once accepted by Spotlight, thirty (30) days notice must be given of intention to cancel, prior to the camp or term start date. If no notice is given, camp or term fees will be due in full.