71 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA 413-648-SHEA

2026 Immersive Summer Theater Program for Kids at the Shea!

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The Shea Theater is delighted to offer their third annual Immersive Summer Theater Program for Kids ages 9-13!

July 6-17 session 1

SNOW WHITE

Performances

  • July 16 at 2:00PM
  • July 17 at 12:00 PM

July 20-31 session 2

THE ODYSSEY

Performances

  • July 30th at 2:00PM
  • July 31st at 12:00 PM

The Immersive Summer Theater Program for kids runs 9:00am- 3:00pm Monday-Friday

Two week attendance not required to participate.

If your child would like to participate but not perform, that is also welcome!

If your child would like to participate but is outside of the age range, please reach out to us.

Cost is $450

This program is supported by Eggtooth Productions, Greenfield Savings Banks, and the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts.

The Immersive Summer Theater for Kids program is led by Atticus and Enzo Belmonte.

Atticus Belmonte is a 21 year old writer, director, actor and theater major at Bard College. He is a founder of Patch Productions that he formed with his brothers and several friends, taking his immersive theater pieces to the Shea where they have offered several productions.

Enzo Belmonte is 18 years old and a current student at Clark University. He grew up doing theater, specifically Shakespeare and immersive theater. He has a special skill set in technical theater and will create lights and sound for the show.

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Testimonial from last summer:

My child loved the Immersive Theater Camp at the Shea! The theater games were super fun and they loved all aspects of rehearsal and performance for Alice In Wonderland. Atticus and Enzo manage to be both clear and fun Directors, and are doing a wonderful job nurturing the next generation of immersive theater enthusiasts. It was a big highlight of the summer!

Each day of the program will be dedicated to creating and rehearsing the immersive theater performance, as well as learning and participating in various acting games and workshops. The performers will rehearse and perform in an immersive theater show based on a fairytale, a Shakespeare play, or a myth. This Immersive approach encourages imagination, collaboration, and creativity while teaching acting and movement techniques in a nurturing and holistic environment.

The medium of Immersive Theater is an innovative theater format that allows audience members to wander wherever they wish within a play, finding characters and scenes at their own will in different rooms and spaces. No audience member has the same experience; they all will see different scenes in different locations, piecing together the story as they go. And if being onstage is not for your child, there is lots of backstage creativity to be invented, too.

Special Thanks to Our Sponsors and Underwriters

Australis Aquaculture • Artisan Beverage Cooperative • Benjamin Company • Berkshire Brewing Company • Big Daddy's RV Sales and Service • Cohn and Company Real Estate Agency • Community Credit • Common Capital • Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts • Connecticut River Internists • Dean's Beans • Easthampton Savings Bank • FirstLight GDF Suezna •Gagne Wealth Management Group • Gill Tavern • Gilmore and Farrell Insurance Agency • Goff Media • Great Falls Harvest • Green River Festival • Greenfield Community College • Greenfield Cooperative Bank • Greenfield Savings Bank • Loot • Massachusetts Cultural Council • Montague Bookmill • Montague WebWorks • Northeast Solar • People's Pint • Rainmaker Consulting • The Rendezvous • Solar Store of Greenfield • Stobierski and Connor • Told Video • True North Transit • Turn It Up

Thanks to the Mass Cultural Council for their vital support this year. We'd also like to thank the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts for their support in the form of a Flexible Funding grant. We couldn't do this work without you!