Summer Musical Theatre Camps
Summer Musical Theatre Camps are designed for graduating kindergarteners through graduating 12th graders students with or without experience in theatre. Students will learn to work collaboratively, learn the art of stage character & development, choreography, voice projection while singing and speaking, props, and working with a set. This program begins developing body awareness on stage and giving the confidence to express themselves. At the end of the program, students will showcase their new abilities on the stage.
Sibling discounts and multiple program discounts available. For information on scholarships and payment plans, please contact Academy Director, Danielle at Danielle@faopa.org. She can assist you with financial needs and questions.

The Addams Family Young@Part
May 30-June 9, 2023
The Addams Family is currently on a waitlist. We strongly encourage you to sign up on the waitlist. We will notify people on the waitlist when something changes.
Celebrate the wackiness in every family with our best-selling Broadway musical adapted for middle school-age performers! Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family whom her parents have never met. She confides in her father and begs him not to tell her mother. Now, Gomez Addams must do something he’s never done before– keep a secret from his beloved wife, Morticia. Everything will change for the whole family on the fateful night they host a dinner for Wednesday’s “normal” boyfriend and his parents.
Class Schedule
Ages | 6-14 years old |
Dates | May 30, 2023 – June 9, 2023 |
Time |
WAITLIST – PLEASE JOIN THE WAITLIST! |
Performance(s) | June 9 – 11, 2023 |
Director | Heather Ochalek and Kathryn Ochalek |
Registration Fee – One Time Fee | $30 |
Program Fee | $275 |
Notes | You will need to provide undergarments, tights/socks, possible foundation clothes, shoes |
Payment and Refund Policy
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Chicago Teen Edition
June 5 – June 16 2023
In roaring twenties Chicago, chorine Roxie Hart murders a faithless lover and convinces her hapless husband, Amos, to take the rap… until he finds out he’s been duped and turns on Roxie. Convicted and sent to death row, Roxie and another “Merry Murderess,” Velma Kelly, vie for the spotlight and the headlines, ultimately joining forces in search of the “American Dream”: fame, fortune, and acquittal.
Changes made for the Teen Edition
Class Schedule
Ages | Rising 9th graders to age 18 years old – STRICT |
Dates | June 5 – June 16, 2023 – no class on June 9 |
Time | 5pm – 8pm |
Performance(s) | June 16 – 18, 2023 |
Director | Miguel Oquendo |
Registration Fee – One Time Fee | $30 |
Program Fee | $275 |
Notes | You will need to provide undergarments, tights/socks, possible foundation clothes, shoes |
Payment and Refund Policy
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Anti-Bullying Policy

Mean Girls Jr.
June 12-June 23, 2023
Mean Girls Jr. is currently on a waitlist. We strongly encourage you to sign up on the waitlist. We will notify people on the waitlist when something changes.
Cady Heron may have grown up on an African savanna, but nothing prepared her for the wild and vicious ways of her strange new home: suburban Illinois. How will this naïve newbie rise to the top of the popularity pecking order? By taking on The Plastics, a trio of lionized frenemies led by the charming but ruthless Regina George. Cady and her friends devise a “Revenge Party” to end Regina’s reign with Cady going undercover as an aspiring Plastic. When the lines between the real Cady and her Plastic self get blurred, she must find her way back to herself and her true friends.
Class Schedule
Ages | 6-17 years old |
Dates | June 12-June 23, 2023 |
Time |
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Performance(s) | June 23-25, 2023 |
Director | Heather Ochalek and Kathryn Ochalek |
Registration Fee – One Time Fee | $30 |
Program Fee | $275 |
Notes | You will need to provide undergarments, tights/socks, possible foundation clothes, shoes |
Payment and Refund Policy
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FULL VERSION
SHOWCASE MERGES 6TH-12TH GRADE
June 26-July 7, 2023
Evan Goldman is plucked from his fast-paced, preteen New York City life and plopped into a sleepy Indiana town following his parents divorce. Surrounded by an array of simpleminded middle school students, he needs to establish his place in the popularity pecking order. Can he situate himself on a comfortable link of the food chain… or will he dangle at the end with the outcasts?!?
Class Schedule
GRADES | 6th – 12th grade – Showcase Merges |
Dates | June 26-July 7, 2023 |
Time | 5-8pm |
Performance(s) | July 7-July 9, 2023 |
Director | Miguel Oquendo |
Registration Fee – One Time Fee | $30 |
Program Fee | $275 |
Notes | You will need to provide undergarments, tights/socks, possible foundation clothes, shoes |
Payment and Refund Policy
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Anti-Bullying Policy

The Sound of Music Youth Edition
July 10 – July 21, 2023
The Sound of Music is currently on a waitlist. We strongly encourage you to sign up on the waitlist. We will notify people on the waitlist when something changes.
The final collaboration between Rodgers & Hammerstein was destined to become the world’s most beloved musical. Featuring a trove of cherished songs, including “Climb Ev’ry Mountain,” “My Favorite Things,” “Do-Re-Mi,” “Sixteen Going on Seventeen” and the title number, The Sound of Music won the hearts of audiences worldwide, earning five Tony Awards and five Oscars. The inspirational story, based on the memoir of Maria Augusta Trapp, follows Maria, an ebullient postulant who serves as governess to the seven children of the imperious Captain von Trapp, bringing music and joy to the household. But as the forces of Nazism take hold of Austria, the von Trapp family must make a moral decision.
Class Schedule
Ages | 6-14 years old |
Dates | July 10-July 21, 2023 |
Time | 9am-1pm |
Performance(s) | July 21-July 23, 2023 |
Director | Heather Ochalek and Kathryn Ochalek |
Registration Fee – One Time Fee | $30 |
Program Fee | $275 |
Notes | You will need to provide undergarments, tights/socks, possible foundation clothes, shoes |
Payment and Refund Policy
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Anti-Bullying Policy

Anastasia
FULL VERSION
July 24-August 4, 2023
We thank you for your interest in Anastasia. Right now we are not accepting anymore people on our waitlist. Our fall schedule for 2023 just launched. We can’t wait to see you in the fall!
This dazzling show transports its audience from the twilight of the Russian Empire to the euphoria of Paris in the 1920s, as a brave young woman sets out to discover the mystery of her past. Pursued by a ruthless Soviet officer determined to silence her, Anya enlists the aid of a dashing con man and a lovable ex-aristocrat. Together, they embark on an epic adventure to help her find home, love and family.
Class Schedule
Ages | 7-18 years old |
Dates | July 24-August 4, 2023 |
Time | 9am-2pm |
Performance(s) | August 4-August 6, 2023 |
Director | Heather Ochalek and Kathryn Ochalek |
Registration Fee – One Time Fee | $30 |
Program Fee | $275 |
Notes | You will need to provide undergarments, tights/socks, possible foundation clothes, shoes |
Payment and Refund Policy
Social Media Release Policy
Anti-Bullying Policy

Broadway Boot Camp
July 17-July 28, 2023
We thank you for your interest in Broadway Boot Camp. Currently, we are not accepting anymore students on the waitlist. Our fall schedule for 2023 just launched. We can’t wait to see you in the fall!
This 2-week intensive camp offers opportunities for growth in a variety of skill sets. The performance-based training provides exposure to Broadway material while building confidence and ability. We have highly qualified staff who have trained in New York, Las Vegas, and throughout the United States in multiple areas of production such as performance, choreography, music directing, vocal coaching, and producing. A special guest Broadway artist attends the boot camp to educate participants on the industry through workshops, one on one coaching, and a Q&A. It is sure to be an exciting two weeks!
Class Schedule
Ages | 12-college – if under 12 and interested, please contact Danielle@faopa.org for information on special exception admittance. |
Dates | July 17-July 28, 2023 – No Class on July 21 |
Time | 3pm-9pm; July 28, 2023 – 10am-9pm |
Performance(s) | July 29-July 30, 2023 |
Director | Heather Ochalek |
Registration Fee – One Time Fee | $30 |
Program Fee | $300 |
Notes |
You will need to provide undergarments, tights/socks, possible foundation clothes, shoes. |