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Second City Chicago

Summer Camps

Ages 11-18

Open Registration begins January 25, 2010

REGISTER HERE!!!
(don't use the link on the right side of the page, as we have a specific form for summer camps)

Spend part of your summer at The Second City where you can exercise your creative juices in our improvisation and comedy writing camps. Our summer programs attract students from all over the country and abroad. Learn new skills, meet new friends and enjoy Chicago in the summer. Students are grouped by age.

Summer camps are two weeks long with classes on Monday through Friday each week. At the end of the camp, students present a show for their family and friends on one of the Second City stages. Students are also treated to a special performance by The Second City National Touring Company and an end-of-camp pizza party.

Camp tuition (for two weeks): $725

Summer 2010 Schedule:

  • Session 1: June 14-25
  • Session 2: June 28-July 9
  • Session 3: July 12-23
  • Session 4: July 26-August 6
  • Session 5: August 9-20

Have questions? Please check out our FAQ.

To apply for our Scholarship, please fill out our Application.

For more information contact Youth Program Manager Jeff Gandy at jgandy@secondcity.com.

Coming from out of town? See our "Where to Stay" list for recommended hotels, hostels, and dormitories in the Chicago area.

Mornings (10am-12:30pm): Explore the fundamentals of improvisation as taught and performed at The Second City. Develop skills like creative thinking, self-confidence, listening, brainstorming, team building, empathy and communication, while having loads of fun and laughs.

Afternoons (1-3:30pm): Learn the basics of sketch comedy scenes - the building block of any Second City show. Study classic Second City scenes, use improvisation to develop scenes and create original sketches.

Extended days available with specialty course offerings!  Click Here for more information.

Register for classes HERE