Minnetonka Community Education

Get ready to take an amazing adventure into the exciting world of magic. Learn the eight basic effects that make up all magic tricks and discover the real secrets to becoming a true magician.Learn how to read people’s mind, make money appear out of nowhere and travel through time with a magic bandana. Each lesson reveals an important life skill to help build your confidence and communication skills and comes with a custom magic prop, a top secret file folder and a secret word to unlock bonus videos in the online video vault. This life-changing program builds self-confidence and develops critical communication skills in a fun and unique way that is guaranteed to unlock your child’s potential and impact the rest of their life.

Join us for a fun filled theater camp focused on the craft of acting. Have a blast developing characters, playing improv games, creating and performing short monologues, scenes and plays.  This course is designed for the performer who loves theatre and is looking for more opportunities to hone their acting skills. Students will learn how to audition successfully, collaborate, and use their imaginations while exploring a variety of fun characters. This acting camp is sure to be a summer highlight and will build student confidence, foster friendships, and improve performance skills! No prior acting experience required.Students will bring a bag lunch and water bottle.

Join us for a fun filled theater camp focused on the craft of acting. This is a level two acting class, and while prior acting experience is not required, we will move at a more rigorous pace. Focus will be on creating believable characters, acing your audition, cold reads, improv skills, scene work and more. Students will bring a bag lunch and water bottle. 

Join us for a fun filled theater camp focused on the craft of acting. This is a level three acting class for students who are ready to take their performance skills to the next level. Students will learn about the methods of acting, creating believable characters, acing the audition, cold reads, improv skills, scene work and more.Students will bring a bag lunch and water bottle. 

What makes a Triple Threat Performer? 1. You can act! 2. You can sing! 3. You can dance! Come explore theatre in a fun workshop focused on encompassing all three of these essential performance skills. We will be singing, dancing and acting up a storm. This workshop is skill-based with a focus on the craft of acting. Let's make Triple Threat Theatre Camp a summer highlight! 

Take music from the Lion King, Mary Poppins, Annie and more and mash them up into your OWN show. Then create a script, characters and a show on Friday that is like no other. Whether you love being onstage or behind the scenes, this is a week of fun you'll never forget. Show for family and friends on Friday. All materials included.

Get ready to create your own play and perform it in one week! Love to be on stage or create behind the scenes? You'll feel right at home working with a fun team to produce a play by the last day. Build new skills, be proud of yourself and amaze your family and friends with your creativity. All materials included.

Prairie Fire is back for two productions - "Beauty & the Beast" and "Tom Sawyer"! Professional actors and directors will work with up to 60 young actors in each production. The troupe will rehearse for one week and perform the play on Friday and Saturday. Participants experience the excitement of producing an original musical production based on two classic tales. Set, costumes, props and makeup are provided.Schedule: Auditions will be held on Monday. Rehearsals will be held throughout the remainder of the week (Tuesday-Thursday). Rehearsal schedules will be handed out after the auditions and will generally run between 8 a.m.-12:15 p.m. (students may choose to stay at camp from 8am-12:15pm or be picked up when not rehearsing). On Friday, rehearsal will begin at 3:30pm in lieu of the regular morning session. Performances are Friday at 7pm and Saturday at 12pm. Please send a snack with your child each day and a bag dinner on Friday.Two free tickets will be given out to each participant. Additional tickets may be purchased before the show on Friday and Saturday outside the Excelsior Auditorium.Attendance: Rehearsal time is limited, so it is crucial for students to be there for their practice times. In addition, it is expected that all members will perform on both Friday and Saturday.Beauty & the Beast Director’s roles: Poppa/The Beast (dual role) and Serafina the Queen of the Gypsies.Tom Sawyer Director's roles: Aunt Polly & a Conman, the Rightful King of France.

Grades 6-9Immerse yourself in the world of theater tech this summer! Experience backstage tours of a variety of venues, participate in practical workshops (including experimenting with dry ice) and learn the creative process of making technical magic happen! Practical skills will be developed through real hands-on experience with MME’s theater equipment as you go through the lighting and sound components of The Little Mermaid. Gain real world experience in the technical process of lighting and sound. You will experience the behind the scenes aspects of lighting a Minnetonka High School performance. No experience necessary.Week 1 & 2 will have different lessons and field trips. Students may attend both weeks. Check back soon for field trip locations. 7/29-8/2 SCHEDULE Monday: Students should be dropped off and picked up at MME.Tuesday: Students should be dropped off and picked up at MME. Field Trip: Old Log Theatre.Wednesday: Students should be dropped off at MME and picked up at Chanhassen Dinner Theatre. Field Trip: Chanhassen Dinner TheatreThursday: Students should be dropped off and picked up at MME. Field Trip: Guthrie Theater.Friday: Students should be dropped off at Minnetonka High School and picked up at Minnetonka High School. 8/5-8/9 SCHEDULEMonday: Students should be dropped off and picked up at MME. Field Trip: WCCO Studio.Tuesday: Students should be dropped off and picked up at MME. Field Trip: KSTP & Xcel Energy Center.Wednesday: Students should be dropped off and picked up at MME.Thursday: Students should be dropped off and picked up at MME. Field Trip: First Ave.Friday: Students should be dropped off and picked up at MME. Field Trip: Paisley Park.  Students should bring a sack lunch and water bottle each day.