Our program includes acting, singing and dance classes, and is founded on the principle that theater should be fair and fun.
Upstage Theatre Arts Schools is a provider of after school and summer day-camp performing arts education for young people, founded on the principle that the performing arts should be both fair and fun. Upstage Theatre Arts Schools is a provider of year round after school and summer day-camp performing arts education for young children and teenagers in the Westwood and South Pasadena areas of Great
06/18/2026
Get ready to sing, dance, and shine in our exciting two-week High School Musical Summer Camp! Inspired by all three High School Musical movies, campers will step into the world of East High as they learn acting techniques, vocal performance skills, and energetic choreography from some of the franchise’s most beloved songs.
Sign Up Today at upstageschools.com
06/15/2026
Congratulations to our amazing campers on completing the very first one-week camp session of the summer! Throughout the week, you brought energy, creativity, and enthusiasm to every rehearsal, and it all came together in a spectacular showcase inspired by the Broadway hit musical. We are so proud of everything you accomplished in just one week and can’t wait to see where your talents take you next. Bravo on a wonderful performance and a fantastic start to the summer!
06/11/2026
There’s still time to join!!✨ Come “Bop to the Top” in our West LA production of High School Musical, Jr. 🏀🎤. Or dance and shine in our San Gabriel Valley KPOP camp⭐️.
BOTH CAMPS START ON MONDAY 6/15. Register Today!!
And with that, the 2025/2026 Upstage season comes to an end. ✨🎊
Thank you to our program managers, directors, music directors, choreographers, costumer, set designer, makeup/hair designer, light and sound technicians, production manager and production crew!
Thank you to all our school principals, parent groups, parent volunteers, student volunteers, and school staff for helping us make this happen!
And finally, thank you to all our Upstage students! Whether returning or brand new, you guys made absolute magic this season and we are all so proud of you! See you next season! ❤️🎭
06/09/2026
Congratulations to Melrose Elementary on their very first Upstage Theatre Schools production!!⭐️ We loved our time with this enthusiastic group of 1st and 2nd graders. Great job to the cast and teaching team!
06/08/2026
⭐️Congratulations to our students at Linwood E. Howe on your production of Descendants, Jr.⭐️ We are endlessly proud of this talented ensemble of 1st through 5th graders.
See you in the fall for ✨The Lion King, Jr.✨
For our graduating 5th graders, we are doing a 6th-10th grade production of 🪲Beetlejuice, Jr.🪲 at The Pico this fall. See you there!!!
06/01/2026
This seasons final cast of magical Matildas took to the stage this weekend in West LA. We are so proud of you all! This was a challenging show to take on, and you guys nailed it!!!
We hope you will join us in the fall for Wonka, Jr. 🍭and Beetlejuice, Jr. 🪲or even sooner in our summer productions of Singin’ in the Rain, Jr.☔️and High School Musical, Jr. 🏀🎤
05/29/2026
How can I describe just how fantastic this ensemble was in their production of The Lion King, Jr?! It really did “move us all.” ⭐️Congratulations Warner Avenue Elementary! ⭐️And a round of applause to our Upstage teaching team!
