Metropolis Performing Arts Centre Camps

Metropolis Performing Arts Centre is a performing arts venue in downtown Arlington Heights, Illinois that operates the School of the Performing Arts alongside its Main Stage season. The school offers themed performance camps and classes for young people grouped by age, including Fun in the Footlights! for the youngest campers, Lights Up!, Curtains Up!, an improv comedy program, and a high school production program. Camps culminate in a ticketed showcase performance on the Metropolis stage; summer 2026 sessions closed with performances on August 14 and 15, 2026, and the high school program presented Chicago: Teen Edition August 13-15, 2026. The school also offers private lessons and coaching, audition opportunities for Metropolis productions, and community engagement programming. Registration is handled through the school's online class portal.

Camps and classes are run through the School of the Performing Arts at Metropolis; registration and the class calendar are hosted at app.mainstreetsites.com (dmn=5012). School of the Performing Arts phone: 847.577.5982 x221. Box office: 847.577.2121.