Classes & Events

Cabaret Kids: Compose & Create

Ever wondered how a musical is created? In Compose and Create, performers become the writers. Together with award-winning songwriter Veronica May and playwright/director Deanna Mae, students will explore the exciting process of writing original songs, developing memorable characters, and crafting scenes for the stage.

Throughout this collaborative two-hour studio, performers will experiment with storytelling, lyric writing, improvisation, dialogue, melody, and theatrical structure while creating entirely new musical theatre pieces. No previous writing experience is required, just curiosity, imagination, and a willingness to try something new.

Whether your dream is to perform, write, compose, direct, or simply explore your creativity, this class offers a unique behind-the-scenes look at how original theatre comes to life!

Investment: $395
For Ages: 7 - 12
Instructors: Deanna Mae & Veronica May
Dates & Time: 12 Tuesdays from 4:30-6:30PM plus Dress Rehearsal & Performance

Rehearsals - September 8, 15, 22, 29; October 6, 13, 20, 27; November 3, 10, 17; December 1
No class November 24.

Dress Rehearsal - Friday, December 4 from 4:30-6:30PM

Performance - Saturday, December 5 from 2-3:30PM (Call Time is 1PM)
plus Hot Cocoa & Cookie Bar and an invitation to join us for Holiday Caroling in Old Town

Minimum of 6 performers/Max of 12


An enrollment form will be sent after registering.
Note: The 2-month plan will have a $5 administration fee on the next invoice.

Cabaret Kids: Spotlight Studio

Designed for dedicated young performers who are ready to strengthen their acting and musical theatre performance skills, Spotlight Studio offers focused training in advanced duet scenes, musical numbers, and character work. Inspired by collegiate musical theatre training, performers will dive deeper into scene study, vocal interpretation, acting choices, and stage presence while working closely with scene partners.

This class is intended for experienced performers who are confident readers and are ready for a fast-paced rehearsal environment. Students should be prepared to memorize material independently and come ready to collaborate, take direction, and challenge themselves as artists.

For Ages: 8 - 12
Instructor: Parker Cropp
Dates & Time: 12 Sundays from 4:30-6:30PM plus Dress Rehearsal & Performance

Rehearsals - August 30; September 13, 20, 27; October 4, 11, 18, 25; November 1, 8, 15, 29
No class September 6 and November 22.

Dress Rehearsal - Friday, December 4 from 4:30-6:30PM

Performance - Saturday, December 5 from 2-3:30PM (Call Time is 1PM)
plus Hot Cocoa & Cookie Bar and an invitation to join us for Holiday Caroling in Old Town

Minimum of 6 performers/Max of 12
Prerequisite: Proficient reader with previous theatrical experience (e.g. Playcrafter Kids musical(s), two week summer camp, experience at other theater schools)


An enrollment form will be sent after registering.
Note: The 2-month plan will have a $5 administration fee on the next invoice.

Leap Into Theater! – Performing Arts Class for Ages 4-6

Leap into a world of imagination, movement, and make-believe! In this joyful 12-week theater adventure, young performers will explore storytelling, music, and creative expression while building confidence and teamwork on stage.

Each week introduces new skills through games, songs, and drama-based play—all leading to a heartwarming final showcase for family and friends. Guided by professional teaching artists, children will learn the building blocks of theater while having an absolute blast!

Class Highlights

• 12 Classes: Dive into singing, dancing, and theater games

• Simple Costumes & Props: Bring their characters to life!

• Professional Instruction: Work with Deanna Mae - storyteller, educator, and owner of Playcrafter Kids

• Showcase: Show off their creative work on Wednesday, December 2nd

• Keepsake for New & Returning Performers: Choose a Playcrafter Kids t-shirt or book

Why Leap Into Theater?

• Encourage self-expression and creativity

• Build confidence and teamwork

• Foster a love for performing arts in a supportive space

• Make friends and create memories!

Class Details

• When: Wednesdays, 4:30 - 5:30 PM | September 9 - December 2, 2026

• Showcase: Wednesday, December 2nd @ 5:30 PM

• Where: Playcrafter Kids @ Foothills Unitarian Church (1815 Yorktown Avenue, Fort Collins, CO)

• Ages: 4 - 6

• Class Size: 6 - 12 performers

• Investment: $275 per performer
  Pay in full or choose 2 month plan with $10/month fee
  (Use code SIBLING15 for $15 off each additional sibling)

• Instructor: Deanna Mae

Register Now!

Don’t miss this incredible opportunity for your child to shine on stage!

Partial scholarships are available—contact Deanna at info@playcrafterkids.com for details or to combine discounts. Spaces fill up fast, so secure your spot in Leap Into Theater today!

An enrollment form will be sent after registering.
Note: The 2-month plan will have a $5 administration fee on the next invoice.

Art Explorers is a 12-week afterschool art enrichment program designed to engage children ages 5-8 in creative, mindful, and expressive art-making. The program nurtures emotional growth, social interaction, and artistic experimentation with a child-centered approach. It invites children into an enriching, process-based art experience through imaginative play, collaborative projects, and guided self-expression in a supportive environment. 

Class Highlights

• 12 Classes: Explore different mediums with child-led discovery

• Core Philosophy: Art as a process, not product. 

• Art Gallery: Show off their creative work in a week-long Art Gallery and at Playcrafter Kids’ Holiday showcase on Saturday, December 5th

• Keepsake for New & Returning Performers: Choose a Playcrafter Kids t-shirt or book

Why Art Explorers?

• Supports the whole child: emotionally, socially and cognitively

• Enhances self-regulation, self-expression, and confidence

• Cultivates community and collaboration

• Encourages experimentation without judgment

Class Details

• When: Tuesdays, 4:45 - 6:00 PM | September 8 - December 1, 2026 (no class November 24)

• Art Gallery Week/Final Showcase: Week leading up to December 5

• Where: Playcrafter Kids @ Foothills Unitarian Church, 1815 Yorktown Avenue, Fort Collins, CO

• Ages: 5-8

• Class Size: 6-10 creators

• Investment: $325 (includes supplies)
  Pay in full or choose 2- or 3- month plan with $10/month fee
  (Use code SIBLING15 for $15 off each additional sibling)

• Instructor: Brieanna Christopherson

Register Now!

Don’t miss this incredible opportunity for your child to shine artistically!

Partial scholarships are available—contact Deanna at info@playcrafterkids.com for details or to combine discounts. Spaces fill up fast, so secure your spot in Art Explorers today!

An enrollment form will be sent after registering.
Note: The 2-month plan will have a $5 administration fee on the next invoice.

Unleash Your Imagination!

Join us for Laugh Lab, an exciting 12-week improv journey where kids get to build confidence, creativity, and teamwork—all while having tons of fun! Designed for ages 7-12, this course combines interactive games, character exploration, and spontaneous storytelling. Whether you're new to improv or a budding comedian, Laugh Lab is the perfect place to make friends, express yourself, and let your imagination soar. Get ready for laughter, learning, and a final showcase performance!

Class Highlights ✨

• 12 Engaging Classes: Dive into improv fundamentals, scene-building, and character work

• Performance Opportunities: Showcase for family on Wednesday, Dec 2nd

• Professional Instruction: Work with FoCo’s improv troupe leader, educator & performer, Summer Maid from Scam Likely

• Keepsake for Returning Performers: Choose a Playcrafter Kids t-shirt or book
  

Why Laugh Lab? 😂

• Boost confidence and quick thinking skills

• Learn teamwork in a fun, supportive environment

• Make friends and express yourself on stage

• Develop essential communication skills while having fun!
  

Class Details

• Investment: $350 (Pay in Full or choose 2-month plan with additional $5 fee)

• Instructor: Summer Maid

• When: Wednesdays, 4:30-6:00 PM (September 9 - December 2, 2026)

• Where: Playcrafter Kids @ 1815 Yorktown Avenue, Fort Collins, CO (Foothills Unitarian Church)

• Ages: 7-12

• Class Size: 6–10 performers

• Showcase Performance: Wednesday, December 2nd @ 5:30 PM
  

Register Today!

Spaces are limited, so secure your spot in Laugh Lab for 12 weeks of laughter, creativity, and performance fun!

An enrollment form will be sent after registering.
Note: The 2-month plan will have a $5 administration fee on the next invoice.

StoryMaker Magic: Community Play Classes @ Playcrafter Kids

Ages 2-5 with a Caregiver

Where stories come to life & imaginations grow!

Step through the storybook and into a world where dragons might become dance partners, raindrops can sing, forests whisper secrets, and every child has an important role to play.

StoryMaker Magic is Playcrafter Kids' signature early childhood theater experience, lovingly created and taught by Deanna Mae, educator, children's author, and founder of Playcrafter Kids. For more than 11 years, Deanna has been refining this play-based approach to help young children build confidence, creativity, language, and social-emotional skills through the magic of imaginative play.

Each 90-minute class is intentionally designed to nurture both children and caregivers through joyful shared experiences.

Every class includes:

• 30 Minutes of Interactive Theater
  Become part of an original StoryMaker adventure filled with characters, movement, music, dramatic play, puppets, and imaginative storytelling. Children won't just listen to the story... they'll help create it.
  

• 15 Minutes of Creative Art
  Continue the adventure with a process-based art invitation inspired by the day's story.
  

• 45 Minutes of Open Play
  Stay, explore, and connect! Families are invited to enjoy Playcrafter Kids' thoughtfully designed play space invitations while children build friendships, practice independence, and continue imaginative play.
  

Why StoryMaker Magic?

Young children learn best through play. Our classes naturally support:

• Early literacy and language development
• Social-emotional learning
• Creative confidence
• Gross and fine motor development
• Music and rhythm
• Problem solving
• Collaboration
• Imagination

Perhaps most importantly, StoryMaker Magic gives children and caregivers an opportunity to create joyful memories together while becoming part of a welcoming community.
Every story invites children to wonder, "What if...?"
Every class reminds them, "Your ideas matter."

Fall StoryMaker Magic Series

Each four-week session explores a brand-new imaginative world while introducing original songs, stories, theater games, artistic expression, and playful adventures.

Session 1: We Are Musicians!
Discover the music hiding all around us! Together we'll create rhythms, invent instruments, sing songs, and become part of an unforgettable musical adventure.

Class Details

♥️ Date: Thursdays, September 3, 10, 17 & 24
🧡 Time: 9:30 - 11:00AM
💛 Location: Playcrafter Kids (1815 Yorktown Ave., FoCo. Located inside the Foothills Unitarian Church)
💚 Ages 2 - 5
💙 $150 per four-week session
💜 Caregiver participation required
Younger and older siblings are always welcome to attend at a discounted rate.
Additional child - use code SIBLING for 20%

Join us as we laugh, imagine, create, and discover the extraordinary stories waiting inside every child. Because every great adventure begins with "Once upon a time…"

Partial scholarships are available—contact Deanna at info@playcrafterkids.com for details or to combine discounts. Spaces fill up fast, so secure your spot in StoryMaker Magic today!

An enrollment form will be sent after registering.
Note: The 2-month plan will have a $5 administration fee on the next invoice.

StoryMaker Magic: Community Play Classes @ Playcrafter Kids

Ages 2-5 with a Caregiver

Where stories come to life & imaginations grow!

Step through the storybook and into a world where dragons might become dance partners, raindrops can sing, forests whisper secrets, and every child has an important role to play.

StoryMaker Magic is Playcrafter Kids' signature early childhood theater experience, lovingly created and taught by Deanna Mae, educator, children's author, and founder of Playcrafter Kids. For more than 11 years, Deanna has been refining this play-based approach to help young children build confidence, creativity, language, and social-emotional skills through the magic of imaginative play.

Each 90-minute class is intentionally designed to nurture both children and caregivers through joyful shared experiences.

Every class includes:

• 30 Minutes of Interactive Theater
  Become part of an original StoryMaker adventure filled with characters, movement, music, dramatic play, puppets, and imaginative storytelling. Children won't just listen to the story... they'll help create it.
  

• 15 Minutes of Creative Art
  Continue the adventure with a process-based art invitation inspired by the day's story.
  

• 45 Minutes of Open Play
  Stay, explore, and connect. Families are invited to enjoy Playcrafter Kids' thoughtfully designed play space invitations while children build friendships, practice independence, and continue imaginative play.

Why StoryMaker Magic?

Young children learn best through play. Our classes naturally support:

• Early literacy and language development
• Social-emotional learning
• Creative confidence
• Gross and fine motor development
• Music and rhythm
• Problem solving
• Collaboration
• Imagination

Perhaps most importantly, StoryMaker Magic gives children and caregivers an opportunity to create joyful memories together while becoming part of a welcoming community.

Every story invites children to wonder, "What if...?"
Every class reminds them, "Your ideas matter."

Fall StoryMaker Magic Series

Each four-week session explores a brand-new imaginative world while introducing original songs, stories, theater games, creative expression, and playful adventures.

Session 2: We Are Adventurers!

Grab your imagination and pack your courage! We'll hike enchanted trails, sail imaginary seas, meet friendly creatures, solve playful challenges, and discover that every adventure is better with friends.

Class Details

♥️ Date: Thursdays, October 1, 8, 15 & 22
🧡 Time: 9:30-11:00AM
💛 Location: Playcrafter Kids (1815 Yorktown Ave., FoCo. Located inside the Foothills Unitarian Church)
💚 Ages 2 - 5
💙 $150 per four-week session
💜 Caregiver participation required
Younger and older siblings are always welcome to attend at a discounted rate.
Additional child - use code SIBLING for 20%

Join us as we laugh, imagine, create, and discover the extraordinary stories waiting inside every child. Because every great adventure begins with "Once upon a time…"

Partial scholarships are available—contact Deanna at info@playcrafterkids.com for details or to combine discounts. Spaces fill up fast, so secure your spot in StoryMaker Magic today!

An enrollment form will be sent after registering.
Note: The 2-month plan will have a $5 administration fee on the next invoice.

StoryMaker Magic: Community Play Classes @ Playcrafter Kids

Ages 2-5 with a Caregiver

Where stories come to life & imaginations grow!

Step through the storybook and into a world where dragons might become dance partners, raindrops can sing, forests whisper secrets, and every child has an important role to play.

StoryMaker Magic is Playcrafter Kids' signature early childhood theater experience, lovingly created and taught by Deanna Mae, educator, children's author, and founder of Playcrafter Kids. For more than 11 years, Deanna has been refining this play-based approach to help young children build confidence, creativity, language, and social-emotional skills through the magic of imaginative play.

Each 90-minute class is intentionally designed to nurture both children and caregivers through joyful shared experiences.

Every class includes:

• 30 Minutes of Interactive Theater
  Become part of an original StoryMaker adventure filled with characters, movement, music, dramatic play, puppets, and imaginative storytelling. Children won't just listen to the story... they'll help create it.
  

• 15 Minutes of Creative Art
  Continue the adventure with a process-based art invitation inspired by the day's story.
  

• 45 Minutes of Open Play
  Stay, explore, and connect. Families are invited to enjoy Playcrafter Kids' thoughtfully designed play space invitations while children build friendships, practice independence, and continue imaginative play.

Why StoryMaker Magic?

Young children learn best through play. Our classes naturally support:

• Early literacy and language development
• Social-emotional learning
• Creative confidence
• Gross and fine motor development
• Music and rhythm
• Problem solving
• Collaboration
• Imagination

Perhaps most importantly, StoryMaker Magic gives children and caregivers an opportunity to create joyful memories together while becoming part of a welcoming community.
Every story invites children to wonder, "What if...?"
Every class reminds them, "Your ideas matter."

Fall StoryMaker Magic Series

Each four-week session explores a brand-new imaginative world while introducing original songs, stories, theater games, creative expression, and playful adventures.

Session 3: We Are Creators!

Children will become inventors, artists, builders, storytellers, and creators as they discover that the most magical things often begin with a simple idea.

Class Details

♥️ Date: Thursdays, October 29; November 5, 12 & 19
🧡 Time: 9:30-11:00AM
💛 Location: Playcrafter Kids (1815 Yorktown Ave., FoCo. Located inside the Foothills Unitarian Church)
💚 Ages 2 - 5
💙 $150 per four-week session
💜 Caregiver participation required
Younger and older siblings are always welcome to attend at a discounted rate.
Additional child - use code SIBLING for 20%

Join us as we laugh, imagine, create, and discover the extraordinary stories waiting inside every child. Because every great adventure begins with "Once upon a time…"

Partial scholarships are available—contact Deanna at info@playcrafterkids.com for details or to combine discounts. Spaces fill up fast, so secure your spot in StoryMaker Magic today!

An enrollment form will be sent after registering.
Note: The 2-month plan will have a $5 administration fee on the next invoice.

Come dance, play, and sparkle your way at our next Baby Rave—a whimsical morning designed especially for our littlest movers and shakers!

Join us on Saturday, September 12th from 10–11:30 AM at Playcrafter Kids (1815 Yorktown Ave.) as we transform the space into a colorful, rainbow-themed party space!

Little ones (ages 0–5) and their grownups can enjoy:
💞 A variety of age-appropriate activities for hands-on fun
🍎 Snacks and drinks for both kids and adults
🎶 A joyful atmosphere to move, groove, and connect together

🦚 Colorful costumes from home are highly encouraged!

💲**$15 per adult | Kids attend FREE**
🎧 Please bring your own baby headphones to help protect little ears.

No school? No problem!

Let your kids spend the day playing, performing, and creating at Playcrafter Kids. In this one-day theater camp, young performers will collaborate with 1–2 professional teaching artists to rehearse a skit, play high-energy theater and improv games, and build performance skills—all while having a blast!
The day wraps up with a mini performance at 3:45 PM for family and friends, showcasing everything they’ve created together.

What’s Included:

• Full day of creative fun from 9 AM – 4 PM

• Theater games, skit-building, and improv play

• Snacks (AM & PM)

• Playcrafter Kids t-shirt or book (for returning performers)

• End-of-day performance!
  

Date: Monday, September 28
Location: Playcrafter Kids @ 1815 Yorktown Ave. (Foothills Unitarian Church), Fort Collins, CO 80526
Grades: K-5

Space is limited — 8 performer minimum, 16 performer maximum

An enrollment form will be sent after registration.

Spots fill quickly—sign up today and let the fun begin!

No school? No problem!

Let your kids spend the day playing, performing, and creating at Playcrafter Kids. In this two-day theater camp, young performers will collaborate with 1–2 professional teaching artists to rehearse a skit, play high-energy theater and improv games, and build performance skills—all while having a blast!
The 2nd day wraps up with a mini performance at 3:45 PM for family and friends, showcasing everything they’ve created together.

What’s Included:

• TWO full days of creative fun from 9 AM – 4 PM

• Theater games, skit-building, and improv play

• Snacks (AM & PM)

• Playcrafter Kids t-shirt or book (for returning performers)

• Final performance!
  

Date: Thursday, October 15 & Friday, October 16

Location: Playcrafter Kids @ 1815 Yorktown Ave. (Foothills Unitarian Church), Fort Collins, CO 80526

Grades: K-5

8 performer minimum, 16 performer maximum

Spots fill quickly—sign up today and let the fun begin!

An enrollment form will be sent after registration.
Note: The 2-month plan will have a $5 administration fee on the next invoice.