🎭 Acting & Drama

Boise, ID

Nonprofit children's theater company offering quality theater experiences for youth. Administration offices at Overland Park Shopping Center in Boise; education programs at Meridian Masonic Temple. TVCT company puts on plays and musicals appropriate for kids; sister company Treasure Valley YOUTH Theater offers a bi-annual signature youth troupe program with 10-12 weeks of theater arts training. Acting classes for youth ages 3-18.

Boise, ID

Boise's flagship classical theater company operating since 1977 in a state-of-the-art outdoor amphitheater along the Boise River. Mainstage season (5 plays in rotating repertory, late May–October). Also runs Idaho Theater for Youth + Shakespearience tours reaching 52,000+ K-12 students annually. School of Theater offers after-school classes and summer camps for ages 3-18: Camp Shakespeare, Camp Improv, Camp Musical.

Boise, ID

Professional contemporary theater company with a robust youth education arm: the Academy for Contemporary Theater (A.C.T. at BCT). Year-round classes for ages 7-18 culminate in performances on BCT's professional stage. Programs include playwriting, improv, scene study, musical theater, and pre-professional acting tracks. Located in downtown Boise's cultural district at 854 Fulton St.

Eagle, ID

Bible-teaching church in Eagle with kids ministry (CKids) and student ministries. Office at Iron Eagle Dr Suite 200; weekend services held at the Linder Rd location. Annual summer programming includes CSM Summer Camp (student/middle-school camp).

Boise, ID

Long-running Boise community theater. The kid-facing program is the BLT Student Club: a theater service club for ages 12-18 that meets the third Monday of each month (6:30-7:45pm) at BLT. Members volunteer at productions and community events and attend workshops/clinics (past topics include contour makeup and stage combat) to develop skills. Annual BLT membership required ($10 individual / $20 household, July renewal); no separate Student Club fee.

Boise, ID

Children's enrichment franchise teaching public speaking, creative thinking, collaboration, problem solving, and leadership through drama. Named #1 Children's Enrichment Program in 2026 Entrepreneur Franchise 500. Boise operations at Five Mile Road (7075 S Five Mile Rd) and McMillan Road (13255 W McMillan Rd): instruction delivered at partner schools/community-center rental sites.

Nampa, ID

Nonprofit creative-arts academy in Nampa offering theater and improv group classes, musical-theater mainstage productions, and private music lessons (piano, guitar, ukulele, voice, violin, drums) for students of all ages. Currently enrolling for 2026.

Boise, ID

Boise Parks and Recreation's flagship community center near downtown, housing the 4,500 sq ft Fort Boise Art Center (three studio spaces, 200+ classes a year for ages 2½ through adult), two dance studios, a gymnasium, a fitness centre with weights and cardio equipment, locker rooms, and the Teen Activity Center. The Teen Activity Center is a free after-school drop-in space for 7th–12th graders with a game room, computer lab and console gaming; supervised teen open gym is also free. Scholarships are available for youth and for adults with disabilities.