Boise Contemporary Theater
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.
Programs offered
5 programs · tap for detailsBCT Stage One
Six-week introduction to theater-making for ages 7-11. Students create and perform a culminating short piece. Split into 7-8 and 9-11 age cohorts, plus a homeschool-day version (Tues/Thurs 1-2:30 PM).
BCT Teen Acting One
Five-day acting intensive for ages 12-18 covering Stanislavski-based scene work, monologue prep, and audition technique. July 13-17, 2026, daily 12:30-2:30 PM. Pre-professional track feeds into Teen Acting Two.
BCT Theater Lab
Ten-week intensive for ages 12-18. Students collaboratively create original plays from scratch and perform them on BCT's professional stage. The flagship youth program.
BCT Youth Improv (Summer)
Four-day improv intensive for ages 7-11. Daily 9-11:30 AM, June 15-18, 2026. Builds active-listening, fast-thinking, and ensemble skills through structured improv games.
BCT Youth Musical Theater Lab
Five-day musical-theater camp for ages 8-11. Daily 9-11:30 AM, July 20-24, 2026. Covers voice, choreography, and scene-work culminating in an end-of-week performance.
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