MOPOP Summer Camps

Offered in partnership with Seattle Children’s Theatre

Become a rock star with Seattle Children’s Theatre (SCT) and MOPOP. Campers crank up their creativity as they act, sing, and storyboard their way into the spotlight. With guidance from SCT and MOPOP teaching artists, campers explore performing for the camera, learn to express character on film, dive into the art and history of music videos, and write and film their own parody music videos on location at Seattle Center.

Tuition: $560

MOPOP and Seattle Children’s Theatre members receive a $25 discount on Rock ‘n’ Rolling! Camp.

Step into the spotlight and let your creativity shine. In this week-long camp, local teaching artists help campers shape a drag persona—whether brand-new or already in bloom—and prepare it for a full showcase performance. Participants explore custom costume design, craft a stage routine and story arc, experiment with new forms of dance and movement, and build hands-on skills in hair, nails, makeup, and more. At the end of the week, they’ll celebrate with a private showcase featuring their newly polished drag creations.

MOPOP provides everything campers need to get started on their path to fabulosity, including wigs and a costume closet ready for remixing. Each camper also receives their own makeup kit—complete with essentials like face primer, mascara, lip products, and brushes—fully included in the tuition.

Additional personal-use items such as foundation, concealer, blush, or specialty props, wigs, or costume pieces may need to be purchased separately.

Tuition: $480 (includes full makeup kit!)

MOPOP members receive a $25 discount on The Art of Drag camp.  

NW Film Camp’s week-long day camps are designed to spark creativity and collaboration in aspiring filmmakers. Filmmaking Camps for ages 12-17 offer a deeper exploration of the craft, guiding participants through the entire filmmaking process from script development to final editing. Students create short films they will be proud to share with their communities! At NW Film Camp, we prioritize a fun and inclusive environment, fostering teamwork and encouraging the unique visions of each young filmmaker.

Filmmaker Camp Alumni are invited to join our Teen Filmmaker Lab for free!

Stop-motion animation brings toys to life through film-making magic – the same technique used in blockbuster movies and hit shows. Creating animated stories develops visual storytelling, patience, and creative problem-solving while teaching the fundamentals of timing, movement, and how to transform everyday objects into on-screen characters.

Explorers will learn animation principles and filming techniques to transform LEGO builds into moving stories with the Stop Motion Studio Pro app. By adding motion, stories, and editing, students discover how to bring static bricks to life. Then, by completing their ProjectFUN animated film, they can share their creations with friends and family.

Projects may include: Creating a scene of a LEGO mini-figure dance party and creating a racing scene with LEGO cars.  

In video games, players battle dragons, explore enchanted castles, and solve magical mysteries – adventures that bring imagination to life through interactive storytelling. Game design teaches how to build worlds players want to explore and craft challenges that feel rewarding, connecting creative thinking with problem-solving and planning.

Explorers will transform their fantasy world ideas into playable adventures through physical design activities and digital coding with MakeCode Arcade. Through creating mystical levels and designing epic challenges, students build their own unique ProjectFUN game to take home on a handheld console – an enchanted creation they can quest through and share.

Projects in this workshop may include: Designing and building a dungeon for an adventure game and designing a platformer game in real life using chalk.

In video games, players can pilot spaceships, explore alien worlds, and solve futuristic puzzles – experiences that spark curiosity about technology and space. Game design teaches how interactive worlds are built and how challenges keep players engaged, skills that connect creativity and fun with logic and systematic thinking.

Explorers will transform their sci-fi adventure ideas into playable games through physical experiments and digital coding with MakeCode Arcade. Through building explorable space worlds and engineering challenges, students create their own unique ProjectFUN games to take home on a handheld console – a cosmic creation they can play and share with friends.

Projects in this workshop may include: Designing and building a spaceship for a scrolling platformer game and crafting a real-life space exploration game using outdoor objects.