Child's Play NY

So happy to join up with other Brooklyn businesses, and (in their beautiful new Clinton Hill space) to write letters to voters with . Thank you to for inspiring the connection and advocacy of us entrepreneurs!

We took a field trip to Broadway!
What extraordinary inspiration for our directing teams of Romeo and Juliet this semester.

These Emilys! Such a joy to share a milkshake with them and laugh about the musicals and memories of the last decade at Child’s Play NY. (There are also more amazing Emilys on the team!)

What a joyful gathering of Child’s Play NY teachers to celebrate the end of summer! I’m so honored to be part of this community and grow with these talented, dedicated, compassionate artists. Thank you to all (kids, families, schools, teachers!) who were part of our splendid summer camps. What a blast. Here’s to a glorious fall!

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🌸CONGRATS TO OUR PRODUCTIONS🌼

This season’s productions have taken their bow and we couldn’t be prouder. Congratulations to all of our incredible casts and teaching artists for their awesome-inspiring work.

Want to get in on the fun? Check out the link in our bio for info on SUMMER THEATRE CAMPS and FALL PRODUCTIONS.

We celebrate 15 years of Child’s Play NY and raise a glass to the end of another tremendous season. Hooray to the incredible team of teachers who make the company what it is and pour their love into our programming. I feel so lucky to collaborate with these caring, innovating, talented, charismatic and vibrant humans! To the teachers here - and all those not pictured too - THANK YOU!

Our SPRING PERFORMANCES hit the stage next week! And if you’re interested in signing up for our FALL PRODUCTIONS, Enrollment is now open!

Check the link in our bio for tickets and details!

🐈 SEUSSICAL KIDS 🐘
Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at 5p
Thursday, May 30, 2024 at 5p

🪄 ROALD DAHL’S MATILDA THE MUSICAL JR. 🏫
Wednesday, May 29 at 5:30p
Monday, June 10 at 5:30p

🌺 A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM ✨
Sunday, June 2, 2024 at 2:30p

⚔️ METAMORPHOSES 🧚
Sunday, June 2 at 5:30p

FALLS SHOWS are now OPEN FOR ENROLLMENT!

We couldn’t be more excited for the season. Spots fill fast, so grab yours today at the Link in our Bio!

🐟 FINDING NEMO KIDS 🐙 Grades 1-3
Disney’s Finding Nemo KIDS is a musical adaptation of the beloved 2003 Pixar movie Finding Nemo, with new music by award-winning songwriting team Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez (Frozen).
Tuesdays, 3:30p-5p, from September 10 - January 14 OR
Thursdays, 3:30p-5p, from September 12 - January 23

🏰 AS YOU LIKE IT 🎺 Grades 3-5
What happens when a pair of princesses runaway from a wicked uncle and encounter a band of outlaws in the forest? Find out in this hilarious and heartfelt comedy.
Sundays, 3p-4:30p, from September 15 - January 12

🎤 HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL JR 🏀 Grades 4-6
Although many students resent the threat posed to the “status quo” when Troy and Gabriella audition for the musical, their alliance might just open the door for others to shine as well.
Mondays, 4p-5:30p, from September 9 - January 13 OR
Wednesdays, 4p-5:30p, from September 11 - January 22

🌹 ROMEO & JULIET 🎭 Grades 6-8
Romeo & Juliet yearn to be together despite their warring families in this classic Shakespeare tragedy of young love.
Tuesdays, 5:10p-6:40p, from September 10 - January 21 OR
Sundays, 4:45p-6:15p, from September 15 - January 12

Spots in our amazing Summer Theatre Camps are going fast! Thank you to for sharing!

Check the link in our bio to check out details on our weekly theatre camps that are running this summer.

My favorite theater games for your classroom -

My favorite theater games for your classroom

Spring Camps Now Enrolling!
Check the links in our bio to learn more and enroll!

Mar 29 & Apr 1
☂️Mary Poppins🐧for PreK-K
🤡Improvaganza😹for 1st-5th

Apr 10
🌳Magic Tree House✨ for PreK-K
🦁Narnia Drama 👸for 1st-5th

Apr 22-30
🦎Matilda, 🍑James & 🍫Charlie for PreK-K
🧙‍♀️Roald Dahl Scene Study🐛 for 1st-5th

Seven years ago, we started making videos of the Child’s Play NY games to pull back the curtain and share with families what we were up to and how to do it at home! Anne Troup’s producing talents and Aubrey Hardwick’s cinematic genius - not to mention their humor, optimism and steadfastness - has made this journey all the sweeter. I’m so proud of the content on our YouTube channel and that it has reached so many thousands of families and educators. Today our trio was back, joined by superb teaching artists and the most enthused kids to film more! We can’t wait to share the games with you. Thanks to for hosting our shoot and for feeding our tired selves after!

We signed the Call For Kindness Pledge!

We are proud to partner with Riley’s Way to share their Call For Kindness, which offers young changemakers (ages 13-23) the chance to participate in a dynamic Leadership Development Fellowship and win up to $5,000 in funding for a project that inspires kindness and strengthens their local, national, or global communities. Applications close on March 25th, 2024!

Up to 40 youth-led projects will be awarded. In addition to the General Category, there will be ten awards focused on Education Equity, three awards in special category, A Kinder World for Animals Award, and one in each of the other special categories: Interfaith Connections and Dance and the Arts.
For more info or to join us in signing the pledge, message or visit CallForKindness.org!

We are so excited to perform “Jack and the Beanstalk” LIVE at the Brooklyn Heights Library. Saturday, March 2nd, 3:30-4:30pm!!

Follow Jack on a quest to rescue a magic harp! Help Jack and other characters out along the way using our favorite theater games. Children engage in a story and practice bravery, silliness, improvisation, singing and more! Bravery and wit are on display in this imaginative retelling. 

You can RSVP @ bklynlibrary.org/calendar or check the link in our story.

Since 2020, thanks to grants, we’ve been collaborating with the 4th grade team at

This semester the kids have been working so beautifully, writing and performing their original “pourquoi stories”. They learned how to use the skills of an actor as they brought their language to life!

This sweet acknowledgement of our teaching artists during the “parent share”, was so appreciated!
Congratulations to these awesome students and dedicated teaching staff.

CAMPS over FEBRUARY BREAK are NOW ENROLLING!

🧙‍♂️WIZARDING WORLDS🦄
PreK-K
Monday 2/19 to Friday 2/23, 9am-3pm
Enroll in one or all days! Each day will have a different adventure and focus.
Calling all Wizards, Witches and Fantastic Beasts! Join us as we use theater and storytelling to explore enchanted realms and magical creatures. Campers hone their improvisation and writing skills as they create an original story-quest! We’ll make spell books, wands and potions and go to Wizarding school.
Address: 232 Carroll Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231 with visits to Carroll Park

💫HOGWARTS SCHOOL🧙🏻‍♀️
1st-5th Grades
Monday 2/19 to Friday 2/23, 9am-3pm
Enroll in one or all days – each day will have different scenes and focus!
Join us as we use the “magic” of theater to explore this Wizarding World. Using the Harry Potter series as a springboard, we will generate original stories as well as rehearse scripted scenes from the films. Students will get to hone their writing and improv skills as they create plays based on their favorite iconic characters or imagine new ones in this magical world. In addition to the acting work, we’ll play games of Quidditch, make spell books and compete for the House Cup. Jump on your Firebolt and let’s play!
Address: 259 10th Avenue New York, NY

ENROLL NOW for our WINTER PRODUCTIONS!

Check the link in our bio for more details!

🦎 ROALD DAHL’S MATILDA THE MUSICAL JR. 🏫
Mondays Starting January 29 OR Wednesdays Starting January 24 (Enroll in one of two sections)
Grades 4-6
Dates: 01/24/2024 - 06/10/2024
Rebellion is nigh in Matilda JR., a gleefully witty ode to the anarchy of childhood and the power of imagination! This story of a girl who dreams of a better life and the children she inspires will have audiences rooting for the “revolting children” who are out to teach the grown-ups a lesson.

🐈 SEUSSICAL KIDS 🐘
Tuesdays Starting January 23 OR Thursdays Starting January 25 (Enroll in one of two sections)
Grades 1-3
Dates: 01/23/2024 - 05/30/2024
Horton the Elephant, the Cat in the Hat and all of your favorite Dr. Seuss characters spring to life onstage in Seussical KIDS, a fantastical musical extravaganza from Tony-winners, Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty (Once on This Island, Ragtime).

⚔️ METAMORPHOSES 🦄
Sundays Starting February 4
Grades 6-8
Dates: 02/04/2024 - 05/19/2024
Based on the Myths of Ovid
Greco-Roman myths come alive in this thrilling adaptation of Ovid’s Metamorphoses. The Ensemble transforms from potent gods to mischievous nymphs to misbehaving mortals. Stories include King Midas, Orpheus and Eurydice, Eros and Psyche in a text that is edgy, moving, funny and fantastical.

🧚 A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM ✨
Sundays Starting February 4
Grades 3-5
Dates: 02/04/2024 - 06/02/2024
“The course of true love never did run smooth”
What happens when you cross some mischievous fairies, four star-crossed lovers and some guys trying to put on a play? Join us for an enchanted adventure into one of Shakespeare’s greatest comedies!

Enrollment is now open for our January 15th Holiday Camps!

❄️ FROZEN ADVENTURES ⛄️
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⚡️MYTHOLOGY PLAYERS🦄

Students escape into fantastic realms through great stories, creative movement and games galore! Led by professional actors, they flex their imaginative muscles and learn theater skills that inspire self-confidence and community. Whether solving a mythic mystery, helping a character by way of a scavenger hunt, rehearsing a new scene or having a dance-off...joyful collaboration is at the center of it all.

Payment plans are available at checkout.
Need-based scholarship spaces are available to BIPOC students and those from historically underrepresented backgrounds in the community. Contact us to learn more!

Another joyful holiday party- thank you for having us! 🎊

Seussical Kids: Now Enrolling for Grades 1-3 -

Seussical Kids: Now Enrolling for Grades 1-3

Thank you for helping us highlight some of our favorite games for your classroom! Check the link in our stories to see the full article!