2025 Summer Camps
Shakespeare Studio
For Ages 9-19
Students engage with Shakespeare scripts, stagecraft, and stage combat (en guarde!) with a final performance in Shakespeare Glen at Forest Park. Camps begin June 2!
Enrollment Open
Sumner High School
Sumner was the first Black high school west of the Mississippi, nurturing artists like Chuck Berry, Tina Turner and Grace Bumbry. When it was recommended for closure, 4theVille and the Festival designed an arts residency program which was adopted in 2021. Revitalization efforts are underway.
Recovery Plan