Perform on the Bijou stage!
Step into history and take the stage at the Bijou Theatre with our two-week Bijou Broadway Revue intensive in partnership with Knoxville Opera. This isn’t just two weeks of rehearsal — every day is filled with lessons, activities, and games designed to build your skills, spark creativity, and boost confidence. You’ll train with theatre and opera professionals in everything from vocals and choreography to improv, comedy, and stage direction, while also preparing for real-world auditions through a workshop and mock college audition. Everyone gets an equal chance to shine, whether in a solo, group number, or specialty act.
The highlight of the program is creating something brand-new together: an original vaudeville-inspired variety show filled with skits, Broadway songs, dances and more! You and your peers will shape every part of the production and then perform it for friends, family, and the community in a one-night-only showcase on the historic Bijou stage. By the final curtain, you’ll have stretched your imagination, grown as a performer, and left your mark on a stage that has been home to artists for over a century.
Over two exciting weeks, you’ll:
- Train with the pros — Learn vocals, choreography, sketch comedy, improv, stage direction, and backstage skills with entertainment professionals.
- Play and experiment — Take part in creative games, warm-ups, and challenges that spark your imagination and build confidence.
- Learn audition skills — Participate in an audition workshop and a mock college audition for solos, group numbers, and specialty acts — everyone gets a fair chance to shine.
- Create a show from scratch — Join your peers in building an original, vaudeville-inspired variety show filled with music, theatre, and dance.
- Perform for the community — Step onto the historic Bijou Theatre stage for a one-night-only showcase open to friends, family, and the public.
By the end, you’ll have sharpened your skills, gained real audition experience, and left your mark on one of America’s oldest stages.
The Bijou Broadway Revue initiative will conclude with a public performance at 7:30 pm on the last day of camp.
Dates: July 20th-24th, July 27th-31st
Cost: $750
Ages: 13-18
Program Times: 8:00 am-3:00 pm
Focus: Advanced Vocal Techniques, Advanced Choreography, Dance Styles, Advanced Acting Techniques, Scene Study, Public Speaking, Stage Direction, Collaborative Creation, and College/Professional Audition Preparation
Public Performance: July 31st
Important Note: This program is designed for experienced teen performers who are ready for a challenge. Students must arrive prepared with 16–32 bars of a musical theatre song (with a backing track) and a 60-second monologue for their audition. These will be used throughout the session for performance training and college prep work. Everyone will receive solos and lines in the performance, the “audition” will help the instructors assign parts and roles before the program begins.
Presented in Partnership with Knoxville Opera
Financial Assistance is Available
The Bijou Theatre is proud to offer scholarships to help make our summer programs accessible to everyone. Scholarships will not be available to all who apply. The Summer Stages Programs and scholarship opportunities are made available thanks to generous funding.