White Bird Productions

White Bird Productions is a long-running Brooklyn arts organization (30+ years organizing community through theater) that specializes in original, kid-made theater—meaning students aren’t just learning lines; they’re also helping create the script, music, and design with guidance from professional teaching artists.

For summer, White Bird’s Summer Theater Workshop runs as weekly sessions, with 9:00am–2:45/3:00pm camp hours and complimentary early drop-off starting at 8:30am. Locations vary by age/week: Rising K–3rd meet at Prospect Park Picnic House all weeks, while Rising 4th–8th rotate between Picnic House (Weeks 1, 2, 7, 8) and Old First Reformed Church (Weeks 3–6). Each week culminates in a Friday performance, and the daily rhythm is very “make a show from scratch”: theme exploration (examples include Shakespeare/puppetry/literary sources), playwrighting + brainstorming, acting rehearsals, music & movement, visual arts, and a daily playground trip.

During the school year, White Bird’s After School Theater runs at Park Slope United Methodist Church with multiple weekday options and some unique tracks that go beyond “acting class.” Families can choose Theater-Making 101 (Grades K–2) and 201 (Grades 3–5) (both focus on acting, music, movement, and original scene-making), plus Theater-Making 301: Song of the City Ensemble (Grades 5–8)—an “artivist” troupe that devises an original musical project and performs site-specifically in a public or civic space. They also offer a Set & Costume Making class (Grades 2–6) using up-cycled materials, and a Puppet/Giant Puppet Intensive where kids design and build large-scale puppets for a community procession. A very practical perk: school pickups are available from PS 321 and PS 39, and they’ll arrange other pickups with enough registrations!

After School Program
Feb 22, 2024 – June 18, 2026

‍Summer Camp
June 29 - August 21, 2026

After School Program‍

• $650 - $800/semester (1 day a week), with parent dropping child off after school
• $975 - $1,200/semester (1 day a week), with school pick-up by White Bird Productions bus (pick-up is available from PS 39, PS 321, PS 118, PS 282, and PS 146.)

Attending multiple days provides a discount on the total semester cost!

‍Summer Camp‍

• ‍Early Bird (Dec 2, 2025 – Jan 5, 2025): $650/5 day week, $80 registration fee waived!
• ‍Regular (Jan 6 – May 15, 2026): $6575/5 day week + $80 reg fee
• ‍Late (May 16 – Aug 17, 2026): $700/5 day week + $80 reg fee

After School Programs

‍Can be registered for online here.

‍Summer Camps‍

Can be registered for online here.

718-398-3658

‍Contact Us Form

After School Program
After care is available until 6:00 pm, M - Th, for $160/day/semester. For example, if needing after care every Tuesday for a semester, the additional cost is $160. If needing after care every Tuesday and Thursday for a semester, the additional cost is $320.

‍Summer Camp
Complimentary early drop off for summer camp starting at 8:30 am. After care is available until 6:00 pm, M - Th, for $55/day or $180/week.

What Parents Like‍

• Kids help create the show (not just perform it). Parents praise that White Bird is “ambitious” in the best way—kids collaborate on the script, music, and set while still having a lot of fun. (1)
• White Bird’s parent testimonials and program framing emphasize a space of safety, belonging, collaboration, and fun shared goals—the kind of environment families look for when a camp is performance-based. (1.5)
• Families who choose White Bird often like that it blends acting + music/movement + visual design/puppetry, so kids who aren’t “only actors” still have a real role in the final performance. (1.5, 2)

‍What Parents Think Could Be Improved‍

• Some of the most detailed parent opinions available publicly is on White Bird’s own site (testimonials), and a few media/listing write-ups—there aren’t many easy-to-verify third-party, camp-specific review pages that break down day-to-day experience.

‍Our Take

‍White Bird reads like a fantastic fit for kids who light up with imagination, collaboration, building props/sets, puppetry, music, and performance—and for parents who want a camp where kids walk away with real creative ownership (not just a rehearsed role).