The Hi-Liners Musical Theatre in Burien, WA: Putting People Downstage Center Since 1966! Our productions, classes, workshops and camps are open to students ages 3 to 22. We are a non-profit youth theatre dedicated to providing professional direction to our young cast members to develop their talents with the backdrop of quality sets, costumes and a live orchestra, to give both the performers and the audience a genuine Broadway musical experience.

DownStage Center
Summer Camps

Musical Theatre Intensives

These camps are for Musical Theatre lovers! Our Intensives offer mentorship from three instructors, led by master teacher Tony Curry. If you are a triple threat, or want to be one, you will love spending your time singing, dancing and acting your way through a week of rigorous rehearsal with your director, musical director and choreographer. Invite your manager (or Mom and Dad) to the final class to see you "putting it together" in an off-Broadway PREMIERE created just for you!

Theatre Arts Camps

If you like making up shows with your friends, these are the camps for you! Every day is about choosing characters, creating stories, singing songs, playing theatre games and rehearsing a show! We also make time for outside play at the playground, snack time, crafts for scenery or props, and sharing. Then, on the last day, it's time for the BIG SHOW for family and friends!

Week 1
Hogwarts Summer Musicale (Morning)
Musical Theatre Intensive (Ages 7–16)
  • June 24–28
  • Daily 8:45–11:45am
  • $200
  • Register

Hogwarts Academy's second annual summer stock magical musical theatre production! Young wizards and witches from all houses are eligible.

Munchkin Movers (Morning)
Theatre Arts Camp (Ages 5–8)
  • June 24–28
  • Daily 8:45–11:45am
  • $175
  • Register

Put down the remote and get moving! Create a brand new story based on a character you choose.

Week 2
Mermaids and Sea Monsters* (Morning)
Theatre Arts Camp (Ages 5–8)
  • July 1–5
  • Daily 8:45–11:45am
  • $140
  • Register

It's theatre magic under the sea! (NO CLASS JULY 4)

Week 3
Deeper Under the Sea* (Morning)
Musical Theatre Intensive (Ages 7–16)
  • July 8–12
  • Daily 8:45–11:45am
  • $200
  • Register

Dive deeper into the Little Mermaid's world—it will leave you speechless!

*Special Opportunity: On July 12 at 1pm, students enrolled in Deeper Under the Sea and Mermaids/Monsters are invited to a final dress rehearsal of the DSC production of The Little Mermaid, Jr. Bring your families for this special preview!

Week 4
Improv-Olympics (Morning)
Theatre Arts Camp (Ages 9–13)
  • July 15–19
  • Daily 8:45–11:45am
  • $175
  • Register

Improvisation games with a final competition to the death. Improvisational death, of course!

Week 5
Shrek Camp (Afternoon)
Musical Theatre Intensive (Ages 7–16)
  • July 22–26
  • Daily 1:30–4:30pm
  • $200
  • Register

Join Shrek, Fiona and the fairy tale characters for some quality swamp time.

Fairy Huts & Elven Environments (Afternoon)
Theatre Arts Camp (Ages 7–10)
  • July 22–26
  • Daily 1:30–4:30pm
  • $175
  • Register

Create the perfect magical elven home using found objects.

Week 6
Musical Monsters (Afternoon)
Musical Theatre Intensive (Ages 7–16)
  • July 29–August 2
  • Daily 1:30–4:30pm
  • $200
  • Register

Every musical has a villain, and some of them are real monsters—wicked assassins selling questionable meat pies out of little shops of horror!

Week 7
Everything Oz (Afternoon)
Musical Theatre Intensive (Ages 7–16)
  • August 5–9
  • Daily 1:30–4:30pm
  • $200
  • Register

It's off to see Elphaba, Dorothy and The Wiz!

Fairies & Elves (Afternoon)
Theatre Arts Camp (Ages 5–8)
  • August 5–9
  • Daily 1:30–4:30pm
  • $175
  • Register

Next stop: The Fairytale Kingdom. Fairies and Elves—spruce up your wings and fly into a world of your own creation.

Week 8
Camp Hogwarts (Afternoon)
Theatre Arts Camp (Ages 7–13)
  • August 12–16
  • Daily 1:30–4:30pm
  • $175
  • Register

Get your cape out of storage because you are in training. It's back to school time—but don't forget your potion book and your wand for these classes!

Week 9
Comic Relief (Afternoon)
Theatre Arts Camp (Ages 9–16)
  • August 19–23
  • Daily 1:30–4:30pm
  • $175
  • Register

Something is funny because... it is expected. Or, because it is unexpected. Or, because it is familiar. Or, because it is unfamiliar. That's comedy.

Dino Hunt (Afternoon)
Theatre Arts Camp (Ages 5–8)
  • August 19–23
  • Daily 1:30–4:30pm
  • $175
  • Register

Get Cretaceous-ly creative and spin a completely original dino tale!

Camps Location
Policies & Procedures

View The Hi-Liners Policies & Procedures (PDF) regarding auditions, casting, non-discrimination and tuition.

Private Coaching

Unable to find the class to fit your schedule? Or, are you a home schooler looking for classes during school hours? We have private coaching available to meet your needs! Just contact us and we will work with you to make sure you get yourself DownStage Center!

Minimum Enrollment

DownStage Center reserves the right to cancel classes if enrollment does not meet minimum requirements. You will receive a confirmation notification via email one week before the scheduled class start date.