About

CMT San Jose offers an exciting summer camp program with comprehensive theater training that promises to be engaging, challenging, and inspiring. CMT recognizes each child’s talent and gives him or her necessary building blocks to grow as a performer. Sessions include classes in voice, acting, and dance, with cutting-edge workshops that culminate in a final performance for family and friends.

History

CMT San Jose has been educating the Silicon Valley's youth for 46 years. We estimate to have had over 100,000 performers in our history. We are a recipient of nine "Access to Artistic Excellence" grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Services Offered

We offer year-round teachings. We have eight-week studio classes for our youngest performers, ages 4-9. We offer three weeks of summer camp, over 12 days, from June 17-July 2, July 9-July 24 and July 28-August 12. We also have 10 shows per year, five for Rising Stars, ages 8-14, three for Main stage, and ages 14-20 and two for our professional alumni.

Interesting Facts

We cast all performers who audition, and have been doing so for 46 years. All of our performances are at the Montgomery Theater in downtown San Jose.

Connection to Community

CMT is proud to be the oldest performing arts organization in San Jose; having served our community for over 45 years, we have reached out to over 100,000 children.

At CMT, being a performer in one of our productions includes training in performance arts, but also includes learning about the history, culture, context and artistic significance of the show. Educational experts have reported that CMT programs contribute to success in and out of school, and support important developmental assets in youth performers.

CMT strives to foster a lifelong love of the theater in our participants, our audiences, and community. We welcome you to our family and hope that you will find our programs to be educational, innovative, and reflective of our true love of the arts. Please join us as we celebrate children, musical theater, and education!

Location

Rehearsals and Studio classes at 1401 Parkmoor Ave, Suite #100, San Jose; Summer Camp at Holy Family School (Sessions I), Discovery Charter School (Sessions II and III); All performances at the Montgomery Theater in downtown San Jose.

For tickets for all of our shows, please visit: www.cmtsj.org/tickets

Contact information: 408-288-5437 (no extension)

Hours: 10 a.m. To 5 p.m.