A program That Works

• Financial Sustainability

• Accessibility

• Keeping it about the kids

Our values and why we charge what we do

Inspirations Theater is about the kids. Our staff works hard to create a wonderful experience for the children and, for better or for worse, that costs money: money for theater rentals, staff salaries, insurance, and a hundred other things to make this program run well and to support the experience of the kids.

Because of these very real expenses, and our wish to continue to make this camp experience available to the community, we ask each family to pay the full tuition cost, which reflects our cost of running these programs.

At the same time, we also embrace the idea of a world where no one gets left behind. If we feel a student will learn and thrive with us, we strive to help that happen, and not let financial considerations prevent attendance. 

We trust that parents are sending us their children because they value their child's experience, they value what these programs offer to the community, and will do what they can to help Inspirations Theater thrive, through their tuition payments, volunteering, or both.

If a family is unable to meet full tuition, we do have a small scholarship system and are also willing to employ a sliding scale for tuition to make sure no one is left behind.

Finally, Inspiration Theater invites every family to find a way to help with the production. Not only does that help keep costs down, it creates community – and most folks have a lot of fun doing it! See our volunteer positions to check out ways you can help.

Our tuition and fee structure is listed and explained below, showing the different ways students can attend. Payment can be made in one lump sum either within one week of registration or on the first day of the program. If you have any questions on finances please contact us at info@rovainenmusicals.com

2020 tuition

Portland 1-week Camp     $200 - 250
Portland 3-week Camp, Full $600 - 750
Portland 3-week Camp, no July 20-21 $550 - 700
Portland 3-week High School Program, Full $450 - 500
Portland 3-week High School, no July 20-21 $400 - 450

Wisconsin 2-week camp $350 - 500
Vermont 2-week program               $350 - 500
Vermont 2.5 week (student aged 12-18 cast as lead)  $425 - 575 

*At the Portland camps, aftercare is offered for additional fees:
$8/hr.

How the tuition levels affect the programs

The high end of these sliding scales are the fees / tuition per child that reflect the true cost of the program. Paying at the high end of the rate ensures we can run in a financially sustainable way: our rentals are paid, insurance covered, our staff are paid livable wages, and we can offer a quality program again the following year. 

We offer the lower end of the sliding scale of fees / tuition to parents / guardians who would have challenges paying the full cost.  Paying at the lower end represents a partial scholarship, and does   -not- reflect the true cost of running the camp. We offer this structure to families who truly feel they are unable to meet the full tuition costs. 

We trust that only those who would need to pay this reduced rate would choose to do so, knowing that Inspirations Theater and our limited scholarship system are covering their reduced cost of attending. We do have some parents who choose this level when their child enrolls, but later find that they end up being able to pay the full amount sometime later in the season, or after the program has finished.

• In exceptional cases where we feel Inspirations Theater is a great fit for a child and a parent simply does not have the ability (at this time) to pay one of our tuition structures, we are committed to work creatively with the parent to find a way for the student to attend camp. As you can imagine, in the long run we cannot sustainably offer these programs should many parents / guardians come to this way for their child to attend. We ask only those parents who truly would need this option for their child to attend to consider requesting this path.