TOMATO PATCH JR.

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Register for Fall, 2026 Tomato Patch Jr.

Registration for Fall, 2026, opens on
Monday, August 10, 2026.

Price for the Fall Session is $300.

Dates: September 12 through November 21
(No class on November 7)

PLEASE READ BEFORE REGISTERING:

A third-party vendors owns the portal that you register through. The company name is Active Works. Before registering, please be aware of the following:

Active Works offers insurance on your registration. Before purchasing the insurance, be aware that our refund policy is 100% of tuition less a $25 administrative fee if you withdraw before the session starts. If you withdraw on the first day of class, we will refund 50% of the tuition fee. After the first day. there is no refund for withdrawing.
Active Works offers an Active Works membership with a free 30-day trial period. If your only connection to Active Works is Tomato Patch Jr., there is no benefit to your taking this offer. You will not receive a discount for Tomato Patch Jr.
Your payment for registration will appear on your credit card as Active Works (or something similar with the word Active in it) and may not say Kelsey Theatre or Tomato Patch.
You will receive emails from Tomato Patch Jr. through Active Works. Please be careful not to delete any emails that say Active Works, Kelsey Theatre, or Tomato Patch without checking to see what it is. The email also may show up in your Spam/Junk folder. If so, please mark it safe so you will receive all communications from us.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE 2025-26 TOMATO PATCH JR. PROGRAM

Again this year there will be a prerequisite for taking the Spring Session and participating in the play. Initially, only students who have done the fall and/or winter session will be able to enroll in the spring session. If there are spots remaining , registration will be offered to previous students and the waitlist.

Registration will be strictly on a first come, first serve basis.

If you have any questions, please email Jane at projects@mccc.edu .

THE FALL AND WINTER SESSIONS WILL FEATURE REGULAR CLASSES AS IN THE DESCRIPTIONS BELOW.
CLASSES ARE ON SATURDAYS FOR ONE HOUR FOR TEN WEEKS.

9:00 to 10:00: Seedlings, Ages 4 to 6 --We will inspire the imagination and develop confidence through acting out guided stories, improv games, and more. Each week will also feature some aspect of theater including props, costumes, set pieces, music, sound effects, and prop crafts. Students will also be given instruction on developing their voice for the stage.

10:00 to 11:00--Sprouts, Ages 7 to 9 --Through improvisational games, acting exercises and scene work, the students in these classes will develop the fundamentals of becoming strong, young actors. Students will have vocal/physical training and explore working with a variety of theater materials. Students will acquire improved communication skills, as well as bettered self-confidence for performance. We will be breaking up the classes into smaller groups based on age and experience.

11:00 to 12:00--Green and Red Tomatoes, Ages 10 to 14 --Through improvisational games, acting exercises and scene work, the students in these classes will develop the fundamentals of becoming strong, young actors. Students will have vocal/physical training and explore working with a variety of theater materials. Students will acquire improved communication skills, as well as bettered self-confidence for performance.

The students registered in this session will be split into two groups: one group of the older children, and one group of the younger children.

Classes are held at Kelsey Theatre and the adjacent Communications Building on the Mercer County Community College Campus in West Windsor, NJ.

Any questions should be submitted to projects@mccc.edu.