Online Summer Theater Camps
Older Company (ages 8-16) & Teens (ages 12-17)
Now in our 25th year, we are excited to present our Summer Camps ONLINE.
Our camp curriculum has been designed to AVOID ZOOM FATIGUE & BURNOUT.
We have had great success in creating engaging activities for our students (having delivered over 150 classes on the Zoom platform). This summer students will shine online.
Hear from FEATURED Theatre Professionals from around the country
& MUCH MORE (see our curriculum below).
Daily Camp Schedule
10:00-10:15am Group Check in. Peer Groups in Breakout Rooms.
10:15-10:30 Theatre Games in Peer Groups.
10:30-10:45 Warming up the Body. Yoga, Tai Chi, Stretching, etc.
10:45-11:15 Accents and Character Voice Over.
11:15-11:25 ZOOM BREAK.
11:25-12:00pm Contemporary Dance Styles.
12:00-12:30 Acting Masterclass.
12:30-1:00 ZOOM BREAK/LUNCH.
1:00-1:20 Guest Speaker or Restorative Activity.
1:20-1:45 Script Analysis.
1:45-2:30 Rehearsal for Show!
2:30-2:45 ZOOM BREAK/Assigned Creative Exploration.
2:45-3:00 Presentation of Creative Exploration.
3:10-3:35 Art and Design projects.
3:35-3:50 Improv and Movement for the Actor.
3:50-4:00pm Group Check out.
Our Summer Curriculum
Designed by Our Founding Artist Director,
with over 25 years of youth theatre education experience.
A balanced curriculum with significant consideration given to the well-being of your child.
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Physical: Stimulate the body
- Higher exertion: Dance
- Moderate Exertion: Pantomime, Clowning
- Lower exertion: Yoga, T’ai Chi, , Stretching , Laban
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Hands on/Creative: Art and Design: Stimulate the visual artist and aesthete
- Using materials, Creating something aesthetic, Makeup
- Hair, Backdrops, Costume design, Expressive Arts drawing
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Relax and Restore: Relax the mind and body. Relieve stress and tension
- Meditations
- Relaxations and guided visualizations
- Making Soundscapes
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Mental and Psychological: Stimulate the mind
- Acting technique and method
- Scene study
- Michael Chekov’s psychological gestures
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Sensory: Stimulate the senses
- Scavenging outdoors, Pulling items from their lives /homes to use
- Exploring the five senses using items from home
- Holding class when and if possible outside, Uta Hagen
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Creative Play: Stimulate spontaneity, creativity, and fun.
- Improv
- Theater games
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Ensemble: Stimulate community, normalcy, and a sense of a united purpose
- Peer Groups in Break out rooms, Zoom script adaptation for show
- Daily ritual and touchstone for students, Theme days
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Social: To stimulate connection, socialization and camaraderie
- Lunch and breaks over zoom
- Breakout rooms in pairs and small groups
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Receive and Learn: Stimulate learning
- Through talks, Q and A’s. and presentations from Alumni, celebrities, Professional Actors as well as YouTube videos on unique performing arts subjects
ONLINE
SUMMER CAMP 2020 SCHEDULE
Older Company (ages 8 – 16)
Camp Days are Monday-Friday, 10am-4pm
with multiple breaks throughout the day to avoid Zoom burnout.
Shrek – Live From the Zoom Swamp
Taught by Vin Ernst
AGES 8 – 14
Camp Dates: August 3 – August 14 (2 weeks)
Join us for this unique adaptation of “Shrek” sketch comedy/Saturday Night Live style where everyone gets an opportunity to play their favorite characters and practice character driven acting and voiceover skills as well as engage in lots of improv and creative play! During this camp, students will be writing and performing comedic skits told from the perspective of fairyland creatures such as Shrek, Donkey, Fiona, Pinocchio, The Three Little Pigs, The Big Bad Wolf and more! Students will also learn the fundamentals of designing their own fairy tale creatures and explore the fascinating subject of theatrical makeup as they tell these stories. Camp will culminate in a live Zoom performance.
Fee: $895 (Just $447/week!)
Final Presentations: These will be 25+ min in length and suitable for an online platform. Acapella singing, some accompanied solo singing and a few dance numbers will be a part of the final presentation. However, due to the limitations of the online platform the presentation will not be “musicals”. Rather, they will be plays with some musical elements. Each student will have a part.
Cancellation Policy: No cancellations after June 1. Partial credit toward future programming may be issued in the case of medical emergencies.
How To Join Online Camps: Upon completion of registration, you will receive a confirmation email from the registration system. A Zoom link and password will be sent to you in a second email one week prior to camp start. Please do not share this with others. If you lose the connection during camp, use these credentials to login again. Please ensure you already have Zoom working on your computer and have tested your audio and microphone. We are not able to do any tech troubleshooting.
