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SUM24 Performance Academy: Alice in Wonderland Grades 6-8

$285

with Sarah Schaefer

Calendar Jun 24, 2024 at 9 am, runs for 1 week

Grades 6-8 · 9:00 AM -4:00 PM, June 24-28 · $275 Subscribers/$285 Non-Subscribers

Audition, rehearse, and perform in Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland. Go down the rabbit hole with Alice, attend an "unbirthday" party, and drink tea with the Mad Hatter and the White Rabbit. Enrollment guarantees a part in the play.

Full Course

SUM24 Red: The (Fairly) True Tale of Red Riding Hood

$285

with Molly Thorsen

Calendar Jun 24, 2024 at 9 am, runs for 1 week

Grades 4-5 · 9:00 AM-4:00 PM, June 24-28 · $275 Subscribers/$285 Non-Subscribers

Red is not afraid of anything, even the big bad wolf. But when her granny falls ill, fearless Red is forced to confront her one weakness-magic. With the help of a blond, porridge-sampling nuisance called Goldie, Red goes on a quest to cure Granny. Audition for roles, learn your lines, practice your blocking, and get ready to take the stage!

Full Course

SUM24 Toy Stories

$175

with Allison Koch

Calendar Jun 24, 2024 at 1 pm, runs for 1 week

Grades 2-3 · 1:00-4:00 PM, June 24-28 · $165 Subscribers/$175 Non-Subscribers

Imagine the inner lives of toys and act out their stories using books such as Toys Go Out and The Velveteen Rabbit and others as inspiration. What would your toys say if they could talk? Let’s find out!

Full Course

SUM24 Audition Workshop

$175
Calendar Jul 1, 2024 at 9 am, runs for 1 week

Grades 5-8, 9:00 AM-4:00 PM, July 1-3 · $165 Subscribers/$175 Non-Subscribers

The 2024-25 Season will be announced soon, and includes great titles with roles for young people. Work with Playhouse directors to get the experience necessary to be comfortable and successful in auditions. Participation in the course does not guarantee a role but will acquaint students with scenes from the shows, available roles and audition procedures used at The Playhouse. We’ll also learn how to navigate a dance audition and how to pick an audition song.

*Due to the unique structure of this camp, there will not be a parent sharing at the end of the class session.

Full Course

SUM24 Playhouse Players: Frankencrayon

$175

with Jenna Darsee

Calendar Jul 1, 2024 at 9 am, runs for 1 week

Grades 2-3 · 9:00 AM-4:00 PM, July 1-3 · $165 Subscribers/$175 Non-Subscribers

The crayons are ready to tell the thrilling tale of Frankencrayon. The roles are cast, but then disaster strikes. Someone has scribbled on the page! Horrifying! The story can’t go on! Learn the basics of story dramatization and creative problem-solving while rehearsing the play.

Full Course

SUM24 Playhouse Players: The Name of This Book is Secret

$175
Calendar Jul 1, 2024 at 9 am, runs for 1 week

Grades 4-6 · 9:00 AM-4:00 PM, July 1-3 · $165 Subscribers/$175 Non-Subscribers

Based on the books by Pseudononymous Bosch. Join Cass and Max-Ernest on the trail of a magician who has vanished under strange circumstances, with the adventures and villains they encounter along the way. Not only is the name of this book secret, the story inside is, too. A. Big. Secret.

Full Course

SUM24 Rumble in the Jungle

$110

with Anna Zimney

Calendar Jul 1, 2024 at 9:30 am, runs for 1 week

Kindergarten 2024-Grade 1 · 9:30-11:30 AM, July 1-3 · $100 Subscribers/$110 Non-Subscribers

Let’s get ready to ruuuumble!  Take a walk on the wild side and let your inner animal out to play. We’ll explore the jungle and act out its inhabitants’ stories. A new adventure and story each day!

Full Course

SUM24 A to Z Mysteries: Detective Camp

$175

with Allison Koch

Calendar Jul 8, 2024 at 9 am, runs for 1 week

Grades 2-3 · 9:00 AM-12:00 PM, July 8-12 · $165 Subscribers/$175 Non-Subscribers

Welcome to summer camp for detectives, with Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose! Spend a week following clues and learning about the science of crime solving. Figure out your part of the puzzle-is something suspicious? Act out the story and discover the clues!

Full Course




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