Ninth Annual Summer Drama Fun Camp
2012 Summer Drama Fun Camp
This year’s camp will be held July 9 - August 3, 2012. We are excited to announce that camp will be held on site at North Coast Repertory Theatre! Camp runs Monday through Friday from 9:30am-3:30pm. Cost is $285, per week. As a parental option, early drop off is available beginning at 8:30am for an additional fee of $40 per week. For parents who require late pick-up, there is additional fee of $50.00 per week. Late pick-up runs from 3:30-5:30pm. Both early drop off and late pickup is available for a reduced rate of $75 per week.
Our camp works on a weekly cycle. Each week, a different theme is picked on the first day of camp by the all of the campers! (e.g. – Greek, Hawaiian, Western, Hollywood, etc…) Each week is packed with a full line-up of creative activities from improvisation to singing to costume design to a fully mounted show! Parents may purchase one, two, or three weeks. Additional discounts apply for multiple week enrollments or multiple child enrollment, call our box office at (858) 481-1055 for discount information. We’ll see you at the theatre!
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Special information regarding the last week of camp!
Last week of camp is one act production camp for kids ages 10-17 - all enrolled will play a part or direct or design the 2012 One Act Festival!
(must be available for performances Aug. 16 - 19)
Please note, that there is an extra production fee associated with this show. The production fee pays for tech dinner, guidance support, and special guest instructors. For information on our refund policy, please click here.
Creative Drama for ages 7-11
July 9, 2012 - August 3, 2012
In depth story telling and creative drama techniques designed to highlight the creative insight in young people. Using story telling campers develop, explore, and communicate ideas and feelings through imagination and creative play while creating a drama based on a short story or fairy tale. Included are theatre and improvisational games, fun competitions, and a daily music workshop.
All fees are non-refundable once camp has begun. For more information on our refund policy, please click here.
Acting for the Stage for ages 11-17
July 9, 2012 - August 3, 2012
A more comprehensive look at the art of acting. Through improvisation and character development our campers focus on acting techniques, vocal work, character study, and working with scripts. Theatre games, improvisation, a daily music workshop, and friendly competitions enhance classes. Campers participate in composing their own improvisation play, which they have created themselves!
All fees are non-refundable once camp has begun. For more information on our refund policy, please click here.
Please note – It is not always possible for friends and siblings to be in the same group/class. We try to accommodate as best as possible, but it is not always possible. Thank you for your understanding.
NEW!
SUMMER FUN CAMP!
Playing with Imagination!
The Theatre School @ NCRT brings you Theatre Tots!
This special drama camp is designed for 4, 5 & 6 year olds and focuses on imagination, creativity and dramatic play.
•Ages 4 - 6
Theatre Tots Drama Fun Camp Dates:
Session 1 - July 2 to 6 from 9:30am - 12:30pm
Session 2 - July 9 to 13 from 9:30am - 12:30pm
•$185 per week
For further information, please call our Box Office (858) 481-1055
or e-mail us ! 
A TYPICAL DAY AT CAMP
The following is a typical day at our drama fun camp. (Please note, that activities are subject to change.)
8:30-9:30 – Optional early drop off. This is an optional section of camp that allows parents to drop their kids off earlier than the regular 9:30 drop off time. Crafts and games are played during this period.
9:30-10am – Group warm-up. The entire camp gets together to do vocal tongue twisters, physical stretches, energy exercises. This gives a wonderful cohesiveness to the camp. Each camper is assigned an individual counselor, and this is the wonderful way for all of the campers and counselors to be involved in one project.
10-11:30am – Creative Drama campers work on story time. Each and every campers is put to the creative hilt whether using the most of his/her talents while at the same time learning about teamwork. Using acting, improvisation and singing.
For our Acting for the Stage group we create an entire 15-20 minute production from scratch. Our campers write the script and then improvise the story while building minimal props and costumes for this adventure. Using character building exercises we create our story.
11:30-12:15 - Lunch
12:15 – 1 – Vocal work. Each group works with an accomplished musician/singer to create a song, a soundtrack, or atmosphere for their final themed performance.
1-1:15 – Break
1:15-2:00 – Scene work. We specify this hour with creative character building. How doe we build a character? How does this character walk, talk? How old is this character. Using the elements of what we observe, what we know, and what we creative, each and every camper creates a minimum of one fully realized character through our development process. Costume construction. Campers create, design and build their own costumes for their culminating performance.
2-2:15 – Break
2:15-3:00 – Music and song creation and improvisation. Typically, we will put two or more classes together and do a series of character building exercises. Mixes the class gives the students a different perspective through different counselor’s perception of learning. Working with our musician-teaching artist, our young people create a song that they will work into their culminating event. We learn the rules of improvisation. During this time we do Themed Work. We come full circle and finish our scene work specifically geared towards the Friday show and that week’s theme.
3:00-3:30 – Cool Down. As a camp we do a series of cool down exercise, much as we did in the beginning of the day.
3:30-5:30 – After camp activities. This is an optional element of camp, that gives parents the flexibility. Light games and general improvisation are impressed upon our campers.
Friday Footlights! Each Friday at 2pm, we present our culminating performance based on that week’s themes. All parents and friends are invited to attend the Friday Footlights performance for free! This takes place in the main stage theatre at North Coast Repertory Theatre.
Themes- Each week we theme our camp. On the first Monday of each week, the counselors and all of the campers get to choose a theme for the week. This theme is incorporated into their improvisation, singing, creative exercises, and their culminating project. Past themes have included Greek Week, Hawaiian Week, Hollywood Week, Western Week, California Week, Animal Week, Comic Book Week, Science Fiction Week.
All fees are non-refundable once camp has begun.
For further information, please call our Box Office (858) 481-1055
or e-mail us!
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