2011 Summer Children's Theatre Camps
The Ogunquit Playhouse Children's Theatre Program offers theatrical training to students of all ages in a supportive and nurturing environment.
Children ages five to eight years may participate in our Rising Stars Camps. Childen ages nine to fifteen can participate in our Junior Players' Camps which results in on-stage performances for our audiences. Teen Showcase is for ages thirteen to eighteen.
The Ogunquit Playhouse Welcomes Paul Brewster
as new Children's Theatre Education Director
Paul Brewster is thrilled to return to the Playhouse to lead the Education Department. Last season he directed the Jr. Players in Jack and the Beanstalk. A director, stage manager, and teaching artist, Paul has worked Off-Broadway and Regionally. Favorite Credits Include: Ogunquit Playhouse: Chicago, The Shound of Music, All Shook Up. NYC: La Barberia (New World Stages), The Orphan's Home Cycle (Signature Theatre Company/Hartford Stage), The Punishing Blow (Clurman, Theatre Row), Forgotten World (Public Theater/Sundance Institute), The Living Newspaper (DRD Theatricals). Paul holds a BFA from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. A New Hampshire native, Paul has helped mount dozens of children's shows at Manchester's Palace Theater. With an interest in children's entertainment across mediums, Paul previously served as the Assistant Director of The New York International Children's Film Festival, the largest festival for children and teens in North America. He looks forward to expanding the curricular goals of all Ogunquit Playhouse Educational Programming to deepen each participant's experience and foster their skills while maintaining the high quality productions for which the department has become known.
Below is a listing of our three summer program offerings.
Designed for students, ages 5-8, this introductory camp will introduce our youngest students to the theatre arts. Combining fun and educational games with instruction, the workshops bring the performing arts to life for youngsters new to theatre.
Students will learn basic staging, music and choreography with an emphasis on group performance in a supportive and nurturing atmosphere. Students will attend camp half days Monday through Friday. A performance for families will be held on Fridays in the Chloe Checkoway Pavilion.
We are offering 6 Sessions in 2011 starting June 27 through August 26. The shows offered in 2011 will be:
- Snow White & The Seven Dwarves
- Winnie the Pooh
- Welcome to the Jungle
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The original Playhouse Children's Theatre Camp, designed for students, ages 9-15, will identify, strengthen and enhance each student's performance skills, self-esteem and self-expression. Students receive vocal, movement and acting training while preparing to perform before a live audience on the Playhouse stage. Students will attend camp Monday-Friday, 9:30AM-3:30PM with performances on Saturdays at 10:00 AM and Noon and Sundays at 10:00 AM. Each of our Junior Players camps will culminate in a fully staged production on the Playhouse’s Main Stage!
In 2011 we will be offering three Junior Players Camps, including:
- Snow White & the Seven Dwarves
- Disney's The Jungle Book Kids
- Pippi Longstocking's Musical Adventure
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This summer acting camp is designed for the older student, ages 13-18, and is taught by Wendell Purrington (Choral Director of Portsmouth High School). The camp offers advanced lessons in improv, dance and vocals, as well as specialty classes with visiting professional actors. Students will attend camp Monday-Thursday evenings with a live performance for families and friends on Friday evening in The Chloe Checkoway Pavilion.
Our 2011 Teen Showcase will be from August 22-August 26 with a special performance on Friday, August 26 at 7pm.
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