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Summer Term 2009 Class Schedule
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TWO WEEK THEATER CAMPS
Choose morning, afternoon or both
before care 8-10am — after care 4:30-6:30pm

Morning Classes — 10am - 1pm
Afternoon Classes — 1:30pm - 4:30pm

SESSION

June 15 - June 27
Demonstration: Friday, 6/26
Performance: Saturday, 6/27

SESSION

July 6 - 18
Demonstration: Friday, 7/17
Performance: Saturday, 7/18
SESSION

July 27 - August 8
Demonstration: Friday, 8/7
Performance: Saturday, 8/8
SESSION

August 17 - 29
Demonstration: Friday, 8/28
Performance: Saturday, 8/29

MORNING PLAYLABS - $250
Class will audition, rehearse, don makeup and costumes, and perform on the NWCT Mainstage! Everyone gets a part!
Classes — 10am - 1pm


Alice in Wonderland

Ages 7-12

Lewis Carroll’s popular Alice books have never been out of print. White Rabbit, Cheshire Cat, Queen of Hearts, Mad Hatter and of course Alice grace our stage all summer. Also offered afternoons.

Stewart, Weiss  

 

Snow White

Ages 11-16

The sweet princess, vain queen, magic mirror and seven diminutive friends are back in a new version of an old favorite.

Kitchens, Newsom  

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MORNING STUDIOS - $215
Studio camps will use classic works to inspire theater: games, skills, scene work, monologues and spoofs. Demo last class
Classes — 10am - 1pm


Morning Studio I

Fairyland

Ages 7-10

The Grand Imperial Dragon invites all magical beings and fairy tale characters to the Fairy Queen’s Summer Ball for much merriment and music!

Dillard, Loehrke, Walker, Welsh  

 

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Morning Studio II

French Classics

Ages 12-18

The Musketeer books by Alexandre Dumas and Victor Hugo’s Les Miserables, steeped in French history, provide large characters and adventure.

Lipkin, Tatum  

 

American Classics

Ages 12-18

Work on plays adapted from uniquely American authors such as Mark Twain, Louisa May Alcott, Edgar Allen Poe and O’Henry.

Lipkin, Tatum  

 

English Classics

Ages 12-18

Perennial English authors such Shakespeare, Jane Austen, Charles Dickens and Oscar Wilde are a continued and constant influence on American film and theater.

Lipkin, Tatum  

 

Russian Classics

Ages 12-18

Masters Leo Tolstoy, Fyodor Dostoyevsky and Anton Chekhov explored themes of great passion, suffering and redemption. Join us for scenes and spoofs.

Lipkin, Tatum  

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SUMMER NIGHTS! - $495
6pm - 9pm


Advanced Musical Theater Workshop

Ages 12-18

Back this summer with new material. This popular advanced workshop will help to sharpen musical skills and challenge experienced young performers! Enrollment by audition or invitation only.

(A) 6:00-9:00 p.m. Performances 7/10, 11, 12 6/15-7/10
(B) 6:00-9:00 p.m. Performances 8/14, 15, 16 7/20-8/14
Hardy, Weiss & guests (four-week class, M-F) $495

 

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AFTERNOON PLAYLABS - $250
Class will audition, rehearse, don makeup and costumes, and perform on the NWCT mainstage! Everyone gets a part!
Classes — 1:30pm - 4:30pm


Alice in Wonderland

Ages 7-12

Please see morning playlabs for description. Also offered mornings.

Stewart, Weiss  

 

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Ages 11-16

The language, fairies, rustics, lovers and royals of Shakespeare’s magical masterpiece provide a fun summer challenge for older students.

Kitchens, Martin  

 

Shadowland—A Vampire’s Tale!

Ages 12-18


Through the ages vampires have fascinated and horrified us. Come closer, if you dare, and tell a gothic tale of the undead!

Lipkin, Tatum  

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AFTERNOON SAMPLERS - $215
Famous friends and classic characters from stage, film and literature provide a fun focus to explore theater skills.
Classes — 1:30pm - 4:30pm


Afternoon Sampler I

Favorite Friends

Ages 6-10

Raggedy Ann & Andy, Tom & Huck, Lucy & Charlie Brown—special friendships brighten our lives. Build performance skills as you celebrate famous friendships with music and scenes.

Cawley, Dillard, Walker, Welsh  

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Afternoon Sampler II

Aliens Amongst Us!

Ages 11-16

Work on scenes daring and dramatic from great science fiction writers who examine the alien to portray the human.

Haynes, Loehrke, Warren  

 

Heroes & Heroines

Ages 11-16

Find the courage in scenes with Bilbo Baggins, Anne Frank, Huck Finn and other unlikely heroes that both sets them apart and unites us.

Haynes, Loehrke, Warren  

 

Funny Faces!

Ages 11-16

Enjoy the genius of exceptional comic writers, personalities, actors and clowns through great scenes, funny routines and more.

Haynes, Loehrke, Warren  

 

Sleuths!

Ages 11-16

Investigate those idiosyncratic detectives who can unravel even the most unsolvable mysteries with a focus on basic character study.

Haynes, Loehrke, Warren  

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ONE WEEK FIRST STAGE CAMPS - $150
Morning classes for children age
Ages 4½-6

10am-1pm


  MORNING PLAYHOUSE — Hundred Acre Adventures!
Christopher Robin’s whimsical playmates teach about friends and fun in this summer First Stage Playhouse—skits, stories, music and more! All performance will be on Saturdays.

For registration purposes, these camp dates are concurrent with two week sessions A, B, C, D and are listed in those sections.
I: June 15 - June 19 • Rain Clouds and Such • (performance 6/20)
II: June 22 - June 26 • A Very Special Birthday Party • (performance 6/27)
I: July 6 - July 10 • Busy Bees • (performance 7/11)
II: July 13 - July 17 • An Expedition • (performance 7/18)
I: July 27 - July 31 • Rain Clouds and Such • (performance 8/1)
II: August 3 - August 7 • A Very Special Birthday Party • (performance 8/8)
I: August 17 - August 21 • Busy Bees • (performance 8/22)
II: August 24 - August 28• An Expedition • (performance 8/29)
Ellingson, Hayden, Martin, Ott

 

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ONE WEEK THEATER CAMPS
Choose morning, afternoon or both
before care 8-10am — after care 4:30-6:30pm

Morning Classes — 10am - 1pm
Afternoon Classes — 1:30pm - 4:30pm

SESSION

June 29 - July 3
Demonstration & Performance
Friday, 7/3

SESSION

July 20 - 24
Demonstration & Performance
Friday, 7/24
SESSION

Aug. 10 - 14
Demonstration & Performance
Friday, 8/14

SESSION

Aug. 31 - Sept. 4
Demonstration & Performance
Friday, 9/4


MORNING CAMPS
Classes — 10am - 1pm


Aesop’s Famous Fables

Ages 7-10

Recreate some of Aesop’s best tales like The Town Mouse and The City Mouse using music, puppets and story theater.

Dillard, Haynes, Tatum, Warren $135

 

Arabian Nights (all day playlab)

Ages 10-15

Persian Queen Scheherazade spins tales such as Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, to save her head. But you can act in them just for fun!

Loehrke, Walker $235

 

Costume Design

Ages 11-18

Study classic costume design for the stage. Limit 10.

Ellingson $135

 

Film Workshop II

Ages 12-18

Starstruck? Join this on-camera workshop to work with one of the best. Perfect your acting skills, build confidence, work on professional scripts and have fun! Limit 10.

Peabody $180

 

Karaoke Klub!

Ages 10-14

The Karaoke fun factor kicks in as you dress up and sing with pre-recorded favorites at the NWCT Karaoke Klub!

Kitchens, Warren, Weiss $135

 

Stardust Standards

Ages 11-16

Love to sing the standards? Don’t miss this chance to create memories with two musical theater pros!

Crowley, Stewart, Weiss $135

 

Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star…

Ages 4½-6

Favorite night stories and poems inspire delightful playlets, music and crafts for our tiny celestial stars…for those times when Moon rules.

Ellingson, Martin, Ott $135

 

 

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AFTERNOON CAMPS
Classes — 1:30pm - 4:30pm


Amazing Faraway Tales

Ages 7-10

Expand your world as you act in magical tales from faraway lands. 1-Asia, 2-Africa, 3-Europe, 4-Middle East.

Crowley, Dillard, Haynes, Martin, Tatum $135

 

Arabian Nights (all day playlab continues)

Ages 10-15

 

Backstage

Ages 11-18

Learn about design and technical theater as you work with NWCT’s award-winning technical staff.

Monroe and guests $135

 

Classy Crooners

Ages 11-16

Perform the music in the smooth style of classic crooners such as Frank Sinatra, Rosemary Clooney, Nat King Cole and Dinah Shore.

Kitchens, Weiss $135

 

Comedy for Two!

Ages 9-12

Comedy teams such as Abbott & Costello, Laurel & Hardy, Martin & Lewis provide inspiration to work on improv, timing, and classic comedy routines.

Dillard, Lipkin, Martin, Warren $135

 

Film Workshop I

Ages 8-11

Starstruck? Join this on-camera workshop to work with one of the best. Perfect your acting skills, build confidence, work on professional scripts and have fun! Limit 10.

Peabody $180

 

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