Children's Theatre Camps
Camp Sneak Preview
Facilitated by the Bay Area’s finest teaching artist, this camp expands children’s natural sense of play through daily instruction in music, dance and theatre. This adventurous program explores theatre through collective creation, story development and improvisation. Students share their creativity with parents and friends on the final day of camp. Space is limited. Participants should bring a bag lunch. Performance on the final day at 3:00pm.
Creative Dramatics Summer Camp
This unique camp provides a wonderful introduction to theatre for young children through the use of creative drama, movement and games by focusing on their natural sense of play. The aim of the camp is to encourage inventiveness and originality. Each week is theme-based and may be repeated. Family and friends are invited to share in the creativity on the final day. This is not a parent participation class.
From Storyboard to Screen: Writing, Directing, Designing and Acting
For teen filmmakers a video production workshop with the accent on the art of creating successful, short pieces. We will explore music videos, memoirs, Public Service announcements, fiction and nonfiction forms. Each participant will get experience in all realms of creating short movies, from storyboarding to camera skills to editing and including acting and directing for the camera. Filmmaking is a collaborative art form, and you will create both solo and group projects throughout this intensive week. On the Friday we will hold a Film Festival where we’ll screen everyone’s creations to the public, as well as publish to YouTube for your world admirers. You may take one, two or all three classes.
Note: Final showcase on Friday at 2pm. Students with cameras, videotape, or laptop computers should let the instructor know.
Story Acting–Summer
Using familiar stories, improvisation, and creative movement, students leap into storytelling as they discover how their bodies and voices bring comedic or dramatic situations to life. This class allows students to unleash their unique, theatrical creativity and engage the imagination. Class may be repeated.
Post Camp Children’s Theatre Camps
Join us after camp for more fun camp activities! Post Campers will do arts and crafts, games, and play at Rinconada Park. Campers will also swim once or twice a week. Please make sure the post camp you are signing up for matches the dates of the camp session in which your child is enrolled. Post Camp will be held at the Girl Scout house next to the Junior Museum and Zoo.
Pre Camp Children’s Theatre Camps
Start off your camp day with fun and excitement! Campers will play games, create works of art and much more. Pre camp will be held in the Girl Scout house next to the Junior Museum and Zoo.
Summer Theatre Academy
Three-week session An action-packed theatre day camp taught by working theatre professionals. Each morning, campers rotate between music, dance, drama and at least one design class. In the afternoon, the campers create original performance pieces. Guided by their teachers, students share a final workshop performance with parents and friends on the final day of camp. Participants may register for one or both sessions. All applicants are accepted on a first come basis. Space is limited, register early!
Last Updated: Jan 23, 2013
