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(860) 347-6143
info[AT]oddfellows.org
Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater
128 Washington Street
Middletown, Connecticut 06457
CAMP VIDEO LINK:
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CAMPER AGES: 14 - 20
TYPE OF CAMP: Day Camp. Monday through Friday, 10 am - 3 pm
CAMPER GENDER(S): Coed Campers.
BRIEF CAMP DESCRIPTION: "Shakespeare Alive!" is a three week intensive theater camp for ages 14 - 20. Participants will receive professional training in acting, voice, movement, stage combat, text analysis and ensemble theater. The program will culminate in two outdoor performances of "Shakespeare Alive!", a dynamic collection of scenes, monologs and swordplay designed to bring Shakespeare to life for contemporary performers.
SPECIAL NEEDS CAMPERS: Oddfellows' facility is fully accessible and meets ADA standards. All young people are welcome and encouraged to participate.
CAMP INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES OFFERED:
Dance, Theater, Music/Band, and more.
CAMP LOCATION: Oddfellows Playhouse is located in downtown Middletown, Connecticut. Most of the activities this summer, including the final performance, will take place outdoors in a nearby green space.
CAMP FACILITIES: We have a 10,000 square foot facility which includes a black box theater, dance studio, 2 classrooms and a shop/design studio.
CAMP PROGRAM INFO: Shakespeare Alive! is a collaboration between Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater and the Middletown-based professional theater company ARTFARM. The program will be directed by ARTFARM Artistic Director Marcella Trowbridge. Marcella is a professional performer, teacher and theater director. She specializes in making classic work immediate and contemporary. She has directed dozens of plays, including many original, classic and contemporary works, as well as Shakespeare’s King Lear, Twelfth Night, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth and others. Some of the favorite roles that she has played include Hamlet, Lady Macbeth, Beatrice, Titania, and Kate in The Taming of the Shrew. She holds an MFA in Theater from Rose Bruford College in London.
Additional staff will include specialists in stage combat, ensemble performance and voice, as well as a professional team of designers.
CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: Ample financial aid is available. Contact info[AT]oddfellows.org or call (860) 347-6143 if you have questions about payment or financial aid.
FAMILY CAMP SESSION(S): Family are welcome to the performances on July 30 & 31, and there will be small share events throughout the program to which family will be invited.
YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMS: Oddfellows Playhouse Teen Repertory Company provides performance and training opportunities to teenagers throughout the school year. Auditions for Fall Teen Rep will be in mid-September.
OTHER CAMP INFO: Stage Combat. Voice and Diction. Unlocking Shakespeare's text.
CAMP SESSION DATES & FEES:
Shakespeare Alive runs July 12 - 31, Monday through Friday, 10 am to 3 pm. There will be extended sessions on Thursday, July 29 for dress rehearsal , and 5 pm performances on July 30 & 31.
Tuition for the 3 week program is $300 for Middletown residents, $600 for out-of-towners, and ample financial aid is available to support any family that needs it -- lack of resources should not be a reason to not participate.
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