Teen Company S U M MER CAMPS 2 0 1 3
Arden
Grades 6 -8 and 9-12
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TEEN COMPANY Students entering Grades 6 – 12 or just graduated 12 Arden Teen Company Summer Camps provide the opportunity to study with Philadelphia’s top theatre artists. We offer one day masterclasses, one, two, or three week camps and a four week musical theatre studio so you can create an experience that’s right for you.
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Arden
GRADES 6 - 8
SUMMER CAMPS ACTING CAMP For students entering grades 6 - 8 TWO-WEEK CAMP July 15 – 26 (Mondays - Fridays only) Final Performance: Friday, July 26, 4pm 10am - 5pm Extended Day option – drop off 9am, pick up 6pm (inquire for rates) At Teen Company Acting Camp, some of Philly’s finest theatre pros will teach you how to be an active listener, create believable characters and build your ensemble skills while working with a script. At the end of camp on Friday, July 26th at 4 pm, parents, friends, and family will be invited to a staged reading starring you! COST: $700
MUSICAL THEATRE CAMP For students entering grades 6 - 8 THREE-WEEK CAMP July 29 – August 16 (Mondays - Fridays only) Final Performance: Friday, August 16, 4pm 10am - 5pm Extended Day option – drop off 9am, pick up 6pm (inquire for rates) At Teen Company Musical Theatre Camp, musical theatre professionals will teach you how to hone your singing, dancing, and acting skills while learning how to read music, sing harmony, integrate choreography, and interpret a song. At the end of camp on Friday, August 16th at 4 pm, parents, friends, and family will be invited to a musical revue featuring musical numbers you’ve worked on over the three weeks. COST: $900
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MASTERCLASS WEEK Take one or all five days to further develop your skills as an actor
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9 - 12
THE CHARACTER PROJECT
WHOSE LINE IS IT?
12 +
WHOSE LINE IS IT?
THE IT FACTOR
THE CHARACTER PROJECT
Learn how to change your voice and alter your body to become any character. This class includes games and exercises that work on your vocal technique, improv, and the physical life of a character. You’ll learn the skills you need to play any role.
WHOSE LINE IS IT?
Always wanted to be on Saturday Night Live? Timing and teamwork are just some of the skills you will learn as you create new characters and storylines while thinking on your feet. In this improv and sketch comedy class you will play theatre games and use short form scenes to increase your listening and ensemble building skills that will develop you into a believable, exciting improviser.
THE IT FACTOR
Looking to improve your techniques for your next audition? Whether it’s your high school play, a college entrance audition, or a professional gig, come learn from theatre professionals who cast and audition to hear both sides of the audition process. Gain the confidence you need to have a stand out audition. Please come prepared with a monologue memorized and we ask that you bring a copy of the monologue to the class.
GRADES 9-12,
or just graduated H.S.
Take one day for $50 or $65* or the full week for $265 June 24 – 28, Monday - Friday, 12 - 5pm *The Sing Off includes a ticket to the Arden’s 8pm performance of A Little Night Music.
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THE IT FACTOR
THE SING OFF
THE ARDEN’S GOT TALENT
THE ARDEN’S GOT TALENT
THE CHARACTER PROJECT
THE SING OFF
THE ARDEN’S GOT TALENT
Sharpen your acting skills by working on scenes from contemporary plays with theatre professionals. This class will challenge you to analyze text and create believable characters while honing your performance technique.
THE SING OFF
Take this fast- paced one-day musical theatre intensive with some of Philly’s finest pros. A perfect addition to your musical theatre training, you will learn challenging material from popular Broadway shows. Price of this class ($65) also includes a ticket to the Arden’s 8pm performance of A Little Night Music.
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GRADES 9-12,
or just graduated H.S.
SKETCH COMEDY WEEK For students entering grades 9 - 12 or just graduated 12 July 8 – 12, 11am - 5pm Final Performance: Friday, July 12, 4pm
ONE-WEEK CAMP
Friday Night Live! – Live from Arden Theatre Company, it’s Friday night! Create a short form improv show throughout the week. From writing, rehearsing, directing, and designing – you’ll learn all about what it takes to put up a sketch comedy show. Family and friends come back to watch you show on Friday at 4pm. COST: $400
ACTING CAMP For students entering grades 9 - 12 or just graduated 12 July 15 – 26 (Mondays - Fridays only), 11am - 5pm Final Performance: Friday, July 26, 4pm
TWO-WEEK CAMP
At Teen Company Acting Camp, some of Philly’s finest theatre pros will teach you how to be an active listener, create believable characters and build your ensemble skills while working with a script. At the end of camp on Friday, July 26th at 4 pm, parents, friends, and family will be invited to a staged reading starring you! COST: $700
MUSICAL THEATRE STUDIO: INTO THE WOODS
FOUR-WEEK CAMP
For students entering grades 9 - 12 or just graduated 12 July 29 – August 23 (Mondays - Fridays only), 10am - 5pm Performance Dates: Wednesday, August 21 and Thursday, August 22 at 7pm There IS camp on Friday, August 23. Audition, rehearse, and perform a one-act production of Stephen Sondheim’s Into the Woods. Mounted on the Arden stage, you will work with a professional director, musical director, and choreographer to bring this production to life, complete with sets, lights, and costumes. COST: $1250
Are you interested in working behind the scenes for this production? Set, Costumes, Props? Please inquire about those options!
KALA MOSES BAXTER, The Piano Lesson
CHRIS BRESKY, The History Boys
STEVE PACEK, Clybourne Park
JAMES IJAMES, Endgame
CARL CLEMONS-HOPKINS, Robin Hood
MATT DECKER, Associate Artistic Director
LIZ FILIOS, The Threepenny Opera
ALEX KEIPER, Cinderella
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Photos of faculty: Mark Garvin
TEEN COMPANY FACULTY
TO REGISTER: 215.922.1122 • ardendramaschool.com
(All savings are off full-week regular prices. One discount applies per session. Discounts cannot be combined.)
multiple sessions
$25 OFF
• before MARCH 1 • or when you bring a sibling or friend
$35 OFF
GREAT SUMMER SAVINGS!
Photos: Plate 3 Photography (unless otherwise noted)
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