Creative Arts Camps and Adult Classes - Summer 2012

LOWNDES SHAKESPEARE CENTER 812 E, ROLLINS STREET ORLANDO, FL 32803

407-447-1700 ORLANDOSHAKES.ORG

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH UCF

ORLANDO SHAKESPEARE THEATER

CREATIVE ARTS CAMPS & ADULT CLASSES SUMMER 2012

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all the world’s stage

every child is an artist CREATIVE ARTS CAMPS In each of our camps, students will focus on two complimentary skills that make up the wide and varied world of Theater Arts. Taught by theater professionals, these camps are designed to ignite the imagination and inspire creativity while teaching life skills.

Lunch Bunch

is an optional, pay-per-use program for campers Age 4 to Grade 2. During these extended day sessions for camps ending at 12 p.m., children eat the lunch they’ve brought from home, clean up, and have unstructured play, crafts, stories, and songs. The Lunch Bunch fee is $10 per day. Each Lunch Bunch session is from 12:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m.

WILL’S WORLDS

AGE 4 - RISING GRADE 2

PUPPET PLAY!

AGE 4 - RISING GRADE 2

MAGICAL SHAKESPEARE

RISING GRADES 2 - 5

MUSICAL ADVENTURES

AGE 4 - RISING GRADE 2

ZOMBIE SHAKESPEARE

RISING GRADES 9 - 12

PLAYING WITH HEART

MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

DATES June 11 - 15 | TIME Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. | TUITION $180 Using musical instruments and costume pieces, campers get hands-on experience acting out Shakespeare’s stories through movement and creative play.

DATES July 2 - 6 | TIME Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. | TUITION $180 Using the puppets made in class, campers tell stories with words, notes, and rhythms.

DATES July 2 - 6 | TIME Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. | TUITION $225 Students learn basic magic tricks while exploring scenes from Shakespeare’s most magical plays, such as As You Like It and Macbeth.

DATES July 16 - 20 | TIME Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. | TUITION $180 Campers use music, movement, and imaginative play to create their own exciting adventures.

DATES July 23 - 27 | TIME Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. | TUITION $330 Campers speak the words of Shakespeare’s ghosts and goblins while creating their own fake scars, bruises, and blood. Tuition includes special effects make-up kit.

REGISTRATION

To register, visit our website at ORLANDOSHAKES.ORG or call 407-447-1700 ext. 254 today.

DATES July 30 - Aug. 3 | TIME Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. | TUITION $155 This program is a collaboration between UCP of Central Florida, the Exceptional Education Department of UCF, and Orlando Shakespeare Theater to allow students with and without special needs to work together. All students participate in daily voice, movement, and warm-up activities before rehearsing together. The program culminates in a showcase of scenes.

LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION! RISING GRADES 6 - 8

DATES Aug. 6 - 10 | TIME Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. | TUITION $305 Make your own action movie combining stage combat, acting, and video.

SHAKESPEARE SMACKDOWN!

RISING GRADES 2 - 5

FOLKSONGS AND FAIRYTALES

AGE 4 - RISING GRADE 2

DATES Aug. 6 - 10 | TIME Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. | TUITION $225 Campers explore some of Shakespeare’s most famous fight scenes, learning the basics of hand-to-hand stage combat, safely throwing punches and slaps that wow the audience!

DATES Aug. 13 - 17 | TIME Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. | TUITION $180 Campers bring to life classic stories, songs and dances using costume pieces, movement, and imaginative play.

THE YOUNG COMPANY RISING GRADES 9 - COLLEGE FRESHMEN

SPONSORED BY

THE ENGLISH SPEAKING UNION OF CENTRAL FLORIDA

DATES June 11 - July 8 | TIME Monday - Friday, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. | TUITION $455 PLAY Twelfth Night | AUDITIONS Saturday, April 21, 12 - 6 p.m. by appointment PERFORMANCES July 6 & 7 at 7 p.m. and July 8 at 2 p.m.

The Young Company (TYC) is a diverse group of high school students from Central Florida who receive voice, movement and character training while working on a fully produced play (i.e. professional costumes, lights, set, and sound designs). TYC strives to provide talented young artists a nurturing environment where positive self-expression is encouraged through active involvement in the exploration of classical drama.

For more information or to schedule an audition appointment, call 407-447-1700 ext. 254.

SHAKESPEARE PLAYERS

RISING GRADES 2 - 5

SHAKESPEARE BARDS RISING GRADES 6 - 8

DATES June 18 - 29 | TIME Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. | TUITION $330 PLAY A Midsummer Night’s Dream This two-week camp culminates in a performance for friends and family. Campers in Grades 6-8 will portray the rustic players and the couples in Shakespeare’s magical love story, A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

SHAKESPEARE WITH HEART

MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

DATES July 9 - 20 | TIME Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. | TUITION $180 PLAY Much Ado About Nothing This program is a collaboration between UCP of Central Florida, the Exceptional Education Department of UCF, and the Orlando Shakespeare Theater to allow students with and without special needs to work together over a two-week period to produce a Shakespeare play. All students participate in daily voice, movement, and warm-up activities before rehearsing together.

, be daring different be

PRODUCTION CAMPS

DATES June 18 - 29 | TIME Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. | TUITION $330 PLAY A Midsummer Night’s Dream This two-week camp culminates in a performance for friends and family. Campers in Grades 2-5 will portray the fairies in Shakespeare’s magical love story, A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

communication

and human connection

ADULT CLASSES ESSENTIAL ACTING TRAINING (EAT) SESSION ONE: THE ACTOR

DATES May 29 - June 12 (3 weeks) | TIME Tuesdays, 6 - 10 p.m. | TUITION $140 First Course. Taste your creative spirit! We’ll play with breath, voice, body awareness, and writing from the heart. The class culminates with an original performance piece written by each actor.

For the adult actor, we are continuing our new series of classes designed to prepare actors to succeed in the profession, focusing on skills that are basic, yet essential, ongoing techniques in the actors’ toolbox.

SESSION TWO: THE CHARACTER

DATES June 26 - July 10 (3 weeks) | TIME Tuesdays, 6 - 10 p.m. | TUITION $140 Second Course. Feast on the many ways that actors create a character! We’ll play with age, time, status, and circumstances to build a character from the inside out. Students will be expected to learn a short two-minute monologue.

SESSION THREE: THE SCENE

DATES July 24 - August 7 (3 weeks) | TIME Tuesdays, 6 - 10 p.m. | TUITION $140 Third Course. What makes a scene really cook? This class is for students looking to explore the skills and dynamics of working with a scene partner. We will focus on active listening and playing a short scene with objectives, obstacles, and tactics.

ADVANCED SCENE STUDY AND MONOLOGUE WORKOUT

DATES June 9 - 30 (4 weeks) | TIME Saturdays, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. | TUITION $140 Using the techniques and terms cultivated in Essential Acting Training, we’ll work on monologues and scenes chosen by the actor and instructor. Useful as a rehearsal tool and audition preparation, this class may be repeated with new material as part of an actor’s ongoing training and development. Actors with extensive theater training/experience may participate with permission from the instructor.

ACTING WITH HEART

DATES June 19 - July 24 (6 weeks) | TIME Tuesdays, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. | TUITION $175 This class invites adult graduates of Shakespeare With Heart with and without special needs to work together on scenes and monologues. The program culminates in a showcase for friends and family.

REGISTRATION To register, visit our website at ORLANDOSHAKES.ORG or call 407-447-1700 ext. 254 today.