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EXPLORE, CREATE, AND PERFORM! Camps for
Ages 5 – 7 • Ages 8 – 10 • Ages 11 - 14 • Ages 14 - 20
Creative Camps Available in
Drama • Music • Musical Theater Visual Arts & Something Different! • On-Camera Acting
Private and Group Lessons Available in
Drama • Winds • Piano • Violin • Viola • Brass Guitar • Dance • Percussion • Drum Set • Voice
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Why Choose The Marcia P. Hoffman School of the Arts?
Students will spend a summer in the spotlight in a safe, exciting and creative environment. Arts and crafts sessions are taught daily by a visual arts specialist. Every student receives a keepsake camp photograph on their final day. Camps provide an opportunity for your child to explore their talents, discover new friends, reunite with old ones, experience the arts with professional instructors, and perform in a professional setting. Early Bird Discount! Register by April 15th, and receive $25 off* of each camp! PROMO CODE: SUMMER19 *Cannot be combined with any other discount offer
DRAMA WEEK-LONG CAMPS – FIVE DAYS OF FUN! NEW THIS YEAR – A TWO-WEEK DRAMA CAMP! For ages 5 - 7 and 8 - 10
During our fun-filled drama camps, students will be introduced to the wonderful world of theater. Centered around a different theme each week, they will work together to write, design, rehearse, and perform an original play for family and friends by week’s end. All that is required is cooperation, innovation, and imagination! CALLING ALL SUPERHEROES! Jun 3 - 7 • 9am - 3pm, $250 Look, up on the stage! It’s a bird, it’s a plane… it’s YOU! This week will focus on heroes and villains from comic books and the movies. Bring your own cape! WIZARDS & WANDS Jun 10 - 14 and Jun 17 - 21, 9am - 3pm, $350 By popular demand – magic will fill the halls for two weeks of witches and wizards casting their spells. Come and find out where the sorting hat will place you! CAMP CATCH ‘EM ALL! Jun 24 - 28 • 9am - 3pm, $250 Join some of your favorite trainers as you strive to be the very best…like no one ever was! MERMAIDS & PIRATES Jul 8 - 12 • 9am - 3pm, $250 Ahoy maties! Set sail with us as we tell tales of buried treasure and life under the sea! ONCE UPON A FORTNITE Jul 15 - 19 • 9am - 3pm, $250 Get into the game! Video game, that is. Leave your devices at home and bring your dance moves as you warp into your favorite virtual world and save the kingdom…before time runs out! PRINCESSES AND DRAGONS Jul 22 - 26 • 9am - 3pm, $250 Join us in telling the timeless tale of rescuing a princess from a dragon… or will the dragon be rescued from the princess? SCI-FI WEEK Jul 29 - Aug 2 • 9am - 3pm, $250 Have you ever wondered what would happen if you gave a lightsaber to a Wookie? This is the week to find out as we explore tales from a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, on a stage near you!
Music INSTRUMENTAL JAZZ CAMP 1 Ages: 11 – 14, $275 Class is limited to 30 participants Jun 3 - 7 • 9am – 4pm Performance on Fri, Jun 7 INSTRUMENTAL JAZZ CAMP 2 Ages: 11 – 14, $275 Class is limited to 30 participants Jul 29 – Aug 2 • 9am – 4pm Performance on Fri, Aug 2 New this year, we have added a second opportunity to take part in our Jazz program! Spend a week with Master Teaching Artist and Hall of Fame musician, Frank Williams. Improve your skills and become a stronger musician! Areas covered will be jazz history, music theory and improvisation – plus workshops with guest artists. Participation in this camp ensures an invitation to join our prestigious jazz program in the fall.
Musical Theater TIP TAP TOES: DANCERS & SINGERS Ages: 5 – 7 Jun 17 - 21 • 9am – 3pm, $250 This week focuses on our younger singers and dancers in a “Showstoppers, Jr.” experience. It’s never too early to dance and sing! SHOWSTOPPERS Ages: 8 – 10, $275 June 3 - 7 • 9am – 4pm Performance on Fri, Jun 7 Sing, dance and see your name in lights! From Hamilton to Elphaba and Galinda, learn Broadway classics and put a new spin on the favorites from your playlist – don’t throw away your shot! BROADWAY BOUND Jun 10 - 21 • 9am – 4pm Performances: Thu, Jun 20 • 2pm & 7pm, Fri, Jun 21 • 7pm in the Murray Theatre Work, work! Join us for a two week, summer-stock-style journey in creating an original Broadway musical review. Sing, dance, act, and follow in the footsteps of Lin-Manuel and Idina! Strut your stuff in the Murray Theatre and prepare to be Broadway bound! Placement auditions will be held on the first day of camp.
The Marcia P. Hoffman School of the Arts takes the stage at Ruth Eckerd Hall for
A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum Ages: 14 - 20, $575 Jun 24 - Jul 17 • 9am - 4pm (possible additional rehearsals during the week of July 4th and Saturdays) Performances: Thu & Fri, Jul 18 & 19 • 7pm Sat, Jul 20 • 2pm & 7pm on the Ruth Eckerd Hall main stage Auditions May 31, June 1 & 2. Call 727.712.2706 for more information.
Visual Arts and Something Different A WEEK IN THE ART ROOM! Ages: 11 – 14, $250 Jun 24 - 28 • 9am – 3pm Are your notebooks filled with doodles? Would you like to see one of your works of art decorating our halls? One of your designs may wind up being the cover of our summer musical’s program! Join us in unleashing your creative side through an allnew, hands-on art experience. PUPPET PARTY: UNDER THE SEA Ages: 11 – 14, $250 Jul 8 - 12 • 9am – 3pm Come with us on a spectacular glow-in-the-dark journey as we use puppets to retell the classic fairy tale that has delighted generations! Join Ariel, Flounder and all their pals as they go on the adventure of a lifetime!
*Due to performing under black light, performance day clothing requirements are as follows: long sleeved black shirt, black pants, and black socks OR shoes. No brightly colored underclothing.
CAMPFIRE TALES Ages: 11 - 14, $250 Jul 22 - 26 • 9am – 3pm Do you enjoy telling tales about things that go bump in the dark? Gather around the stage to bring your favorite urban legends to life or create new ones! For beginners or experts, this camp will teach storytelling and acting while having fun with spooky stories.
LIGHTSABER COMBAT Ages: 11 – 14, $250 Jul 29 - Aug 2 • 9am–3pm Have you ever pretended to fight with a lightsaber? Well then, this is the camp for you! Develop techniques that make stage combat safe for the actors...and thrillingly realistic for the audience. We will use these techniques to create a fight-filled performance that demonstrates the art of stage combat!
COME BACK AND SEE US IN THE FALL! !
Bring your talents back to The Marcia P. Hoffman School of the Arts and join us for our Fall 2019 class offerings. Stay tuned for more information.
FAQ’s
On Camera Acting LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION! Ages: 11 – 14, $250 Jun 24 - 28 • 9am–3pm Join us to learn the basic tools of the best professional actors! Learn memorization techniques, explore character development, connect with other actors through improvisation and relationship building, and discover things about yourself in a positive and supportive environment. I’M READY FOR MY CLOSE UP! Ages: 8 - 10, $200 Jul 1 - 5 • 9am – 3pm (No class on July 4) Learn how to deliver the best of yourself in any audition by joining this fun and interactive camp! Be prepared for auditions and call backs by mastering proven techniques in memorization and improvisation, discover simple, clear and successful ways to cold read, and be rock solid ready for your close up!
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• Camp sizes are limited. Advanced enrollment is recommended. • A nonrefundable enrollment fee of $25 per person is required (waived for REH members). Visit www. rutheckerdhall.com for membership information. • Tuition payment or tuition assistance application is due with enrollment. • Tuition Assistance is available due to the generosity of our donors and our commitment that no child shall be denied an arts experience because of financial need. Apply early! Please call 727.712.2706 for details and eligibility requirements or visit www.hoffmanschoolofthearts.com. • Payment plans are available with credit card only. • Drop-Off/Pick-Up Procedures: Procedures will be sent to you prior to the first day of your camp. • Refunds or credits will be given ONLY if a class is cancelled due to insufficient enrollment, in which case fees and tuition will be refunded in full. • Schedule, instructors, and prices are subject to change. HOLIDAY: We will be closed on Thu, July 4th in observance of Independence Day.
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