New West Theatre Summer Theatre Camps 2009
New West Theatre’s dedication to enhancing arts experiences in southern Alberta extends beyond our eight seasonal productions – our popular Summer Theatre Camps provide dynamic artistic opportunities for young people.
For the third summer in a row, New West Theatre is offering weeklong theatre camps for students between the ages of 5 and 17. All classes are taught in the Sterndale Bennett Theatre, where students will learn the art of drama through the use of imaginative and playful exercises.
Each weeklong camp will introduce and reinforce fundamentals theatre skills, including imagination, teamwork, improvisation, movement and acting. Skills taught throughout the week will be integrated in the creation, rehearsal, and presentation of a completely original show that students will share with family and friends on the Friday afternoon.
Our Focus
Summer Theatre Camps provide students with the opportunity to explore theatre activities as a means to gain confidence and communication skills, both as a young person and as a performer. Each camp investigates key themes and techniques through high energy and interactive exercises.
Theatre camp instructors are highly experienced arts educators that focus on fostering skills in a positive environment. Instructors emphasize the process of exploring drama techniques, while nurturing a final performance that makes students proud of their accomplishments.
Whether a young person is looking for a fun way to spend a week or is interested in furthering a passion and interest for theatre, our Summer Theatre Camps will provide an unforgettable experience that will feed their excitement for live theatre and performing.
Summer Camp Breakdown
Drama Discoveries | July 6 – 10
Do you love the rush of entertaining your friends and family? Then allow our camp instructors to lead you through a theatrical adventure where kids of all levels of experience will discover performance styles from mime to improvisation. Students will put what they’ve learned into practice as they create an original production for the end of the week!
Time: 9 am – 4 pm
Ages: 8 – 12
Fee: $160
Comedy Chaos | July 13 – 17
This week of learning will focus on the madness and mayhem of comedy. Students will experience the zany forms of everything funny including improvisation, sketches, physicality and more! Over the week, students will create a comic performance to present to family and friends on Friday afternoon.
Time: 9 am – 4 pm
Ages: 11 – 14
Fee: $160
Improv Play-Creation | July 20 – 24
For students interested in the in-depth creation of a play — this course offers the opportunity to both create and perform your own script. Students will develop exciting characters and engaging scenes using improvisation and playwriting. A collection of the week’s work will be presented on Friday afternoon.
Time: 9 am – 4 pm
Ages: 14 – 17
Fee: $160
Arts Adventure | August 4 – 7
Designed for the youngest of performers, this camp will captivate students with high energy theatre games. Students will learn the fundamentals of theatre performance, which will culminate in their final performance based on a week’s worth of ideas and fun!
Time: 9 am – 3 pm
Ages: 5 – 8
Fee: $130
Colourful Clowning | August 10 – 14
This week of drama activities will be seen through the eyes of the clown! Students will learn how to think, act, and joke like a clown, while exploring techniques of famous funny people from the Three Stooges to Mr. Bean. For the final performance, we invite family and friends into our own little big top where students will show off their new-found skills!
Time: 9 am – 4 pm
Ages: 8 – 12
Fee: $160
Movement & Mayhem | August 17 – 21
This exuberant week allows students to use their bodies and physical objects to tell exciting theatrical stories. Using thrilling physical movements, students will create a dynamic and comedy-filled play for Friday’s performance.
Time: 9 am – 4 pm
Ages: 11 – 14
Fee: $160
Instructors
Jeremy Mason
Summer Theatre Camp Director
New West Theatre, General Manager
Jeremy is an actor, director, playwright and theatre educator who works across the province in schools, creating theatre and teaching youth. For New West Theatre he has been seen in such productions as Rumplestiltskin, Sitting on Paradise, Ned, What’s Under Your Bed?, Dear Santa, One Paw on the Chicken’s Coop, Little Red Riding Hood, and The Jungle Book! Jeremy also works extensively with the Empress Theatre in Fort Macleod and Calgary’s Trickster Theatre.
Andy Jenkins
Summer Theatre Camp Instructor
Andy is a local theatre artist who has been seen in countless productions across southern Alberta. Andy’s New West Theatre credits include The Paper Bag Princess and other stories by Robert Munsch (Director), Mending Fences, Rumplestiltskin, Ned, What’s Under Your Bed?, and Dear Santa. With Trickster Theatre Andy travels the province creating dynamic physical theatre productions with youth. His new theatre for young audiences play, Blame it on Bigfoot, will premiere at the Empress Theatre this summer!
Meaghan Cahill
Summer Theatre Camp Instructor
Meaghan is a Drama Education major at the University of Lethbridge. As part of the U of L theatre community she has performed in an elementary school tour and worked on both Mainstage productions, including, Much Ado About Nothing, and on Theatre Xtra’s Cursed. She loves working with youth and has a diverse experience working with them in both the camp setting and the classroom setting.
Odds & Ends
-Each week ends with a final performance at 5 pm in the Sterndale Bennett Theatre, open to family and friends of the students.
-For each day of camp, students must bring a bagged lunch, sunscreen, a hat and a water bottle (lunch hours will be spent outside).
-Camp fees include a T-shirt, Friday afternoon supper, and one complimentary ticket to one New West Theatre production (Soundtrack, Celebration, or It’s Munsch Time)
To Register
-Payment must accompany registration.
-Visit the Ticket Centre at the Yates Centre or ENMAX Centre or online at www.lethbridge.ca/tickets
-Cheques payable to: The City of Lethbridge Ticket Centre
-Registration begins May 22, 2009
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