THEATER EDUCATION AND PRODUCTION IN NORTHFIELD, VT
2023 SUMMER CAMPS
Summer camps are here! Look below for details.
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We offer a 10% multiple camp or sibling discount; if you are paying for more than one class, feel free to take 10% off of your total for all classes.
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We encourage early registration to hold your spot. You may register by clicking the link below each class description. If you have any questions please email Maren at: maren@dirtroadtheater.com.
PAYMENT OPTIONS
CHECK: Dirt Road Theater, 1662 W. Hill Road, Northfield, VT 05663
VENMO: @dirtroadtheater
SUMMER CAMPS
Introduction to Performance Camp (Ages 6-10)
This camp is currently full, please register to join the waitlist
1 week - June 26th - 30th, 9:30 - 2:30, Final performance June 30th at 2:30PM
Memorial Park, Northfield
$250
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Join us for a week of theater fun and games culminating in a play performance! We will spend the week developing acting and performance skills such as character development and presentation, stage awareness, storytelling, and working collaboratively. The play itself will be determined after enrollment is closed and will be based on the ages and experience of the campers. This camp is intended to be a fun and positive introduction to theater exploration, with an emphasis on the joy of the process rather than the finished product. This camp is appropriate for the beginning actor as well as those with some experience!
Performance Camp (ages 10-18)
This camp is currently full, please register to join the waitlist
2 weeks - July 17th - 21st and July 24th - 28th, 9:30 - 4:30
Final performance July 28th at 6pm and July 29th at 2pm
Valley Players Theater, Waitsfield
$450 (sibling discounts are available, as are a limited number of sliding scale positions, please inquire if interested.)
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Join us for two weeks of jam-packed theater fun as we rehearse and perform an original musical! Our play will be developed this spring by one of our theater classes, so we don't know what it will be yet- but we can't wait to find out! Savannah Yates will be creating the music for this show, and we will have a draft of the play ready to share with all registrees by May with music to follow. This camp will focus on exploring and developing the skills needed for performance, focusing heavily on character development, communication with fellow actors and other members of the production team, and building a tight-knit ensemble. While we will spend the majority of our time working on the play itself, there will still be plenty of room for acting and improvisation games that will both help us explore skills and have fun! Our two-week session will culminate with two fully staged performances of our shows at the Valley Players Theater.
*Please note that participants must be able to memorize lines fairly quickly, and be willing to do this work outside of camp time.
Technical Theater/Performance Camp Combo (ages 10-18)
This camp is currently full, please register to join the waitlist
2 weeks - July 17th - 21st and July 24th - 28th, 9:30 - 4:30,
Final performance July 28th at 6pm and July 29th at 2pm
Valley Players Theater, Waitsfield
$450 (sibling discounts are available, and a limited number of sliding scale positions available, please inquire if interested.)
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This is a perfect option for someone who is interested in both the performance and technical sides of making theater! As an actor/techie, you will be cast in a small role in the play, and spend your mornings in theater games and rehearsals. In the afternoons, you will work on the technical elements of the show, such as costume design, graphic and artistic design, lighting and sound board operation, set design and building, and prop design and creation.
Technical Theater Camp (ages 12-18)
2 weeks - July 17th - 21st & July 24th - 25th, 12:30 - 4:30
July 26th - 28th, 9:30-4:30,
Final performance July 28th at 6pm and July 29th at 2pm
Valley Players Theater, Waitsfield
$300
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This camp is a great way to explore or expand on technical theater skills, including costume design, graphic and artistic design, lighting and sound board operation, set design and building, and prop design and creation. While all technical theater campers will end up working across the board in terms of areas, you will also be able to focus on areas of interest and learn about the ways in which these technical aspects support and inform the production as a whole.
Performance Camp (ages 9-13)
This camp is currently full, please register to join the waitlist
1 week - July 31st-August 4th, 9:30-4pm
Performance August 4th @ 6:00 PM
The Valley Players Theater, Waitsfield
$300
This camp will be a fun-filled and action-packed week rehearsing and performing an original play! Our play will be developed this spring by one of our theater classes, so we don't know what it will be yet- but we can't wait to find out! We will have a draft of the play ready to share with all registrees by May. This camp will focus on exploring and developing the skills needed for performance, focusing heavily on character development, communication with fellow actors and other members of the production team, and building a tight-knit ensemble. While we will spend the majority of our time working on the play itself, there will still be plenty of room for acting and improvisation games that will both help us explore skills and have fun! Our session will culminate with a fully staged performance of our show at the Valley Players Theater. This camp is appropriate for the beginning actor as well as those with more experience!
*Please note that participants must be able to memorize lines fairly quickly, and be willing to do this work outside of camp time.