SUMMER DRAMA CAMP AT GOPPERT THEATRE
On the campus of Avila University
For grades 7 through graduating seniors
July 20 through August 1, 2009

This 2-week intensive program is led by performing arts professionals with the assistance of Avila University Theatre Interns. Over the course of the program, students will learn the elements that go into putting on a production, from auditioning techniques to constructing a set, the rehearsal process performance itself.
 

The 2009 production will be:
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien


 
Technical Theatre. Students will have opportunities to learn about designing sets, costumes and lighting and will experience direct hands-on activities in construction of sets, props, costumes and implementing a lighting design.  
 
Acting Classes. These classes incorporate work on the student’s voice, body, and imagination by means of a variety of exercises and drama games.   Acting classes help students increase their ability to communicate verbally and physically, to think imaginatively, to concentrate, to feel and understand emotions, to co-operate in groups, and to seek solutions. In its long history of drama training, Theatre for Young America is proud to have nurtured both students that pursue professional careers in theatre and students that utilize their theatrical skills for success in many other fields. Acting classes follow the model curriculum set out by the American Alliance for Theatre and Education, including work on improvisation, scene study, problem solving in groups, monologues, dramatic structure, audition techniques, and basic stage terminology.