Old Pros Series – Full and Half Day Camps (9 AM – 4 PM)
What to Expect:
Join the “Old Pros” in these week long specialized camps taught by local professionals. Each camp will focus on specific topics to help your young actor or artist develop their skills and foster their passion. Each week there will be a theme to guide the activities, crafts, scenes, scripts, songs and games for that week of camp. Full day campers will be able to experience two themes in one day for a double dose of fun. Morning camps have a theater arts focus and afternoon camps work with visual arts. Final Showcase on Fridays for every camp!
Tuition Costs
- Full Day Enrollment (9am-4pm)—$195/week
- Morning or Afternoon only (9am-Noon or 1pm-4pm)—$100/week
Show and Share Friday:
Each Friday there will be a final showcase for family and friends to attend for all of the morning camps. The “show and share” will be a variety of music numbers, dance routines, rehearsed skits/scenes, art exhibits etc. Morning and Afternoon camps will have their own showcase.
Week 1: June 10 – June 14, 2024
GAURDIANS OF THE GALAXY – 9am-Noon – Join Star-Lord and the crew as you defend the galaxy while jamming out to your favorite tunes!
Glow Gallery – 1-4pm – Let it GLOW! We will begin by creating canvas paintings that glow! We will then have a bin full of glowing materials to ignite imagination. As we look through the materials, we will brainstorm our best ideas on what to create for a glow gallery on Friday. What will we create? Mixed media paintings? Clay creatures that glow in the dark? Abstract line art? Wearable t-shirt art? The possibilities are endless!
Week 2: June 17 – June 21, 2024
Film Camp: LET’S Make a Movie – 9am – NOON – Let’s make a movie! This week campers will learn all the basics of filming a short film. We will storyboard our project and then write, act, and film our own short movie! The short film will be featured on the Thalian association YouTube Channel.
Orange Street Pottery Camp – 1 – 4pm –Campers will learn the basics of pottery in this afternoon visual arts camp! All campers will create their very own completed piece of pottery that will be available for pick up 2 weeks after the conclusion of the camp. Supply fee of $10.
Week 3: June 24 – June 28, 2024
TAKE IT TO THE BIG SCREEN –9am – NOON – This camp is all about our favorite movies! Campers will work on their favorite scenes and learn ensemble numbers from some of our favorite movie musicals.
Storybook Engineering CAMP – 1-4pm – Help some of your favorite storybook characters solve once upon a time engineering challenges. Protect Humpty Dumpty from a great fall, grow your own beanstalk to help Jack get a golden egg and help the Three Little Pigs survive the strongest of winds. This class will be a tale to remember!
Week 4: July 8 – July 12, 2024
Improv 102– 9am- Noon – You will learn some of the core fundamentals and principles of improv, focusing on various games and exercises that encourage trust, communication, agreement (“yes and”); active listening, character, status, and making your scene partner look good. Through Improv education, students will achieve personal growth and self-confidence that will help them to excel in other areas. Improv is a great tool to enhance skills in working with others, problem-solving, developing confidence, and a creative style.
Behind the curtains – 1-4pm – this week at camp is all about being behind the scenes. Campers will spend each day learning a new skill from a professional in their field. Projects may include costume sketching, wig designs, make-up designs, and set designs. There will be no sewing taught during this week. – $10 supply fee
Week 5: July 15 – July 19, 2024
So, you think you can dance? – 9am- Noon – Whether you dream of being a prima ballerina, famous dancer, or auditioning for a TV show this camp is for you. You will learn how to choreograph dances and perform solo and group numbers. We will teach young dancers to audition and compete with a positive attitude and enjoy the rewards of hard work.
Mystery Solvers – 1-4pm – Who did it? That is the question. Join us on a fun week of camp participating in solving different investigations, escaping rooms, creating/solving puzzles, completing scavenger hunts, and so much more! Put those sleuth hats on, grab your notepad and pencil, and let’s solve this mystery!
Week 6: July 22 – July 26, 2024
Broadway Stars – 9am-Noon – Young performers will spend one week developing acting and singing skills through exercises, character studies and role playing. Plus learn choreography from your favorite musicals like Newsies, Annie; Wicked, Mamma Mia, & more!
Mystery Box Art Camp – 1-4pm – What’s inside the mystery box? What could it be? Every camper will have a box presented to them at the beginning of each day of camp. They will open their box and then brainstorm different ways to embellish, decorate, and create with their items. Will they have rocks they decide to paint and trade? Will they have sketchbooks they create drawings and stories in? Will they have clay and different tools to add texture? Each day will unwrap a new mystery and new projects will be born!
Week 7: July 29 – August 2, 2024
Disney Villian Spotlight – 9am-Noon – Dance and sing to all your favorite Disney songs, act out your favorite scenes from Disney classics, and learn musical numbers from current Broadway Disney Musicals!
Art Around the World in 5 days – 1-4pm – Students will journey to various destinations around the world as students create art inspired by different cultures. If you like adventure and travel don’t miss out on the trip of a lifetime exploring the different continents through the eyes of art.
Week 8: August 5 – August 9, 2024
Magical Muggles – FULL DAy 9am-4pm –This unique immersive experience will be for us creative muggles ready to learn some magic! Step into platform 9 ¾ and travel to Hogwarts where we will make wands, play quidditch, craft potions, and get sorted into Houses. This full day camp will have both a performance and visual art component that is perfect for all skill levels and Harry Potter knowledge. Let the magic begin! $15 Supply Fee