Category Archives: Auditions

Register for Camp Encore with the Greenbelt Recreation Department

Register for Camp Encore with the Greenbelt Recreation Department

CAMP ENCORE Ages 13-17

Lotsa Lazzi!

Join director Kate Magill Robinson and the Camp Encore troupe leaders on a hilarious exploration of the raucous roots of western comedy. Commedia dell’ arte originated in the Italian Renaissance with stock comic characters and recognizable comic bits (called lazzi). It permeated European theatre for several hundred years and has inspired theatre artists from Shakespeare to Saturday Night Live. In this ensemble-based camp, students will take on stock characters and play with Lotsa Lazzi, as we explore what makes us laugh and learn to build a performance driven by physicality, music, dance, rollicking scenarios and slapstick comedy. So bring your funny, and let’s play.

At the end of the camp session, campers will present a live theater performance at the Greenbelt Arts Center. Students unable to attend the entire session may enroll, but their participation in the shows may be limited. If your camper has significant schedule conflicts with the camp schedule, please consult Kate at katemagill3@gmail.com before enrolling. Attendance in the final week and at both shows is mandatory to enroll.

A four-week pass to the Greenbelt Aquatic and Fitness Center is included with tuition.

Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

TIME: 9:30am-3:30pm (Note that camp will extend until 6:00 pm on July 11 for our late afternoon performance for parents.)

SESSION: DATES: FEES:
346200-1 June 16 – July 12 R: $539, NR: $646
(No camp on July 4)

To register click here.

PERFORMANCES: Wednesday, July 10 at 1:00 pm and Thursday, July 11 at 4:00 pm

Register for Summer Stagecraft Teen Internships and Adult Volunteer Opportunities with the Greenbelt Recreation Department

Register for Summer Stagecraft Teen Internships and Adult Volunteer Opportunities with the Greenbelt Recreation Department

Stagecraft Teen Internships and Adult Volunteer Opportunities with the Creative Kids Camp

Teen interns (ages 15-17) and adult volunteers (ages 18+) are invited to help make original costumes, masks, props, puppets and set elements (as needed) for this year’s Creative Kids Camp shows. No prior training needed – just an interest in creative collaboration with fellow artists of all ages. Flexible schedule. No fee to participate.

Stagecraft artists work primarily with each other and with a staff mentor in our production studio. Interns and volunteers also help facilitate classes in which the campers themselves can help make elements for their shows, and assist backstage during dress rehearsals and performances. While projects are under construction, stagecraft artists may work for extended periods in the studio without constant staff supervision, although staff are available if questions or issues arise.

To register click here.

Contact person: Nicole DeWald, Arts Supervisor, Production Designer and Stagecraft Program mentor ndewald@greenbeltmd.gov, 240-542-2057

Register for Creative Kids Camp with the Greenbelt Recreation Department

Register for Creative Kids Camp with the Greenbelt Recreation Department

CREATIVE KIDS CAMP Ages 6-12

For Summer 2014, CKC proudly presents an all-new show: MESSAGE TO TOMORROW

She’s BACK! Wonderful, irrepressible Grandma from Magic In The Attic, who helped kids use their imaginations to bring an attic full of toys to life, returns to Creative Kids Camp this summer, with a brand-new show full of old-fashioned fun! She’s here to help the Up-to-date family, whose members are addicted to their cellphones – they even use them to say “Pass the salt” at the dinner table! Grandma intervenes with some vintage fun and games, teaching the Up-to-dates to party like it’s 1938 – and to emulate Greenbelt’s founders by creating a living legacy that sends a Message To Tomorrow.

The magic of art and performance unfolds for campers at the Greenbelt Community Center, where they are mentored by teaching artists and enthusiastic counselors as they explore theater, movement, music, ceramics, and visual art. At the end of each session, campers will present a live musical theater performance at the Greenbelt Arts Center. Self-confidence, coordination, and presentation skills are among the developmental benefits that come with performing in the CKC musical.

This camp is ideal for the camper who prefers creating to competing. Campers experience the joy of collaborating as a community as they jointly create the imaginary world of the camp show. Campers enjoy supervised free swim twice per week. There are no field trips.

AGES: 6-12

LOCATION: The Greenbelt Community Center – 15 Crescent Road, Greenbelt

TIME: 8:45 am-3:30pm FEE: R: $284, NR: $341

To register click here.

SESSION: DATES: PERFORMANCES:
336202-1 June 16 – June 27 Friday, June 27 at 10:00 am and 2:15 pm
336202-2 June 30 – July 11* Friday, July 11 at 10:00 am and 2:15 pm
336202-3 July 14 – July 25 Friday, July 25 at 10:00 am and 2:15 pm
336202-4 July 28 – August 8 Friday, August 8 at 10:00 am and 2:15 pm

*This session is prorated 10% to account for the July 4th holiday camp closure.

Register for Shakespeare Camp at the Bowie Center for the Performing Arts

Register for Shakespeare Camp at the Bowie Center

Shakespeare Camp, June 23 – July 3.

Ages 11 yrs. – 15 yrs.

Location: Bowie Center for the Performing Arts

Fees
– Day Camp Arts – Prince George’s County Residents $234.00
– Day Camp Arts – Non-Residents $281.00

Description:
Campers who are eager to express themselves through performance will learn about Shakespeare. Theatre professionals and area artists will lead campers through an exploration of stage combat, clowning, acting, voice and movement. Campers will perform scenes from a Shakespeare play for family and friends on the final evening at 7 pm.

Spots Available: 8

Registration for Prince George’s County Residents starts Feb-22-14 9:00AM

Registration for Non-Residents starts Mar-01-14 9:00AM.

To register use SMARTLINK.

Shakespeare Camp meets in the Rehearsal room at the Bowie Center for the Performing Arts from Monday, June 23, 2014 to Thursday, July 3, 2014, from 9:00am to 4:30pm each day.

Final performance is Thursday, July 3 at 7pm at the Bowie CPA.

Teen Auditions for The Taming of the Shrew at the Laurel Mill Playhouse, Mar 29 & 30

Teen Auditions for The Taming of the Shrew at the Laurel Mill Playhouse, Mar 29 & 30

Auditions for The Taming of the Shrew – Shakespeare Teen Theatre will be held on:

March 29, 2014 at 11:00 AM
March 30, 2014 at 6:00 PM

Director Michael Hartsfield will be casting:

34 roles. The director requests all teenagers auditioning have twenty to thirty lines of any monologue from a Shakespeare play prepared for the audition. Memorization is not necessary.

Teenagers who want to be involved in costuming, light/sound design and operation, stage managers, set construction and design, and publicity. should come on auditions dates with resume. Volunteer credit available. This is an opportunity for teens to be a part of an theater experience – whether it be on or off the stage. Bring resume and any conflicts. All roles open.

Teen Shakespeare Theatre is open to teens entering the 7th grade through those entering 12th grade. $25 fee to cover incidental expenses. Parental help gratefully accepted. 34 roles available!

Performances are scheduled to run from May 30, 2014 to June 15, 2014.

For more information, see: http://www.laurelmillplayhouse.org/auditions.php