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THIS WEEK'S ACTIVITIES
MIDDLEBURY
Children are working on the exciting Fairy Tale World. Each child has their own unique monologue about an amazing fairy tale character in today's world. They are performing I Wont Grow Up, by the wonderful Peter Pan and enjoying improve games.
EAST GRANBY
The kids are spending much of their time playing new games that work on improvisation skills, character building, teamwork, focus, and expression. In addition to this they have chosen scenes, monologues, or songs to rehearse for the share on Thursday. The younger kids, or "Red Hawks," will be doing a dance to You Can't Stop the Beat from Hairspray. The older kids, or "Blue Tigers," will perform a dance to the song, Consider Yourself from Oliver.
IPSWICH
The children have spent much time and energy practicing and learning lines from various pieces. They have also been working extremely hard to learn dance routines from "Oh the Things You Can Think," from the musical Seussical and "You Can Stop the Beat," from Hairspray.
LEDYARD
The kids have spent much time learning many different monologues. They have also learned the wonderful song, "Kings of NY," from Newsies.
WOODBRIDGE
The kids started off by learning improvisation and memorization games. They then chose exciting monolouges to work on for the week. Dances from High School Musical and Legally Blonde were taught and loved by all.
STAMFORD
This weeks activities are centered around a "Disney on Broadway" theme. All students are participating in scenes and dances from "The Little Mermaid," "The Lion King," "Peter Pan," "Aladdin" and "Beauty and the Beast." There is also a strong focus on the importance of improvisation techniques and theatre games that relate to being on stage. A whole new way to look at both classic and contemporary Broadway Disney from the performers perspective!
HEBRON
The children have been playing several different dance and acting games, as well as learning a little technique in the process. The kids have also been leaning and rehearsing unique, but exciting theatre-jazz choreography and scenes/skits. The kids have also been rehearsing and choreographing their own original scenes and dance numbers for Friday's performance. We are all having a blast!
PORTLAND
The children have enjoyed acting games, improvisation, relaxation and centering exercises, music and movement. The kids have put in much hard work to learn the routine for the dance finale. Each child worked on one liners and learned about character development. The children also got to create and put on a unique puppet show for their peers.
HAMDEN
The kids are working on scenes from ALICE IN WONDERLAND and THE WIZARD OF OZ. Also, the oldest group will be writing and performing their own scene. Dances from High School Musical, Annie, and Legally Blonde are being worked on anD performed! A VERY busy week!
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ENFIELD
This week the children are working incredibly hard right off the bat! So much so that most of them will be doing at least one or two scenes or monologues and two dances. In addition, we are playing plenty of games and giving the kids chances to share their own creativity through dance and acting.
WATERTOWN
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This week, the performers will be working on their own monologues and intwining them with each other and a song and dance from Broadway's THE LITTLE MERMAID. They also are enjoying improvisational and memory games, while shaking it up during "Freeze Dance."
BEDFORD
The children have enjoyed playing several games from Ice Breaker games to Improv games. They have also been rehearsing scenes from Alice in Wonderland. Exciting dance sequences have been learned from "Oh the Things You Can Think" from Suessical for the Beginners and "You Can't Stop the Beat" from Hairspray for the Advanced group.
WESTERLY
Every child has been learning the dance to "Can't Stop the Beat" from Hairspray. Each child has also been practicing their own excitingly unique short monologue to be shared at the end of the week ranging from topics to loosing their first tooth to a science project they forgot about to a monologue about an older sister.
HADDAM-KILLINGWORTH
The children have been working on two different plays, one is an original piece, the other is based on a folktale. They have also been learning exciting dance routines and individual songs. Additionally, the children have been learning to work with props, costumes, and puppets. They have also loved learning different theater games.
WILTON
The children are working on a Disney Themed Performance. They are enjoying learning about different Broadway Movies and Plays. They are rehearsing various pieces including, "Be Our Guest," I Wont Grow Up," "Daughter Triton," "Shadowland," and "Under the Sea," from Beauty and the Beast, Peter Pan, Little Mermaid, and The Lion King.
WINDSOR LOCKS
The children have spent much time playing imrov games. They have also been learning movement exercises, basics of improvisation, scene work, character development, and the exciting choreography of three broadway musical numbers.
The scene selections include, "Annie", "the Wizard of Oz", and "Animal Poems." Musical selections include, "Hairspray", and "Curious George". Everyone is extremely excited about Friday's performance. The students learned a great deal and had a blast!
SOUTH WINDSOR
The teachers are so impressed with the students this week. They range in age from 6 to 10 years old and are so great.
Scenes from Annie, Alice in Wonderland, Charlie Brown and others that showcase the fantastic talent of the students will be practiced. Challenging dances will include songs from Hairspray, West Side Story, and Guys and Dolls.
RIDGEFIELD
With a power-house group of girl power, this week's theme for Ridgefield is "Disney Goddesses." Students are learning dances and scenes from "Hercules," "Beauty and the Beast," "The Lion King," and "The Little Mermaid." Everyone is getting a chance to shine as they play theatre games that teach how to build a character, improvisation games, and dancing to songs that incorporate actual Broadway choreography.
MARLBOROUGH
The children are having fun playing lots of acting and dance games helping them learn basic techniques while exploring their own characters and range of movement. Additionally, they are loving every minute rehearsing exciting short poems and Broadway inspired choreography as well as an original skit for Friday's performance!
GUILFORD
The children started by acting for the camera using their own creativity to make a unique commercial. They have also been enjoying working with props and puppets. Additionally, choreographed dances and songs are being taught. Games are being played to reinforce all their skills. The children are loving every minute of it!
BROOKFIELD
Students in the Brookfield class are involved in a "Disney on Broadway" theme this week. Dances incorporate actual broadway choreography and their scenes are bringing well known characters to life on stage while playing theatre games and doing improv exercises that teach ensemble building and how to create a character.
LITTLETON
Things have been going stupendously up here in Littleton, MA! We have a very talented group of kids this week. For dances, our intermediate group will be performing "Oh the Things You Can Think" from Suessical the Musical and the advanced group will be performing to "You Can't Stop the Beat" from Hairspray. In addition, the kids received their scripts and will be performing a variety of exciting scenes. For example, they will be performing "The Chocolate Shop," "Stone Soup," "Crazy Glue," and "There's No Such Thing As Monsters." It is going to be a very exciting week and a fantastic show on Friday!
SOMERS
We are playing lots of improvisational acting and dance games to awaken the kids to their creative sides. They are also rehearsing scenes and monologues and Broadway inspired choreography for the performance on Friday. Additionally, they work in small groups to produce their own dance numbers, scenes, and blocking for skits.
SOUTHBURY
This week this amazing group of performers is taking on a huge challenge! They will be performing a group of scenes from "Alice in Wonderland!" Also, they will be showing off their vocal and dance talents by performing "Donkey Pot Pie" from Shrek: The Musical.
NEWPORT
This week, the children are eager to learn and perform the exciting dance, "We go together" from Grease. They are also spending much time studying and learning various select monologues. Most importantly the children are loving every minute of it!
CANTON
This week the kids have been working on scenes or monologues that they have chosen. They are also working on singing and acting to a dance from Annie. Of course, we also play many games and team building activities.
CLINTON
This week, the kids are learning several different things. They started by acting for the camera, and moved on to group improvisation creating their own unique sets and props. They also will have the pleasure of working with puppets and costumes. Throughout the week the kids have enjoyed playing games to help them learn and stay focused. This week we also created our own characters and improvised different story lines. A special script was written for them which they will present on Friday which also incorporates Maddie's songs and dances.
NEWINGTON
Alot of time this week was spent on teaching the basics of both acting and dancing techniques. An emphasis was put on speed positions and stage emotions. Quite a bit of time was also spent on improv through body work. Children also worked very hard on rehearsing their scenes, monologues, and dances for their show on Friday. Also, an original dance with original characters was choreographed and rehearsed.
MADISON
Children this week will focus on an exciting Media themed performance. They will start by listening to old radio shows. Older children will have the exciting opportunity to rehearse a radio show and then overcome the challenge of writing their own to share in Friday's performance, while the younger kids will each represent a different show and get to come up with their own lines. Props like old microphones and cassettes will be used as well. Sound effects, made by the performers themselves, will accompany the show on Friday. Additionally, the kids will learn improvisation skills, play theater games, learn character development, and practice various songs and dances.
KIDS SPEAK OUT
MIDDLEBURY
Meredith -10 - "Loved learning the dance positions and some great steps"
Abby - 9 - "Liked the "Robot Game" because I got to be creative on how i moved and who I became."
Gavin - 5 - "I liked freeze dancing!
Clara 6 - "I liked performing our monologues out loud in front of my classmates"
Maggie - 6 - "loved her teachers Tom & Meredith teaching her the Robot game"
WOODBRIDGE
Diana- 10 "Learning all the dance positions us great!"
Arianne - 9 "Lived playing freeze dance!"
Kate - 8 "Learning our final dance is fun!"
Corissa - 12 "Performing my monolouge is exciting!"
Aiden - 6 "I'm going on a picnic is my favorite game with Tom & Meredith."
Christian - 7 "Freeze dancing is awesome!"
IPSWICH
"I liked playing Monster Museum." - Rennie
"I really like getting our parts and reading our scripts." - Faith
"I liked it when we learned some dance moves." - Rachel
"I liked playing the Human Machine." - Grace
"I liked it when we played the Human Knot game." - Kate M.
"I loved the freeze dancing! Can we do it again tomorrow?" - Kate
"I liked having fun with the other kids today and the teachers." - Mia
"I loved it when we started learning our Hairspray dance!" - Kathryn
"I liked learning about the different forms of dance today." - Vikki
"I really liked learning the Suessical dance." - Teddy
"I liked EVERYTHING!!" - Natalie & Aila
EAST GRANBY
"We have a lot of fun." Rose
"This is a very fun camp." Vanessa
"You make new friends." Grace
"We learn a lot." Taylor
"The counselors and teachers are very nice." Arianna
"We learn a lot, we make new friends so I'll definately come back next year." Morgan
HAMDEN
“I love it! It’s my second time coming here.” - Amy Nicefaro 10
“I liked it a lot. A lot!” - Sara Courtmanche 10
“I loved it!” - Madison Ricci 10
“All the instructors were nice.” - Monika Krah 10
PORTLAND
"I like how the directors are so nice and fun!" - Kim
"It's very creative. I love doing plays!" - Kelly
"I like doing dancing because its awesome and I'm awesome! - Robbie
"I like that we do fun things and I like the play!" - Mikayla
HEBRON
"It's fun and I like playing the games and making my own skits and dances." - Tessa
"I like dances and skits and movement games!" - Amanda
"I love everything! Everyone is working so hard." - Arianna
"I like the teachers!" - Sara
"The games are fun!" - Alison
STAMFORD
Andrew Putterman, 10: "We get to do awesome and cool dances with lots of songs that most people know."
Joshua Vindas, 10: "I really like coming every day 'cause it's fun and we get to do a lot of cool theatre games. I can't wait to see my parents faces on Friday. I think they'll be proud."
Lea Garst, 8: "I really like the machine game we play 'cause you get to do all sorts of movements."
Logan Diliberto, 8: "I like acting a lot because I feel like I'm good at it."
WATERTOWN
"I love acting like a robot and having people listen to me." - Talia 6 years old
"Making new friends and seeing my friends last year is great." - Renee 10 years old
"Playing all the games makes me happy." Shana 8 years old
"Freeze dance to my favorite songs is awesome!" Samantha 8 years old
WILTON
Janet (6) - "I like camp 'cause its fun and we get to do all kinds of dances. I already know how to dance but this is funner. And acting is the best...it rocks!"
Devyn (7) - "I like learning scripts and doing dances."
Caitlin (8) - "My favorite song to dance to is 'I Won't Grow Up.' I really like making new friends at camp."
Davis (10) - "Its cool 'cause I didn't know how to dance and now I do. And I really like acting the scenes."
Joseph (8) - "I like camp because its got all these theatre games and makes hard work lots of fun."
BEDFORD
"I liked meeting the other girls in the program. We made a "Secret Sisters" club today! I'm excited to learn more tomorrow!" - Grace
"I learned what a monologue is today and I really liked the dancing." - Fionna & Julia & Mary
"I'm pretty excited for the show on Friday!" - Matt
"I really liked having so much fun and I can't wait for tomorrow!" - Caitlin & Claire
"I liked EVERYTHING!" - Danielle & Amanda & Anthony
"I liked learning our scenes today." - Jillian & Sarah
"I liked learning my part for the show and dancing." - Emily
"I liked picking out our parts and all of the dancing." - Martha & Ilana
"I loved the dancing and I'm so excited for the show!" - Tatum
"I liked the dances." - Isabel & Sophie & Amy
"I'm so excited to come back tomorrow!" - Marja
"I liked practicing the play." - Ali
"I liked learning the new song today and what a monologue is." - Eleni
"I really liked being the only boy in my dancing group. It's pretty cool! I'm pretty excited for the show now." - Ben L.
"I'm surprisingly psyched for the show on Friday!" - Daniel
"I liked learning new dance moves today." - Madeleine & Olivia
"I liked all of the games we played!" - Aaron
"I think I did really well today even though I thought I wouldn't and I'm really tired now!" - Ben W.
WINDSOR LOCKS
Samantha M. "I love everything!"
Emily B. "I like dancing because you can be yourself."
Jessica M "I'm having fun!"
Grace C. " I like playing parts."
Emily R. "I like being silly."
ENFIELD
Caroline- “I like all the fun games we play especially the pirate game.”
Sophia-“I like the experience.”
Miranda-“I like the pirate game because it was fun to do whatever you wanted when you had to walk the plank.”
Brianna- “I like everything.”
Michael- “Mamma mia.”
Amanda- “Wowza, this camp is great!”
Jason- “I liked playing the pirate game and making up my dance.”
Audrey-“All the games are very fun! Games like the pirate game. Don’t wait too long you will miss the fun!”
HADDAM-KILLINGWORTH
Brooke C - "I came here early. This is my favorite camp. I wait for it all year."
David - "I love the games."
Ashlyn - "I couldn't wait for theatre camp, again."
WESTERLY
"We love dancing and acting! Our favorite camp games are 'Grocery Store' and 'Clay'!" - Spencer and Danielle Bernat
"Performing is so much fun! That's why I love this camp!" - Emma Givens
"I like the experience of being of stage" - Faith Nee
"I like the acting games and being on stage! It's my dream to be an actor." - Trinity Lennon
"This is my first acting and dance camp and it's awesome!" - Jadon Bremner
SOUTH WINDSOR
Marc O. "I Like dancing the best. I can really get the beat." (Age 9)
Jenna M. "The Improv games are fun. We get to work together." (Age 9)
Emma F. "I like the games. I have never played them before." (Age 6)
Liam H. "I like acting the best!" (Age 6)
MARLBOROUGH
"I like the Cats dance!" - Lauren
"I like the animal movement game!" - Shannon
GUILFORD
Sofia M. "I like the improvisations."
Jaime N. "It was really, really, fun and great for acting. I was so excited last night about coming today, I couldn't sleep."
Callie F. " I liked it all."
Madeline S. "I thought it was really fun. I love doing commercials."
Max: "It's really fun and a really great experience."
Emily: "Ti's fun and I like doing the plays."
Nicole: "I liked how we're doing acting, singing and dancing because we get to do more."
SOUTH KINGSTON
"This camp was so much fun last year! I loved being on stage" - Claire Stover, 10
"I love all the music and games!" - Sophi Portise, 7
"Getting a chance to perform is so much fun! I love the acting games and doing choreography." - Juilanne Fronseca, 14
"I love to dance and I can make new friends and have so much fun!" - Juiliet Lenzo, 8
Dance: "It's a Hardknock Life" - Annie
RIDGEFIELD
Courtney: "I like acting, singing and dancing. Its fun to do it all with my friends, and the teachers are super nice."
Maddie: "Its fun because we're all involved in everything."
Finja: "Camp is fun because we get to learn cool games and make new friends. Also, we get to collaborate with other people."
Astrid: "I love everything we've been doing."
Caroline: "I like acting and dancing."
Megan: Its fun to act and dance scenes."
Amanda: "Thrilling and exciting are the words I'd use to descripe camp this week."
Sophie: "I like acting cause you get to play fun characters and when we dance we get to learn different styles."
Laura: "Dancing lets us use all our energy."
Julia: "Its been a lot of fun learning new dance steps."
NEWPORT
"I learned awesome moves in Dance! Being on stage makes me feel happy!" - Eliza Staples, 8
"I love getting to meet new people and expressing ourselves." - Andrew Holland, 11
"I like everything about Camp! Performing is so much fun." - Alix Paul, 11
"I love performing! I love it all!" - Helena Jenkins, 8
"I liked all the games and activities! I like being on stage." - Emilia, 5
BROOKFIELD
Kelsey: "My favorite games to play are 'Ghosts in the Graveyard' and 'Park Bench'."
Camryn: "I like when we got the parts we're going to play."
Rianna: "I like this camp better than other ones because we get to play a lot of cool games."
Rebecca: "I really like meeting new people at camp."
Grace: "My favorite game to play is 'park bench'."
Arianna: "I really liked learning 'Shadowland" and I'm excited to perform our parts."
LITTLETON
"I really liked playing all of the games today." - Jamie
"I liked pretty much EVERYTHING!" - Wolfe
"I had fun doing everything and I can't wait for tomorrow!" - Lexi
"I liked learning the dance today." - Madison
"I learned how to do the grapevine today." - Mary
"I learned part of our Hairspray dance and I loved everything." - Christina
"I learned how to do pivot turns in dance class." - Katherine H.
"I learned how to do the Human Knot and I really liked all of the games we played." - Emily
"I liked every single thing today!!" - Phoebe
"I liked learning the dance today. I have a solo in it!" - Ruth
"I liked playing Zip Zap Zop today." - Katelyn
"I liked getting our parts and learning some of our lines today." - Lena
SOMERS
"I like improv!!" -Zach
"I like the jazz dancing" -Raquel
SOUTHBURY
"Being the catapillar in the play is amazing!" - Haley 10yo
"Singing the role of Donkey on the shrek song is fantastic." -Victoria 9 yo
"Practicing my lines and learning my part in the play is so much fun." Katelyn 9 yo
"Singing my dragon part in "Donkey Pot Pie" is the best part!" -Lauren 11 yo
"The game "Night at the Museum" is awesome!!" - Colin 6 yo
CANTON
Sydney- "So far I love this camp."
Morgan- "This is the best camp I've ever been to."
Kira- "I always wanted to act, now I want to dance. It's fun!"
Mark- "I just love acting because you can play different characters."
Lou- "I like this camp because you can learn to play different parts of plays."
Mariah- "I liked the improv games."
Andrew- "I love acting and I love dancing because I get to move around in both of them."
Paige: " I liked playing the games."
SOPHIA: "I liked when I was a dog and practiced the play."
LEAH: "The acting games on stage are fun."
QUINN: "I liked practicing the song and playing the games."
EMILY: "I liked the improvisations and practicing the song."
Andrew, age 8 "I like camp, I'm having fun."
Lilli, age 6 " I like games, I like freeze dance!"
MADISON
Ilana " I loved picking my character."
Farrell " I liked the acting games we played."
Anna " I liked ALL of it."
Bradie " I liked when we were creating our own characters and our own play to go with them."
Jacob " I liked creating my own character."
Emily B. " It's fun that me and Anna are going to be twins in our play."
Sabrile " I liked doing the improvisations."
WHAT PARENTS ARE SAYING
My Daughter Samantha Loved the Program, the no pressure style and really loved the instructors. They made her feel welcome and unique!!! Really Really nice people. I think it is a week she will always remember. WE have been attending these camps now for about 5 years with my older daughter first and now with Samantha .The value is great, price wise, and the value experience wise is wonderful . Thank you Frank and Hillary for giving my Daughter Samantha a wonderful experience. She is still talking about it!!! – Windsor Locks parent
The teachers are so great. My daughter Sam loves it and has really enjoyed working with them. They are great to the kids and she is having a blast. Nice Job !!!! – Windsor Locks parent
We just got home from the completion of the Performing arts summer camp program. Just so you know, my daughter enjoyed it so much I just finished signing her up for the fall acting classes! You all did a wonderful job and we were really impressed with the kids performance today! Hats off to you! – Karen N, Bethel
I just have to let you know that my daughter is learning so much and loves your camp. She has been spending the week in Southington with her auntie and attending camp so she is experiencing two emotions and when ever we talk she has so much excitement in her voice...thank you. I miss her so much so I am glad she is happy. I can't wait to see what they have for us tomorrow. – Southington parent
My daughter said that this was her favorite camp ever. She had a terrific time and she was so proud of herself. Your team does a great job of making the kids feel really good about themselves! Thanks so much for a fun week! – Brookfield parent
My daughter loved the program. We couldn't believe how much they learned in one week. The end of the week production was GREAT! Thanks again, wish it was a 2 week program! Or more! – Portland parent
I have 2 girls there. They both love it and said that they want to go back next year! The instructors are great with them. – Tracy Y
lt has been very helpful for her to gain knowledge of stage presence and voice projection. It has given her a better understanding of how many pieces there is to the theatre production puzzle. I think that she is even more hooked on performing! The instructors seem to be very involved with each of the skits and exercises that the kids are learning. The program itself appears to be quite organized and the lessons are focused on the specific objectives of the summer camp program. She is having a great time with this program, and although she has not mentioned one specific instructor, I have to give credit to them all for doing a fantastic job! The job they do reflects upon the program as a whole! Great job everyone! I know that my daughter would love to continue with your program to perfect the skills that she has currently. – Hamden Parent
If the camp was offered for a second we, I would sign my daughter up. She has participated in many camp types, and this is her favorite! – Sue R., Windsor Locks
My daughter is enjoying the program very much! I hope that you will continue to come to East Haddam through after school programs & the summer camp. I will definitely spread the word about this great program! – East Haddam Parent
I thought the summer camp was a great program and my daughter really enjoyed herself. I am looking forward to the fall program. – Diane, Cromwell
Very enjoyable and instructive program – Dina, Canton
Jarod has loved acting camp, he comes home happy, dancing and looking forward to the next day. It's been a real treat to watch him learn something new. – Groton Parent
Program Locations/Auditions for the 2009/2010 season
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