(Marquette, MI) – Lake Superior Youth Theatre will be offering a variety of summer day camps and offering this summer.
A “Technical Theatre Camp”gvb will be offered July 15-July 19th from 1-5 p.m. each day for ages 8-18 will be able to learn a variety of backstage jobs and training. Offerings included in the camp include design, costuming, stage make-up, stage painting techniques, backstage safety and training, properties design, sound design, set design, lighting design, special effects and stage management. Special guest instructors will feature each offering and the camp is led by Artistic Director Nikke Nason and NMU Theatre Major Meghan Marquardt.
The camp will conclude with a Tech Olympics in which students will demonstrate their abilities to the public at 5 p.m. at Lake Superior Theatre. The camp will be held at Lake Superior Theatre located at 270 Lake Shore Blvd. between the Lower Harbor Marina & Coast Guard Break Wall in Marquette, MI. The cost is $75 per youth and financial aid full and half scholarships are available provided by the L.G. Kaufman Foundation and the Phyllis and Max Reynolds Foundation.
This summer marks the fifth anniversary of Lake Superior Theatre’s “Drama & Dreams Playscape Summer Camp”; a one-week theatre camp. Children with special needs are particularly encouraged to enroll. Space is limited! Due to the success of the camp for the past two years, people are already asking about it. Please sign up now to reserve your child’s spot!
The camp is designed to help children, ages 8-14, work on socialization and communication skills as they learn about theatre, costume and set design, stage make-up, facial expression, voice projection, team building and leadership. Students will sing, tell stories, read poetry and develop a live performance in a fun, safe, creative environment. Drama and Dreams Playscape Camp is being held 9 am-1pm on August 5th-8th (Monday-Thursday).
Most camp activities will take place at Graveraet School located at 611 N. Front St., and will culminate in a live performance for family and friends on the evening of Thursday, August 8th in Kaufman Auditorium. There will be an optional final session/award celebration for students the morning of Friday, August 26. The cost is $40/person. Each child will receive a t-shirt for the final performance that s/he can keep. Makeup, props, costuming and professional coaching will be provided. Need based scholarships are available.
Youth ages preschool to 8 years old will have an opportunity to be introduced or expand their skills in the “Preschool and Elementary School Acting Camp” taking place August 19th-August 23rd from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. at Lake Superior Theatre. Youth will be introduced to all aspects of acting, music, and dance while working on a final production. Acting games and imagination exercises will be used to teach. A performance will take place Friday evening with a play and demonstration of learned acting skills. The cost is $75 per youth and financial aid full and half scholarships are available provided by the L.G. Kaufman Foundation and the Phyllis and Max Reynolds Foundation.
An “Acting and Theatre” day camp will be held in Negaunee on August 26-August 30th for youth ages 6-18 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Youth will be introduced to all aspects of acting, music, and dance while working on a final production. The cost is $75 per participant. Scholarships will be available to all in financial need thanks to a grant from the Marquette County Community Foundation, Negaunee Area Community Fund.
Registration is available by mail or at the Lake Superior Theatre Box Office is at Ellwood Mattson Lower Harbor Park near the water’s edge; look for the small lighthouse. Box office hours will be 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 4 to 7 p.m. seven days a week. Log on to www.lsyt.org for a registration form and more information.
For more information, please call 362-6453, visit Lake Superior Youth Theatre on Facebook, email lakesuperioryouththeatre@gmail.com or log on to the theatre’s website at www.lsyt.org
Lake Superior Youth Theatre Summer 2013 Schedule Technical Theatre Summer Camp- July 15-19 from 1-5 p.m. Blueberry Festival Youth Talent Show- July 26 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Honk Jr Performances- August 1-10th at Lake Superior Theatre 5th Annual Drama and Dreams Playscape Camp- August 5-9 from 9 a.m.- 1 p.m. Preschool and Elementary School Acting Camp- August 19-23 from 9 a.m.- 12 p.m.
A Man Named Marquette Performances- August 19, 20 at Lake Superior Theatre Negaunee Acting Camp- August 26-30
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