Clear Space sets musical theater and acting camps starting July 11
At Clear Space Theatre Company’s musical theater summer stock or acting intensives summer camps, campers will experience a full week of singing, acting and dancing as they become cast members in a production that will premiere on the last day of camp each week.
The Musical Theatre Summer Stock Intensives will take place weekdays mid-July through mid-August at Clear Space Theatre in downtown Rehoboth Beach. Each week’s camp will feature a different musical production. Each Summer Stock Intensive, designed to give campers a glimpse of life in a professional theater, will enable campers to experience a rehearsal and production process that mimics Clear Space’s own summer repertory season.
At each Intensive, campers will create and perform numbers from a popular Broadway musical in just one week. Each week of camp – and each production - is designed for specific grade levels. “Seussical” is for first through third grades and is set Monday-Friday, July 11-15. “Annie” is for fourth- through sixth-grade campers and is set Monday-Friday, July 18-22. “Legally Blonde” is for campers in seventh through 12th grades and is set Monday-Friday, Aug. 1-5. A fourth week of Summer Stock Intensive camp is set Monday-Friday, Aug. 8-12. It spans grade levels and is open by audition only. That week’s production will feature numbers from “Pippin.”
The Acting Intensive, which focuses on acting technique and dramatic study, will include instruction in body awareness and physicality, voice, basic acting technique and working as an ensemble. The Acting Intensive will be held Monday-Friday, July 25-29, and includes campers of all grade levels; campers will produce a children’s theater play, “Robin Hood.”
All camps will meet from from 8:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Clear Space Theatre, 20 Baltimore Ave. The secure, air-conditioned facility is easily accessible by car, trolley, bicycle or on foot. Each intensive is led experienced educators and professional actors from around the country. Jylian Davis and Sydney Gray will lead “Seussical.” David Warick and Devon Frieder will lead “Annie.” David Button and Devon Frieder will lead “Legally Blonde.” David Button and Shondelle Graulich will lead “Pippin.” Jann Ellis will lead “Robin Hood.”
Tuition is $350 for each camp and covers high-quality, professional instruction, tailored vocal arrangements and age-appropriate curricula, camp T-shirt and materials, and one student ticket to that camp week’s Wednesday Clear Space Summer Repertory performance plus a 20 percent discount for additional family member tickets to that performance. For more information or to register, go to clearspacetheatre.org or call 302-227-2270.
