Theater day camp planned for area children
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Below, are Samantha Hemenger and Katie Kromer, from last year's play, "Annie, Jr."
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The SUNY Fredonia Department of Theatre and Dance is producing a week-long day camp called “PLAYGROUND” to provide a campus-based cultural experience that reaches out to local youth in a unique way. The camp runs from Aug. 18 to Aug. 23.
Fifty-five young people, ages 8 to 14, will be enrolled on a first-come, first-served basis. The cost is $175 per participant and includes 12 class periods, an opportunity to be part of the cast or crew of “HONK! JUNIOR,” a T-shirt, daily snack and admission for family members to “HONK! JUNIOR.”
The camp will run from 8:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. Morning sessions will be devoted to rehearsals, followed by a brown-bag lunch from home. Afternoon sessions will include rotating drama classes such as “The Writer’s Workshop” and “Acting Up,” other activities and a snack at no extra charge. Technical and dress rehearsal will be held the final day, Aug. 23, with an afternoon performance of “HONK! JUNIOR” for family members.
Key members of the camp staff include: Ted Sharon, associate chair of the Department of Theatre and Dance; Amy Gawronski, former gallery director at Rockefeller Arts Center; Laurel Walford, costume shop supervisor for the Department of Theatre and Dance; and SUNY Fredonia alumni Marc de la Concha, Kate Fahey, Caitlyn Herzlinger, Dan Lendzian, Aundré Seals and Katie Sereika.
Grants from The Fredonia College Foundation’s Carnahan-Jackson Humanities Fund and the Department of Theatre and Dance have made the camp possible. Some scholarships are available.
Registration is due by July 3. For more information, contact Ted Sharon at 716-673-3597 or by email.
