Summer Camps

CIVIC THEATRE SUMMER CAMPS
Perform real theatre on a real stage! The Finale of every camp is a performance on the Civic Stage complete with lights, sound and the talent of each and every camper. Our age-appropriate scripts are written especially for each camp -- your camper keeps his/her copy as a souvenir along with the Final Show's Playbill featuring his/her name!

Age 4- completed 1st grade
Kidsplay Kamp gives the very young performer (for students who have completed 4 year old, Preschool, Kindergarten or 1st grade) a whole week to explore, rehearse, have fun, and perform. The children are divided into groups according to age. Each child has his or her own role and also participates in an ensemble song.
9:30-noon, Monday – Friday Tuition: $115
Session A: Jun 15-19 Session B: July 6-10 Session C: Aug 10-14

(Junior Theatre Arts Day Camp is full. We are taking names for a waiting list.)
Completed grade 2 or 3
Junior Theatre Arts Day Camp is for students who have completed 2nd or 3rd grade and lets them explore the process of putting on a play, including what goes on backstage as well as on stage. The camp culminates with a performance written specifically for the camp.
1:00-5:00pm, Monday – Friday TUITION: $165
Session A: Jun 15-19 Session B: July 6-10 Session C: Aug 10-14

(Theatre Arts Day Camp is full. We are taking names for a waiting list.)
Completed grades 4, 5, 6 or 7
Theatre Arts Day Camp is for older kids and gives young actors a more structured introduction to the fundamental elements of theatre: acting, costumes, song & dance, and props and publicity. The camp culminates with a performance on the Civic's main stage.
9 :00am-3:00pm, Monday – Friday TUITION: $195
Session A: July 13-17 Session B: July 20-24 Session C: July 27-31 Session D: Aug 3-7

(Phase II is full. We are taking names for a waiting list.)
Completed grades 7, 8, 9 or 10 and have attended 2 years of Theatre Arts Day Camp
Phase II offers a bigger challenge for the more experienced acting student (must have). They audition for roles in 4 short plays. Campers spend half their time rehearsing and the other half finding their costumes, building their set and getting props - all geared toward a public performance on the final day of camp.
ONE Session: Sunday - Saturday, June 21-27 TUITION: $225
Schedule: Sunday, June 21, 5-8pm
Monday-Friday, June 22-26, 9am-4pm
Saturday, June 27, noon-10pm

The School of Theatre Arts also offers 9 weeks of theatre summer day camps for kids of all ages.

GRCT Summer Day-camps are great experiences for kids and teens ages 4 and up! Summer Registration always starts with Walk-In Registration the last Saturday in March, 10am-noon in the GRCT lobby! Discounts are available that one day for parents who walk-in their child's registration on that day.

PRACTICE, PARTICIPATE, and PERFORM in a real theatre, on a real stage.
The Finale of every camp is a performance on the Civic Stage complete with lights, sound and the talent of each and every camper. Our age-appropriate scripts are written especially for each camp -- your camper keeps his/her copy as a souvenir along with the Final Show's Playbill featuring his/her name!

Tuition also includes a commemorative camp t-shirt for every camper. We also are proud that every GRCT instructor is an experienced, professional theatre artist and our low student-to-teacher ratio ensures your camper has a part to play. In addition, your camper will receive daily newsletters and instructional handouts for use during and after camp!

Check out our Summer classes, which includes classes for kids, teens and adults. We're sure you find something here to excite you!

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Kidsplay Kamp gives the very young performer (for students who have completed 4 year old, Preschool, Kindergarten or 1st grade) a whole week to explore, rehearse, have fun, and perform. The children are divided into groups according to age. Each child has his or her own role and also participates in an ensemble song.

Junior Theatre Arts Day Camp is for students who have completed 2nd or 3rd grade and lets them explore the process of putting on a play, including what goes on backstage as well as on stage. The camp culminates with a performance written specifically for the camp.

Theatre Arts Day Camp is for older kids (who have completed grades 4, 5, 6 or 7) and gives young actors a more structured introduction to the fundamental elements of theatre: acting, costumes, song & dance, and props and publicity. The camp culminates with a performance on the Civic's main stage.

Phase II offers a bigger challenge for the more experienced acting student (must have finished grades 7, 8, 9 or 10 and have attended 2 years of Theatre Arts Day Camp). They audition for roles in 4 short plays. Campers spend half their time rehearsing and the other half finding their costumes, building their set and getting props - all geared toward a public performance on the final day of camp.

Summer Repertory Troupe – college-level production experience for teens!

Summer Rep Audition Details

Disney’s High School Musical 2
July 31, August 1, 2, 4, 6, 8 & 9

Book by David Simpatico. Songs by Matthew Gerrard and Robbie Nevil,
David N. Lawrence and Faye Greenberg, Randy Peteren and Kevin Quinn, Jamie Houston, Brian Louiselle, Andy Dodd and Adam Watts, Antoniana Armato and Tim James
Music Adapted, Arranged and Produced by Bryan Louiselle
Based on a Disney Channel Original Movie Written by Peter Barsocchini

It’s summer vacation for the Wildcats: the responsibility of jobs versus fun and free time! Troy and Gabrielle hope to have a great summer together, but Sharpay is just as determined to have Troy all to herself, so she pulls strings and tells the manager of her father’s Lava Springs Country Club to hire Troy at all costs. He does, but the cost is hiring half the school along with him, including Gabriella as the pool lifeguard! All your favorite characters plus a few new ones sing and dance in the Lava Springs Talent Show, learning the difficulty and benefits of “all for one and one for all!”

Sleeping Beauty
August 1, 5, 7, 9

By Charles Way

Once upon a time… ah, not this time. This sleeping beauty, Briar Rose, is an independent, in-your-face kind of princess whose half-witted half-dragon has ‘always got her back’. Enter the Prince, of course, and you’ve got one zany tale to tell. This is a great modern twist on an old family classic.

Summer Repertory Theatre Auditions
Cast Needs: 30-40 teens ages 14-19; Singers, Actors, Dancers to be cast in the Summer Repertory Troupe!

Preliminary “Summer Rep Star” auditions will be held at locations around the area:
Friday, April 24, 6-8pm @ Centerstage Theatre (Coopersville HS) 198 East St, Coopersville
Saturday, April 25, 10am-noon @ Hispanic Center of Western Michigan, 1204 Grandville Ave SW, GR
Thursday, April 30, 6-8pm @ East Kentwood HS, 6230 Kalamazoo Ave SE, GR
Saturday, May 2, 10-1pm @ Baxter Community Center, 935 Baxter SE, GR

Selected artists from each Preliminary round above will get a “golden ticket” to the Audition Finals at GRCT

FINALS: May 11 & 12, 2008.
Finalists will be required to send a theatrical resume, plus…
- All auditionees must prepare 16 measures of a song and bring sheet music to auditions. An accompanist will be provided.
- All Auditionees must prepare a one-minute memorized monologue
- All Auditionees will have an interview with the technical staff
- All auditionees must participate in a group dance audition.

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