What’s your favorite part about summer in Savannah? Hot Tybee days? Time to hang out with friends? Endless opportunities for sleep? While all of these are valid and very enjoyable, I’ve decided that the Savannah Children’s Theatre Summer Camps are your new favorites!
And you can register for them HERE.
Subtlety has never been my strong suit.
While schools shut their doors during the summer, SCT keeps their’s open to continue creating fantastic shows for audiences of all ages! Guided by a crew of immensely talented counselors, campers will learn the fundamentals of musical theater (singing, dancing, art, acting, etc.), while auditioning and rehearsing for a full-length musical comedy. Their productions will run for a full weekend of three performances, complete with costumes, scenery, lighting, playbills, and most importantly, popcorn and cotton candy!
This year we have four sessions of camp for 2nd-8th graders. It is important to note that, as of this blog post, Stories of Scheherezade, Princess Whatsername and Disney’s The Jungle Book are completely full. If you really have your heart set on one of those shows, you can add your name to the wait list, or get outside of your comfort zone and do a new show you’ve never seen before!
For teens who also have the theater bug, we are starting a brand new program called Summer at Arts! Using the fantastic (and huge!) theatre space at Savannah Arts Academy, we will be producing an entire summer season of shows just for 9th-12th grades. See?!
For the wee ones who like to play make believe, we have Camp Creative Adventures at Savannah Country Day. Each week, PreK-1st grade students will tackle a new theme to let their imaginations run free. Activities include theatre games, story time, puppet crafts, and music lessons. This half-day camp is a great way to get little ones involved!
You can register here for those.
Summer is the perfect opportunity for newcomers! I know that new experiences can be daunting, especially to young people, but there is no place more open and accommodating to newbies than good ol’ SCT. I can guarantee that any shy kid will slip into a smile by lunch…maybe sooner. Also, everybody gets a chance! Shows are auditioned for and cast during the camp, and while I cannot promise lead roles to everybody (a truth that saddens many), I can assure you that experience is not a requirement. Even if you don’t get a “leading” role, TRUST ME, you’ll have plenty to do! Inversely, campers who don’t feel ready for the limelight will not be forced to do anything that makes them uncomfortable.
My very first show at SCT was playing Tom Sawyer at summer camp, so this season has my head filled with nostalgia. Seven years later, I now have the opportunity to Stage Manage at SCT and share some of the things I have learned within its walls.
See that handsome devil in the straw hat? That’s me! The cutie in the bonnet is SCT veteran Emily Browne…and the world may never know who is hiding behind that chalk board…
If you have been entranced by my praises for SCT Summer Camps (and how could you not be?), why not trade sun light for stage light?! Sing some songs, dance some dances, even take a bow or two! Yeah, receiving applause is always an adrenaline rush, but when the curtain drops for the final time and summer camp comes to an end, one of the most valuable things a camper takes home with them is a sense of community. Casts become families, ensembles become inseparable, and lifelong friends are made in the process. So, what are you waiting for?
REGISTER!
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