Theater Works' Summer Camps Begin 5/23

Unprecedented demand for Theater Works Youth programming in our one of a kind - state of the art performing arts venue is causing us to expand our Youth Programming. Beginning next week these camps will prepare young thespians for performing, auditioning and the upcoming season. If young actors want to experience a top notch summer theater camp in a facility that was built for actors and audiences, then these are the camps for them. Scholarships are available for deserving youth in the West Valley. Camps are available for children ages 3 - 18. Choose from a summer camp series that offers a full-scale musical production, a comedy slapstick play and 3 one-week workshops designed to get down and dirty.

The first camp begins on Monday, May 23, 2011 with the Brave Little Tailor. The Brave Little Tailor is based on the classic Grimm's fairytale. Although people may not be familiar with it everyone will remember the classic Disney cartoon which may be viewed here. The Broadway camp is also a great intro to help with the musical Jungle Book for those campers afraid of being in a musical. The Techie Camps will be great for those interested in working on Youth and Main stage back stage crews next year. The Academy Camp has many components including Puppetry which will be a great help for those wanting to be in Saving Santa, Shakespeare and Dialect Components which will be helpful for auditions for Romeo and Juliet, Voice components which will be useful in auditions for King and I for little ones and Hairspray for the older students. In addition, the Academy Camp will have juggling, physical comedy and miming components which will be helpful for auditions for Hunchback and Alice in Wonderland.

Speaking of down and dirty, prices have been restructured to be more family-friendly and we now offer a variety of dates that are sure to meet the needs of even our busiest vacationers. Break-out workshops will place kids with their peers for more age- appropriate training. Professional artists will guide the way in this non-competitive, safe environment. Campers can design their own summer program based on what they love about theater.

Registration forms and scholarship applications are now online at theaterworks.org and at the Peoria Center for the Performing Arts. To reserve your spot today please call the Box Office at 623.815.7930. The Box Office is open from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. daily. For more information on the exciting summer camps Theater Works is offering please contact Chris Hamby at 623.85.1791 ext. 108. Theater Works is located in the Peoria Center for the Performing Arts (the theater with the copper roof) at 8355 W Peoria Avenue, Peoria.

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