Theatre Arts Camp Senior

July 14 - 19, 2013 

Grades 9 - 12, grade completion.

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Develop your theatre skills with the best thespians in the area!

Campers enjoy a week packed with theatre activities that include production rehearsals, daily workshops, acting classes, theatre games, and improvisation exercises. Every camper receives coaching. The aim is to help everyone reach his or her theatrical goals. Campers are in a production that rehearses each day and is performed at the end of the week. This year's theme is Fairy Tales.  

All activities are taught by faculty, alumni, guest artists, and graduate and undergraduate students of the School of Theatre and Dance at Northern Illinois University. The evenings are for a variety of recreational and theatre activities. Evening supervision is provided by counselors.

For more information about fees, need scholarships, discounts, housing, meals, refunds, etc, see the general information section. Click here for a registration form to print, complete, and mail or fax.

Morning Activities

Improvisation Exercises

Start the day with an hour of learning how to think on your feet. This is acting in the moment and provides a great warm-up for the rest of the day's activities.

Acting Scenes

Campers work on specific acting techniques throughout the week. 

Afternoon Activities

Production Rehearsals

Campers audition on Sunday afternoon and are assigned to a production with the same group and director all week. There is no need to bring a prepared monologue to the audition; material will be provided. The production is performed for family and friends at the end of the week. This year’s musical production will be announced later in the year.

Daily Workshops

Campers participate in a different workshop each day. A workshop sign-up form will be sent to registered campers in packets about a month before the start of camp. Campers are assigned to workshops on a first-come, first-served basis. Click here for a list of typical workshops. Not every workshop is offered each year.

Evening Activities

Campers enjoy a variety of activities in the evenings. Here are a few:

• Talent Show - Bring your tap shoes or musical instrument to camp and have a blast showing off your stuff in the talent show. Participation is optional. There is a three-minute time limit for performances.
• Improv Olympics - The camp is divided into four groups that face off with each other to perform different improvisation exercises. Here's your chance to win a Tony, an Oscar, a Golden Globe, or an Emmy!
• Dance - Final night party with a DJ!

About the Camp Staff

Learn more about camp director Melanie Parks and her staff.