Theatre Day Camps Available
This Summer at Southwestern College
Winfield, Kan., May 21, 2021 — The Southwestern College theatre
department and the Winfield Arts and Humanities Council are cooperating to
offer summer camps for youth.
According to Allyson Moon, director of the Summer Theatre Festival at
Southwestern College, one of the offerings this summer will be “The Lion, the
Witch, and the Wardrobe.” Two camps are being offered for performers in
the June 19 production:
= Story
Theatre Camp is geared for kindergarten through third grade students. The
camp will focus on creative dramatics and traditional rehearsal
techniques.
= Youth
Theatre Camp is for fourth through eighth graders. During this camp,
participants will develop their acting skills while being exposed to all
aspects of technical theatre.
Both camps will be two weeks long, from June 7 to 11 and June 14 to 18,
from 10 a.m. to noon. Participants in both of the Story Theatre and Youth
Theatre Camps will be acting in and creating some of the design elements of
“The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.” Youth should be dropped off at
Messenger Recital Hall in the Darbeth Fine Arts Center on the campus of Southwestern
College. The show will be performed outside at the May Fete stage (south of the
77 Steps). The cost for the camp is $30
Other summer theatre camps include:
= Musical
Theatre Performance, June 21-25, 10 a.m. to noon. Musical Theatre scenes,
songs, and dances will be developed using creative dramatics and traditional
rehearsal techniques. Characters from contemporary musical productions
will come to life on stage. Performers will work with Allyson Moon and SC
Summer Theatre Festival interns assisted by Roger Moon and Michelle Zakharov to
develop acting, singing, and dancing performance skills and social and
self-awareness. They will perform a musical theatre review of their work
on Friday, June 25 at 11 a.m. in Messenger Recital Hall on the Southwestern
College Campus. The cost for the camp is $25.
All camps will be adding Nitty Gritty Theatre technique. This
technique emphasizes self and social awareness.
To register or for more information, contact the Winfield Arts and
Humanities Council at (620) 221-2161.
