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Virginia Rep’s fun-filled camps

March 23, 2019

Virginia Rep’s fun-filled camps are full of exploration, investigation, and imagination. Our unique day camps provide an exciting and comprehensive understanding of professional theatre performance and production for students from Preschool through 12th grade. These camps are designed with the novice and seasoned performer in mind.  With instruction by some of Virginia’s finest theatre artists and educators, your dramatic student will have a theatrical experience like no other!  

SPRING BREAK DAY CAMP

For Grades K-5

April 1 - 5, 2019

9 a.m. - 4 p.m.(extended day options available 8 a.m.- 5 p.m.*)

Virginia Rep’s Children's Theatre at Willow Lawn

Tuition: $275 per camper

Each day, campers will rotate through creative drama, music, dance and arts and crafts courses, taught by Virginia Rep's professional educators. Campers will navigate classes and activities in a group of their own peers.  The experience will encourage and support both the novice and the seasoned performer. 

STAGE EXPLORERS

For Rising 1st - 6th Graders

June 17 - June 28, 2019

Monday - Friday 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.* (extended day options available 8 a.m.-5 p.m.*)

Virginia Rep’s Children's Theatre at Willow Lawn

Tuition: $525 per camper 

Each day includes drama, music, dance and a production craft taught by Virginia Rep's theatre professionals and educators. Campers are divided into three groups by grade level (or age) for the majority of their activities but come together in rehearsals for the showcase-style performance.

YOUNG PERFORMER'S INSTITUTE

For Rising 7th - 10th Graders 

July 8 - 19, 2019

9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Virginia Rep’s November Theatre Downtown 

Tuition: $525 per camper

YPI participants receive professional instruction and coaching in a wide variety of courses including acting, singing and dancing. Campers also enjoy unique seminars which focus on professional backstage work and tours of the sets and facilities. Additional courses have included Stage Combat, Shakespeare, Improv, and Film. Campers are prepared and encouraged to participate in a mock audition in front of Virginia Rep artistic staff and receive immediate feedback. The cost of tuition also includes a matinee performance ticket for The Wiz.

MUSICAL THEATRE SKILLS

For Rising 3rd - 8th Graders

Week # 1: July 22- July 26

Week # 2: July 29-August 2

Week # 3: August 5- August 9

All classes are Monday - Friday from 1 p.m.- 5 p.m.

Tuition: $175 per camper/per week

These one-week experiences are designed for the aspiring performer interested in sharpening their musical theatre skills - acting, singing, and dancing. Campers will be grouped with their peers based on experience level and age. Individual weeks in the series are self-contained experiences with different master instructors and new material per session. Sign up for one week, two weeks, or all three.

SUMMER SHOWTIME! The Addams Family young@part (BY AUDITION)

For Rising 4th - 12th Graders 

August 12 - 25, 2019 (performances 8/24 - 8/26)

Virginia Rep’s Children's Theatre at Willow Lawn

Tuition: $600

This performance camp is designed with the musical theatre lover in mind. Each day will begin with fun group warm-ups preparing our voices, bodies, and minds for rehearsal. Campers will learn music, choreography, and all of their lines while working together as an ensemble. After the intensive two weeks of camp, the Summer Showtime cast will take their places in the spotlight with costumes, props, set, lights and music in four public performances.

DRAMATIC ADVENTURES for Preschoolers

For 3 to 5 year olds

Monday - Friday 9:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Virginia Rep’s Children's Theatre at Willow Lawn

Tuition:$125 per camper

Dramatic Adventures is the ideal first theatre camp for your preschool aged child. Through early literacy-based creative Story Drama, popular children's literature comes to life as we explore the world of the story, engage with imaginative adventures and offer problem solving opportunities for campers. Each day includes drama, music, movement and craft time taught by Virginia Rep's theatre professionals and educators. 


All info and registration can be found here.