Summer workshops begin Monday, June 9th 2008
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Drama & Musical Theatre Camps
Choose from two age groups Grades 2-5 or Middle and High School
Attendance is Limited to 12-14 Students Per Week!
Boys & Girls: Junior Camp Division, Grades 2-5 (limit 12 per session)
__________ Senior Camp Division, Grades 6-11 (Limit 14 per session)
Daily Sessions meet 8:30 am - 5:30 p.m. at Oak Hall School's Cofren Theatre, 8009 S.W. 14th Ave (off Tower Road).
Eight Weekly sessions to choose from! June 9-13, June 16-20, June 23-27, July 7-11, July 14-18, July 21-25, July 28-August 1, August 4-8
ACT FAST! This is Alachua County's most dynamic and PERSONALIZED summer drama experience. In cooperation with the Gainesville Association for the Creative Arts, Oak Hall School will offer this nationally recognized theatre program where EVERYONE is a STAR because the groups are kept small. Actors will work as an ensemble to produce a new musical play each week featuring a collage of songs from well-known Broadway shows. The actors also produce their own scenes and monologues as well as improvised skits. This year, everything will be performed in a Friday night show in the Edith D. Cofrin Theatre on the Oak Hall School campus. Show times is 7 p.m. and the performance is free and open to the public!
This exciting day camp experience is directed by Dr. William Eyerly, Performing Arts Director at Oak Hall, and will be featuring Assistant Directors Maddy Edison and Professional actress, Karen Fielding and many other theatre professionals from the region.
Each Week also includes workshops in: Acting Theory including the revolutionary Mosaic Acting System, Improv and Theatre Games, Monologues, Audition Techniques, Vocal Performance, Musical Theatre Dance, AND MUCH MORE! Camp fee is $160 per week if registered by April 30th, $175 per week after April 30th. Camp fee is inclusive of a snack and drink and campers should bring a bagged lunch or participate in the camp lunch program for an additional $27.50 per week.
New for 2008...Morning Care from 7.30 a.m. and aftercare until 6 p.m. at no additional cost! NOTE: EARLIEST DROP OFF FOR SESSIONS 7 & 8 IS 8.00 A.M. AND KIDS MUST BE PICKED UP BY 5.30 P.M.
SPECIAL 2-WEEK PERFORMANCE ART WORKSHOPS AT LITTLEWOOD ELEMENTARY, 812 N.W. 34TH ST.
MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAYS FROM 1 PM TO 3:30 PM
2-WEEKS: JUNE 9TH – 19TH WITH A PERFORMANCE AT 2:00 ON THURSDAY, JUNE 19TH. WORKSHOP FEE: $95
Undersea Adventure for Ages 4 – 6
Octopus’s Garden – Workshop Fee $95 / With Sarah Ingley, Lindsey Kinard, Tracey S. Cox, Emily Guez, and the rest of the GACA staff / Meet first day in the Littlewood Multipurpose Room – A whole new world awaits you in the water as you explore the mysteries of the deep blue sea! Experience your own little Atlantis, as you become magnificent creatures of the ocean! The undersea explorers assist in constructing aquatic-inspired sets, props and costumes to use in a play they helped write! Students will use various media such as painting, paper mache’, costume design and makeup to create their undersea characters and present a final performance on the Littlewood stage on June 19th.
Undersea Adventure for Ages 7 –10
Monsters of the Deep – Workshop Fee $95 / With Sarah Ingley, Lindsey Kinard, Tracey S. Cox, Emily Guez, and the rest of the GACA staff / Meet first day in the Littlewood Multipurpose Room - Are there really mysterious creatures lurking beneath the ocean’s surface? Explore new depths as you take this adventure into an undersea world created entirely from the imaginations of the performers themselves. When the kid’s create the show, anything is possible! The older kids create aquatic-styled sets, props and costumes as part of their production, too. Students will use mediums such as mask-making, sewing and paper mache’. They will thrill parents and friends when they perform on the Littlewood stage in a grand finale on June 19th.
MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAYS FROM 1 PM TO 3:30 PM
2-WEEKS: JUNE 23TH – JULY 3RD WITH A PERFORMANCE AT 2:00 ON THURSDAY, JULY 3RD. WORKSHOP FEE $95
Pirate Adventure for Ages 4 – 6
Pirates & Princesses – Workshop Fee $95 / With Sarah Ingley, Lindsey Kinard, Tracey S. Cox, Emily Guez, and the rest of the GACA staff / Meet first day in the Littlewood Multipurpose Room – Ahoy mateys! The younger kids will help create a unique story where they will all get to become pirates and princesses. Is there buried treasure to be found? The students will discover this and more while working on arts and crafts projects and putting it all together on stage for a swashbuckling performance on Thursday, July 3rd at Littlewood.
Pirate Adventure for Ages 7 – 10
Pirates of Crossbones Cove – Workshop Fee $95 / With Sarah Ingley, Lindsey Kinard, Tracey S. Cox, Emily Guez, and the rest of the GACA staff / Meet first day in the Littlewood Multipurpose Room – What’s a pirates favorite sport? ARRRRR-m Wrestling! Older kids get to create their own script about the mysterious pirates of Crossbones Cove. What treasure do they seek? It’s up to the students of this unique performance workshop that combines arts and crafts for set and props with creative drama and music for a jolly roger of a show Thursday, July 3rd on the Littlewood stage.
SPECIAL: TAKE BOTH PERFORMANCE ART WORKSHOPS FOR JUST $175.
Littlewood HALF-DAY CAMP SPECIAL!!! 4 Exciting Weeks for Just $320.00
Monday- Thursday from 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. beginning Monday, June 9th and continuing through Thursday, July 3rd
Sign up for BOTH Performance Art Camps plus choose any combination 2 workshops offered Monday and Wednesday, plus 2 workshops offered Tuesday and Thursday. That's an awesome artistic month with GACA's expert teachers at only $80 per week. What a great value!
Monday
Mondays Only
Piano Explorer
Ages 4 (preschool)
Littlewood Music Room
Monday, 1.45 to 2.30 or 2.30 to 3.15
Instructor: Gail Miller
Play games, act out songs and join in the rhythm band! Children will develop keyboard readiness skills while playing rhythm games, participating in technique activities and performing action packed songs.
Workshop Fee $25
MONDAYS AND WEDNESDAYS
Piano Adventurer
Workshop Fee $45
Instructor: Gail Miller
Ages 5-6
Times: 3.30 to 4.15
Place: Littlewood Music Room
Beginning Piano
Workshop Fee $45
Instructor: Gail Miller
Ages 7-11
Times: 4.15 to 5.00
Place: Littlewood Music Room
Living Art
Workshop Fee: $45
Instructor: Emily Guez
Ages: 4-6
Times: 3.30 - 4.15
Place: Littlewood Art Room
The art made in this class will not be forgotten forever in a drawer! The children will paint, collage, build, draw and use all kinds of media to create objects that will be a blast to use and reuse at home with friends and family! What's more exciting than playing with a toy we make with our own hands?
Designing Minds
Workshop Fee: $45
Instructor: Emily Guez
Ages: 7-12
Times: 4.15 to 5.00
Place: Littlewood Art Room
In this class the older kids will take the bold step from simply making art to creating with a whole new dimension in mind: Making something that has a function! This workshop will take kids on an exhilarating journey of creativity in all varieties of artistic media.
Pre-Ballet
Workshop Fee: $45
Instructor: Sarah Ingley
Ages: 4-6
Times: 3.30 to 4.15
Place: Littlewood Multipurpose Room
For new or returning students, this is a fun intro to the world of ballet. The class includes fun dance games, and dance dress-up, while building flexibility and coordination.
Dance Around the World
Workshop Fee: $45
Instructor: Sarah Ingley
Ages: 7-12
Times: 4.15 to 5.00
Place: Littlewood Multipurpose Room
Learn authentic Irish, Scottish, Israeli, West African, Greek, classical Indian, and Polish traditional group dances. The classes will wrap-up with some American swing dance!
Acting & Improv
Workshop Fee: $40
Instructor: Lindsey Kinard
Ages: 7-12
Times: 3.30 to 4.15
Place: Littlewood Classroom
More fun acting games and improv skits than you can imagine! Every class is like creating a new show and the laughs just keep coming as actors work out new scenes using zany characters and situations.
Folklore Factory
Workshop Fee: $40
Instructor: Lindsey Kinard
Ages: 7-12
Times: 4.15 to 5.00
Place: Littlewood Classroom
TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS:
Art Evolution
Workshop Fee: $45
Instructor: Emily Guez
Ages: 4-6
Times: 3.30 to 4.15
Place: Littlewood Art Room
Because art, just like us, has changed over the years! Emily will introduce a new era in each class, from prehistoric times to contemporary, with every important step in between! Students learn while having loads of fun experimenting with everything from paint and pastels to plaster and clay to imitate the masters of every age.
World of Art
Workshop Fee: $45
Instructor: Emily Guez
Ages: 7-12
Times: 4.15 to 5.00
Place: Littlewood Art Room
What could be more exciting than discovering a new culture? And what better way than to do it through art? Kids will expand their understanding of the world by experiencing and creating art of a different culture in each class. Come experiment in various media and techniques, learning from the cultures that have shaped the world we know and the art we love!
Hip-Hop and Modern Dance
Workshop Fee: $40
Instructor: Sarah Ingley
Ages: 7-12
Times: 3.30 to 4.15
Place: Littlewood Multipurpose Room
This class is all about learning the latest dance moves while grooving to some of your favorite tunes. Whether you are a beginner just learning the fundamentals or ready for your own video, this class has something for you.
Fantasy Workshop
Workshop Fee: $40
Instructor: Sarah Ingley
Ages: 4-6
Times: 4:15-5:00
Place: Littlewood Multipurpose Room
Drama for the very young, with costumes, scenery, and a performance every class! Students create their own character, and then an original script and no-stress "production" is created each day.
Creative Writing
Workshop Fee: $40
Instructor: Lindsey Kinard
Ages: 7-12
Times: 3.30 to 4:15
Place: Littlewood Classroom
Use exciting games and other activities to take your writing to a whole new level this summer. Explore different fiction: whether you like sci-fi or fantasy, mystery or action/adventure stories, this is the class for you.
Intro to Drama
Workshop Fee: $40
Instructor: Lindsey Kinard
Ages: 4-6
Times: 4.15 to 5.00
Place: Littlewood Classroom
For the kid with a vivid imagination. Students will go along with Miss Lindsey for a wild journey that will transform their favorite stories from classic literature into real stories on-stage. Students will develop as young actors in a very short span of time.
Art Explorations
Workshop Fee: $45
Instructor: Tracey S. Cox
Ages: 4-6
Times: 3.30 to 4.15
Place: Littlewood Art Room
The older kids will create 3-D works of art from paper mache’, clay, and other media. Students will also learn to paint and decorate their projects.
For questions, call 352-331-9981.
