Registration Opens February 7th at 9:00 am
exploring the rebellious, emotional, fiery young people of shakepseare’s plays
Who: rising 9th - 12th graders who are genuinely interested in joining Caroline to learn more about acting and the human condition through Shakespeare’s relatable young people. This camp is recommended for kids who already have some acting experience.
We must have at least 8 kids in this camp for it to continue (limited to 24)
What: a one-week advanced acting camp culminating in a Scene Night for an audience.
Through acting, theater exercises, and scene study we will explore Shakespeare’s young lovers and fighters.
After more than 400 years, Shakespeare’s characters’ convictions, desires, and inner turmoil are still relatable.
Focusing on the youngest of his characters, teens will be encouraged to interpret and make these characters personal to them. Students will decide what their portrayal of their character would wear and what timeframe they want to set their scenes in. Possible scenes and characters from: Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, The Taming of the Shrew, The Tempest, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Much Ado About Nothing, As You Like It, A Winter’s Tale, Cymbeline, King Lear, Twelfth Night, Henry IV
Where: St David of Wales; sharing the space with the final musical camp of the summer, we will be in the grace room, the classroom and sometimes the parish hall on the stage.
When: August 10 - 14
Monday - Thursday 9:30am - 4:30pm
Friday 9:30am - 9:00pm; Scene Night Friday August 14 at 8pm
How much: $375
We offer a 10% sibling discount (automatically applied at registration)
Payment plan options (payments are automatically deducted)
Pay in full: At registration
2 Payments (with a $15 fee): At registration and April 15
3 Payments (with a $25 fee): At registration, on April 15, and June 1
Financial assistance available (please complete the request form)
Please apply for a financial assistance by February 4th - you will need a code when you register. Families may only apply for assistance for one camp per child.
QUESTIONS? please feel free to contact us
REFUND POLICY
You may receive a full refund before April 1 (minus a $65 admin fee) and a 50% refund (plus the $65 admin fee) from April 1-May 31. We do not offer refunds for any camps after June 1.
WAITLIST
There is no charge to be on the waitlist. You will need to go through the registration process choosing how you’d like to pay (in full or in installments) but we do not take your credit card info and can not charge you. The “order” remains in your cart and you’re added to the wait list.
We'll contact students in the order they joined the wait list if openings arise. Invoices are issued only upon full registration after a spot becomes available - you are not automatically charged even if a spot opens up.
COMMUNICATION FROM US
We communicate primarily via email. Please add caroline@portlanddramaclub.org and robin@portlanddramaclub.org to your contacts and make sure our emails are not going into your spam folder.
Cell Phone Policy
Many kids have their own cell phones or smart watches. We don’t think they are needed in theater and can distract us from creating special bonds with our cast mates. When students arrive they are instructed to put their electronics away. If you need to get a message to your child during camp please know they can not check their phones until the camp day ends.
If you have an emergency message for your child or the staff: You can text or call Caroline: 213-675-4732 or Robin: 971-235-7994. Text is the best way to reach us - we may not be able to answer a ringing phone during instruction.