THEATER EDUCATION AND PRODUCTION IN NORTHFIELD, VT
2025 SPRING CLASS &
SUMMER CAMPS
​We offer a 10% discount for multiple camps or classes; if you are paying for more than one camp or more than one class, feel free to take 10% off of your total.
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We encourage early registration for the camps to hold your spot- they fill up fast! You may register now and pay later; payment for all camps is due by April 6th. Payment for classes is due February 15th.
Please register by clicking the link below each class description. If you have any questions please email Maren at: maren@dirtroadtheater.com.
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SPRING CLASSES
ADVANCED PLAY CREATION (ages 14-18)
*pair with Advanced Play Performance
Sundays, 5:00 - 7:00 / 6 weeks: March 2 - April 6
The Gray Space | 168 N. Main Street, Room #7
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pay by check: $100 | pay by PayPal or Venmo: $104
Taught by Maren Langdon Spillane (bio)
This class will focus on the development of an original play that we will conceive as a group, focusing on the elements that create a good story. Though the play will be written by Maren, we will spend time reading drafts together, playing improv games to develop characters and relationships, and making changes based on our discoveries and discussions. This play will go on to be staged for the next 6-week class session, Play Performance Level 2, and will eventually be performed as DRT’s performance camp show for summer 2024! While we think taking both Play Creation and Play Performance is a great idea so as to be part of the entire process, doing just one or the other works, too!
ADVANCED PLAY PERFORMANCE (ages 14-18)
*pair with Advanced Play Creation
Sunday, 5:00 - 7:00 / 6 weeks: April 13 - May 18 (no class April 22 | Additional rehearsal and performance May 18th)
The Gray Space | 168 N. Main Street, Room #7
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pay by check: $130 | pay by PayPal or Venmo: $135
Taught by Maren Langdon Spillane (bio)
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This class will use the script developed by the Play Creation Level 2 class and culminate in a staged reading performance of this brand-new play! We will use this process as a basis for exploring more advanced acting concepts, such as nuanced character development and performance techniques.This class will serve as a workshop for the piece, which will be further developed after the session and used as DRT's performance camp play for summer 2024! While we think taking both Play Creation and Play Performance is a great idea, so as to be part of the entire process, doing just one or the other works, too.
SUMMER CAMPS
BEGINNER PERFORMANCE CAMP (ages 6-10)
This camp is currently full, please register to join the waitlist.
1 week: July 7-11, 9:30-2:30
Final performance at 3:00 on July 11
The Gray Space | 168 N. Main Street, Room #7, Northfield
pay by check: $325 | pay by PayPal or Venmo: $335
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Join us for a week of theater fun and games culminating in a play performance! We will spend the week developing acting and performance skills such as character development and presentation, stage awareness, storytelling, and working collaboratively. The play itself will be determined after enrollment is closed and will be based on the ages and experience of the campers. This camp is intended to be a fun and positive introduction to theater exploration, with an emphasis on the joy of the process rather than the finished product. This camp is appropriate for the beginning actor as well as those with some experience!
INTERMEDIATE PERFORMANCE CAMP (ages 10-14)
Camp Sunshine
This camp is currently full, please register to join the waitlist.
2 weeks: July 14-18 and 21-25, 9:30-3:30
Performances July 25 at 5pm and July 26 at 2pm
The Gray Space | 168 N. Main Street, Room #7, Northfield
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pay by check: $515 | pay by PayPal or Venmo: $530 (price includes a show t-shirt)
a limited number of sliding scale positions are available, please inquire if interested
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This camp will be a fun-filled and action-packed two weeks rehearsing and performing an original musical: Camp Sunshine! This play was developed by DRT students three years ago, and we can’t wait to see it performed in a whole new way. Intermediate Performance Camp will focus on exploring and developing the skills needed for performance, focusing heavily on character development, communication with fellow actors and other members of the production team, and building a tight-knit ensemble. While we will spend the majority of our time working on the play itself, there will still be plenty of room for acting and improvisation games that will both help us explore skills and have fun! Our session will culminate with two fully-staged performances of our show at The Gray Space. This camp is appropriate for the beginning actor as well as those with more experience.
*Please note that participants must be able to memorize lines fairly quickly, and be willing to do this work outside of camp time.
ADVANCED PERFORMANCE CAMP (ages 14-18)
2 weeks: August 4-8 and 11-15, 9:30-4:30
Performances August 15 at 6pm and August at 2pm
Location TBD- will be announced by the end of January!
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pay by check: $550 | pay by PayPal or Venmo: $570 (price includes a show t-shirt and pizza cast party)
a limited number of sliding scale positions are available, please inquire if interested.
Advanced Performance Camp is back for its fifth summer! Join us for two weeks of jam-packed theater fun as we rehearse and perform an original musical! Our play will be developed this spring by our Play Creation class, so we don't know what it will be yet, but we can't wait to find out! We will have a draft of the play ready to share with all registrants by the end of May, with original music by Savannah Yates to follow.
This camp will focus on exploring and developing the skills needed for performance, focusing heavily on character development, communication with fellow actors and other members of the production team, and building a tight-knit ensemble. This is a rigorous and fast-paced experience best suited for those comfortable working cooperatively in a focused theater environment and is therefore not recommended for beginners. Our two-week session will culminate with two fully-staged performances of our show.
*Please note that participants must be able to memorize lines fairly quickly, and be willing to do this work outside of camp time.