THEATER EDUCATION AND PRODUCTION IN NORTHFIELD, VT
2024 SUMMER CAMPS
Summer camps are here!
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We offer a 10% multiple camp or sibling discount; if you are paying for more than one camp, feel free to take 10% off of your total for all camps.
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We encourage early registration to hold your spot. You may register by clicking the link below each class description. Payment for all camps is due by April 6th. If you have any questions please email Maren at: maren@dirtroadtheater.com.
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SUMMER CAMPS
THEATER FUN AND GAMES (ages 5-8)
Taught by Maren Langdon Spillane & Brenna Lee
This camp is currently full. Please register to join the waitlist!
1 week: July 1-5, 9:30am-12:30pm
The Gray Space | 168 N. Main Street, Room #7, Northfield
$150
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Join us for a week of theatrical exploration and fun as we learn what theater and performance are all about! We will engage in lots of games and activities designed to develop cooperation and communication skills, and through play, songs, and stories explore the various parts of performance and what it means to be on stage.
ACTING AND IMPROV (ages 9-12)
Taught by Maren Langdon Spillane & Brenna Lee
1 week: July 1-5, 1:00-4:00
The Gray Space | 168 N. Main Street, Room #7, Northfield
$150
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This camp will be a playful and energetic exploration of the fundamentals of acting and performance, as well as the skills needed for improvisation! Through games and activities designed to promote ensemble-building, communication, and lots of laughter, we will learn all about theater and the joyful world of improvisation. This camp is designed for both the beginning actor and those with some experience!
BEGINNER PERFORMANCE CAMP (ages 6-10)
Taught by Maren Langdon Spillane, Ashley Hall, & Brenna Lee
This camp is currently full. Please register to join the waitlist!
1 week: June 24-28, 9:30-2:30
Final performance at 3:00 on June 28
The Gray Space | 168 N. Main Street, Room #7, Northfield
$300 (sibling/multiple camp discounts are available, as are a limited number of sliding scale positions, please inquire if interested)
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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)
The Mother Goose Portal
Taught by Maren Langdon Spillane, Ashley Hall, & Sophia Sevi
This camp is currently full. Please register to join the waitlist!
2 weeks: August 5-9 and 12-16, 9:30-3:30
Performances August 16 at 5pm and August 17 at 2pm
The Gray Space | 168 N. Main Street, Room #7, Northfield
$475 (sibling discounts are available, as are payment plans and a limited number of sliding scale positions, 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: The Mother Goose Portal! This play was developed by DRT students three years ago, and we can’t wait to dive back into this funny and heartfelt story. 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 13-18)
The Nobodies
Taught by Maren Langdon Spillane, Dominic Spillane, Ashley Hall, & Savannah Yates
This camp is currently full. Please register to join the waitlist!
2 weeks: July 15-19 and 22-26, 9:30-4:30
Performances July 26 at 6pm and July 27 at 2pm
The Valley Players Theater | 4254 Main Street, Waitsfield
$525 (sibling discounts are available, as are payment plans and a limited number of sliding scale positions, please inquire if interested.)
Join us for two weeks of jam-packed theater fun as we rehearse and perform an original musical! Our play was developed this spring by our Play Creation class, and is called "The Nobodies." Set in a modern-day high school recently infiltrated by characters from Fairytale Land, this play is a funny and touching piece that explores identity, connection, and love. We will have a draft of the play ready to share with all registrees 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 at the Valley Players Theater.
*Please note that participants must be able to memorize lines fairly quickly, and be willing to do this work outside of camp time.