Children's Theatre Summer Camp Adds New Mini-Sessions

Way Off Broadway's Children's Theatre Summer Camp is one of the most popular summer acting programs in the area. This year's camp has not even begun and it has already been sold out for weeks. Because of the massive interest in youth theatre education, and a desire for classes for younger children, WOB is adding a second set of special summer camp sessions to its schedule. These Mini-Day Camps will be held on select weekends for children ages 4 - 12.

These mini-sessions will be a wonderful introduction to theatre for younger ages and additional theatre training for the older students. Classes will focus on theatre techniques and acting through specific acting exercises and theatre training games. Improvisation is a great part of these exercises and encourages students to work creatively, individually, and with others.

CHILDREN'S THEATRE MINI-DAY CAMP SESSIONS

Toddler Sessions: Ages 4 - 5
June 25, July 10, & July 16
10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
$20 per day

Junior (A) Sessions: Ages 6 - 8
June 25, July 10. & July 16
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
$25 per day

Junior (B) Sessions: Ages 6 - 8
July 30, August 6, August 14, & August 20
9:30 - 11:00 a.m.
$25 per day

Pre-Teen Sessions: Ages 9 - 12
July 30, August 6, August 14, & August 20
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
$25 per day

Classes will be filled on a first-come, first-serve basis and students may attend as many classes in their session as they would like. The mini-camps will be taught by Way Off Broadway's Executive Producer, Bill Kiska, and the theatre's Director of Children's Theatre, Susan Thornton.

The addition of these mini-sessions is the latest in the expansion of WOB's education program. Since it first began in the summer of 1996, and because of its popularity, Way Off Broadway's Theatre Ed program expanded to include youth theatre classes during the spring and fall as well, in addition to its summer schedule.

For additional information on Way Off Broadway's Children's Theatre Summer Camp or its Actors' Studio classes, visit the theatre's website at www.wayoffbroadway.com.

The Actors' Studio and Children's Theatre Summer Camp are part of The Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre, which has been a leader in the region's performing arts community since it first opened in 1995. Under the direction of the Kiska Family since 2002, WOB has produced such productions as A Funny Thing . . . Forum, Guys & Dolls, Steel Magnolias, Oklahoma!, Grease, Fiddler on the Roof, The Odd Couple, A Chorus Line, The Sound of Music, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Evita, and Cats, as well as the regional and area premieres of Neil Simon's The Goodbye Girl - The Musical, Jerry Herman's La Cage aux Folles, the musical comedy The Wedding Singer, and Mel Brooks' The Producers. Located along Route 40 West, the Golden Mile in Frederick, the theatre also produces a one-of-a-kind children's lunch theatre, as well as a number of special events throughout the year.