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PRIDE CAMP Kicks Off A New Educational Program at Pride Arts Center

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Pride Arts Center is creating all-inclusive learning environments for LGBTQ+ allies. This will include summer Pride Camps for middle school and high school aged students, using theater arts to learn more about navigating our complex world.

Our Theater for Young Audiences (TYA) program will produce plays for families looking to share stories with their children that have themes/characters living outside of society's traditional gender binary. These performances are by professional actors.

Classes

RAINBOW SHAKESPEARE
High School students can sign up for Rainbow Shakespeare, a week-long workshop taught by Pride Films and Plays Artistic Associate Derek Van Barham that uses Shakespeare's plays to explore changing gender norms. There are two unique sessions of Rainbow Shakespeare - July 10 and July 24.

OUR WORLD OUR WAY
Middle School students can sign up for OUR WORLD OUR WAY, a one-week workshop creating a musical which celebrates life today. That program will be held the week of July 17.

PUPPET WORKSHOP
Students of all ages are invited to take a one-week class using puppets to create their very own performance. The puppetry workshop is the week of August 1.

Students can enroll in Pride Camp here.

Tuition for each camp week is $385.

Theater for Young Audiences

Our Theater for Young Audiences (TYA) program will produce plays for families looking to share stories with their children that have themes/characters living outside of society's traditional gender binary.

PRIDE EVER AFTER
In July, the premiere performance is PRIDE EVER AFTER by Carly Crawford, on Saturdays and Sundays at 2pm from July 8 to 30. This delightful one hour comedy is directed by PFP Artistic Associate Amber Snyder.

PRIDE EVER AFTER is a production for family audiences, with a suggested age of 10+. This work explores what it means to add pride to familiar "Happily Ever Afters" and look at the world through rainbow colored lenses. Will Cinderella choose the prince? What's just right for Goldilocks? Why is Rapunzel locked in that tower? Discover all of this and more at PRIDE EVER AFTER.

GRANDMA D's PUPPET PLAYDATE
In August, puppeteer Tristan Tom joins us for a week-long puppetry workshop for students of all ages. And we invite you on Saturday and Sunday at 2 pm. to share GRANDMA D's PUPPET PLAYDATE, an adventure in storytelling! Performances are August 5 to 27.

Meet Grandma D, a cuddly, old retired inventor, who invites children each week to join her for timely, age appropriate stories that explore our world and read together! Grandma D has a magic book making machine, a couple of wacky friends and maybe even a special guest. Come down each Saturday and Sunday to make a book and read with everyone's favorite grandma, Grandma D. Each week will be a new and exciting tale.

Tickets for the performances are pay-what-you-can with a suggested donation of $10.
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