TN Shakespeare Company Announces Summer Camps

Tennessee Shakespeare Company is now accepting applications for its three immersive Summer Play Camps, to be held on the grounds of Germantown High School this June and July.

Applications are available online at www.tnshakespeare.org. For more information please contact Camps teacher Slade Kyle at (901) 759-0604 or tnshakespeare.edu@gmail.com.

Last summer's camps sold out quickly. Parents and young professionals are encouraged to apply this week. Returning participants receive a fee discount.

The three camps include:

The Play's the Thing: One Week

"O brave new world, that has such people in it!"

Leap into the world of Shakespeare's The Tempest with TSC's professional actor-teachers. You'll be on your feet during this week-long exploration, living the world of the play. You'll become a turbulent Storm Powerful enough to sink a ship, travel alongside a troupe of clowns attempting to navigate a nearly deserted island, and come face to face with Prospero's supernatural servants! You won't believe how much fun you'll be having in this performance-based camp. No Shakespeare or theatre experience necessary. Just come ready to play.

Dates: June 13-17, Monday-Friday from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Participants: Students entering Grades 6-12, with any level of theatrical experience
Cost: $250 (Lunches available for an additional $5/Day)

Young Players Training Intensive: Two Weeks

Would you like to train and rehearse like the classical actors of Tennessee Shakespeare Company? Here is your opportunity. The YPTI is a fun, intense, and demanding two weeks in which you will build upon essential acting techniques while taking personal ownership of Shakespeare's text. You will build your craft through sessions in Elizabethan Dance, Movement, Stage Combat, Text Work, and Scene Play. The Intensive is performance-based and will culminate in a final scene-sharing for your friends and family.

Dates: June 20 - July 1, Monday-Friday from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Participants: Students entering Grades 6-12, with some theatrical experience
Cost: $500 (Lunches available for an additional $5/Day)

Young Company: Two Weeks

With playful, intense focus on Elizabethan Dance, Stage Combat, Movement, Text Work, Soliloquy, and Scene Play, your work will be performance-based and culminate in a performance for the community. Limited to 16 participants, Young Company selection is made through an application process that includes two letters of recommendation and an audition. Applications are due May 7, and auditions will be held May 28 and 29.

Dates: July 11 - July 22, Monday-Friday from 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Participants: Serious actors, ages 18-24
Cost: $500 per participant

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