Shakespeare Summer Camp led by stars of Livermore Shakespeare

(Livermore) – Artists starring in Livermore Shakespeare Festival’s productions this summer will be teaming up with Livermore Valley Performing Arts Center to offer a Shakespeare-themed summer camp for aspiring performers in July. “We have some of the most talented performers in the region with us for the shows each summer,” states Producing Artistic Director, Lisa Tromovitch. “We want to share that talent, and hopefully inspire a love of Shakespeare with our local kids. Two weeks of summer camp is the ideal opportunity to get kids excited about performance and language and expression in a fun and supportive environment.”

Actors/Teaching Artists Jennifer Le Blanc and Deborah Lagin will lead the elementary school-aged camp for kids entering grades 3, 4 and 5. Le Blanc was one of the lead Teaching Artists and curriculum developers for So Wise So Young, Livermore Shakespeare Festival’s highly successful program in all of Livermore’s second grade classrooms. Le Blanc is a member of Actors Equity Association, a produced playwright, adaptor and director, and an acclaimed actress. Le Blanc recently appeared in Lauren Gunderson’s world premier of The Book of Will at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts. Le Blanc can be seen in Livermore Shakespeare Festival’s production of Cyrano de Bergerac this summer as Roxane. Deborah Lagin, one of the lead Teaching Artists of So Wise So Young, stars as Hermia in Livermore Shakespeare Festival’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream this season.

Los Angeles based actor, Paul Barrois and Teaching Artist, Aubrey Whitlock will teach the middle school-aged camp for students entering grades 6, 7 and 8. Barrois recently appeared in the award-winning short film, Eerie Anecdotes and will be featured this summer as the mischievous fairy, Puck in LSF’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Aubrey Whitlock is a So Wise So Young Teaching Artist and is currently serving as dramaturg for LSF’s 2017 season as well as Stage Manager for A Midsummer Night’s Dream. In addition to acting, Whitlock is also a credentialed teacher and holds an MFA and an MLitt in Shakespeare and Performance from Mary Baldwin College, an MA in Teaching from Chapman University, and a BA in Theatre Arts from UC Santa Cruz.

Livermore Shakespeare Festival and the Livermore Valley Performing Arts Center will produce Some Have Greatness, a Shakespeare themed summer camp at the Bothwell Arts Center, 2466 Eighth Street in downtown Livermore from July 17 – 28th, 1pm – 4pm. The price is $350 with discounts for Livermore residents and scholarships available through the LVPAC Education Fund. For more information and registration visit www.lvpac.org/bothwell or call (925) 583-2312.