Raue Launches New Summer Camps For Its Youngest Stars

CRYSTAL LAKE, IL — Raue Center School For The Arts is launched a new summer camp this year meant for young performers looking to further, or even begin, their arts education in live performance.

The summer program, named Camp RSCA, will focus on all aspects of live theatre, including acting, movement, dance, and vocal technique, and is meant to foster students’ creativity and talent, and help them develop as young performers, according to a news release from the Raue Center for Arts. The counselors and staff hired by RCSA are professional actors and technicians from the Chicago area.

“The pandemic decimated our educational efforts—down from 25,000 students to 3,000 students during the pandemic. We look to bounce back with core standards of safety, inclusion, and a rigorous, intellectually challenging curriculum," said Raue's Center executive director Richard Kuranda. "We’ll have a lot of different programs this summer and the camps are a great entry for any student. Camp RCSA grows from our core belief of wanting to help families form young people who are well prepared for careers and who will be assets to their communities."

Students will learn performance fundamentals in the classroom then put those skills into
practice for an audience with a wrap-up performance on Raue’s outdoor Arts On The Green space,
located at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Crystal Lake. To further the educational element of the
program, Camp RCSA has adopted the “Page to Stage” theme for the summer, granting students
the opportunity to perform songs and scenes inspired by musicals based on famous works of
literature, according to a news release.

The camps will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. during four one-week sessions: June 6-10, June 13-17, July 18-22 and July 25-29. Camp RCSA is recommended for grades 2 through 8.

The Raue is also launching an extension of its popular “Little Stage Stars” program with Camp RCSA Jr., which is a half-day camp for grades kindergarten and first grade from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. The youngest RCSA stars will spend a half-day playing games, learning songs and dances,
and experiencing theatre in a fun, summer camp environment.

This camp runs for one week: July 11-15. More information on how to enroll for these programs, and more, can be found on the Raue Center's website.

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