Children's Theatre offers Summer Programs!

Back in 2009, Helen Knudsen of Elmhurst began a children’s theatre company and ran fully produced musicals for six years under the name DIY Teen Theatre. This year, she's back, this time under the name Hatbox Theatrix and with a full directorial and music resume including Elmhurst Children's Theatre, Immaculate Conception Grade School, and the prestigious Piven Theatre Workshop.

Knudsen is offering three separate theatre intensive weeks in which students get professional training in theatre disciplines including dance (with recent Elmhurst Children's Theatre choreographer Nina Burns!), singing, storytelling, theatre games, improv, and more.

These full-day camps focus on ensemble building and technique in the mornings, and rehearsal for the “show of the week” in the afternoons. Each week culminates in a showcase of a shortened, ensemble version of either You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Matilda, or Oliver. The showcase will be performed “in the round” which is an exciting theatre format in which the audience is on all sides of the stage. All students get their moment to shine, and finish the week as a stronger, more confident actor ready for their next show.

Summer Playhouse 2019
Week 1 - June 24-28 - You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown
Week 2 - July 8-12 - Matilda
Week 3 - July 29-Aug 2 - Oliver

Join Hatbox Theatrix for one, two, or all three of these weeks! Tuition and more information available at www.hatboxtheatrix.org and by emailing helen@helenknudsen.com.