Majestic Theatre & Ted Herbert Music School offers Summer camps for youth

The Majestic Theatre offers Daytime summer theatre camps for youth!

The Majestic Theatre will once again offer daytime summer theatre camps in 2017. Half-day camps will be open for youth 5-7 years of age and full-day camps for youth 8 – 14 years of age. The Majestic prides itself on a strong core of camp directors and instructors all having many years of experience in all aspects of theatre as well as experience working with children and teens.

Camps include for ages 5-7 years old include:

Space Journey! on July 17-28, - Young campers are invited to join us for a week long theme-based camp celebrating the fun adventures of Outer Space! We will learn songs and stories to explore the planets, travel in our imaginary rocket ship, become astronauts, robots and aliens and more! We will explore through music, movement, and active learning the space habitat and characteristics! This theme-based camp is perfect for the theatre newbie just as much as the returning camper as we explore, learn, and build the skills of music, theatre, and dance. Tuition is $220 for this two-week half day program running 9am - 1pm.

Super Hero Camp! July 31 - Aug 4, All things Super Hero will be explored through this fun theme. We encourage big imaginations with super heros of all attributes! Through this movement and activity-based camp we will learn the basic theatre skills of acting, singing, and dancing - all while having a blast developing our own individual super hero. How do we walk, talk and act? What super powers might we have? How do we work together? Perfect for the beginner as well as the "up and rising" star! Tuition is $160 for this one-week half day program running 9am - 1pm.

Camps include for ages 8-14 years old include:

Dorothy in Wonderland! July 17 – 28, This musical version of our popular children’s play will delight young actors! It’s natural that Dorothy and Alice would become instant friends if they met. After all, they’re both girls who want to return home from the fantasy worlds in which they find themselves. Dorothy, Toto and the characters of Oz get caught in another whirlwind that sweeps them off to Wonderland, where they meet Alice, White Rabbit, Mad Hatter, March Hare, the Cheshire Cat and many more! It’s truly a mad adventure! And you thought the Wicked Witch of the West was bad? Now they face a dangerous new foe — the Queen of Hearts! At least Dorothy’s companions now have their brains, heart and courage! Dorothy, Alice and their friends join forces to defeat the queen at croquet, but will that be enough to return Wonderland to normal and get everybody back home? With its tongue-in-cheek humor, catchy songs, new and seasoned campers will have a chance to learn and grow skills in music, theatre, and dance. A script and activity-based curriculum will keep the kids engaged and excited! Tuition is $325 for full-day 9am - 5pm.

Adventures of a Comic Book Artist July 31 – Aug 11 Everyone loves comic book superheroes, so both cast and audience will love this action-packed spoof of the comic book genre complete with hysterical singing superheroes and dancing villains. Stanley Leonardo Sappovitz wants nothing more than to become a comic book artist and create heroes and villains for the comic books he loves so much. As the janitor at Wonder Comics, he anxiously awaits the day that his boss, D.C. Wunderman, will see his drawings and give him the chance to have his superheroes come alive on the printed page. Stanley’s heroes come alive, all right — but not on the printed page! In an effort to revive his faltering company, Wunderman had ordered a set of magical pens guaranteed to bring to life any character drawn. When plans go awry and his staff of artists unwittingly create the dreaded super-villain Doctor Shock Clock, it is up to Stanley to save the day with his own superheroes — charismatic but egotistical Star Guy, speedy Triple Time, environmentally correct Blossom and cranky little Wombat Woman! Stanley’s heroes battle Shock Clock and his henchmen, the Minutos, only to be saved in the end by the greatest superhero of them all — Eraser Man (aka Stanley Leonardo Sappovitz. New and seasoned campers will have a chance to learn and grow skills in music, theatre, and dance. A script and activity-based curriculum will keep the kids engaged and excited! Tuition is $325 for full-day 9am - 5pm.

Daily schedule includes classes which help build skills in acting, movement, improvisation, music, and cooperative abilities. Students will learn all aspects of theatre in this hands-on learning opportunity. The Majestic fosters a close student-teacher relationship that helps us meet the needs of every young artist. Our goal is to tailor the experience your child will have as they are given the attention and interaction they need to be successful in having a GREAT time learning about theatre and performing arts. A culminating camp showcase will be held on the final Saturday of each camp.

New this year is a one week Rock Band Music Camp running July 10 – 14 under the direction of the Ted Herbert Music School instructors. This camp is designed for kids/teens ages 10-14 who play a musical instrument; ALL INSTRUMENTS ARE WELCOME! Students will be paired with musicians of like abilities to participate in small groups. Daily schedule includes group rehearsals, classes in music theory and performance skills, and cooperative activities. Styles of music will include Contemporary Rock and Jazz. The Majestic and Ted Herbert’s fosters a close student-teacher relationship that helps us meet the needs of every young musician. Our goal is to tailor the experience your child will have as they are given the attention and interaction they need to be successful in having a GREAT time learning about and playing music. A culminating camp showcase will be held on the final Saturday. Tuition is $200, for one week 9am - 3pm.

All camps will be held at The Majestic Academy of Dramatic Arts/Ted Herbert Music School now located at 880 Page Street in Manchester. Tuition includes all camp materials. Partial Scholarship assistance is available.

Visit www.majestictheatre.net for more information about The Majestic Academy of Dramatic Arts or call (603)669-7469 with any additional questions. The Majestic Theatre is a non-profit NH community arts organization.