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EXCITING FULL DAY AUGUST DRAMA PROGRAMS

FUN & ENGAGING SUMMER THEATER WORKSHOPS FOR KIDS OF ALL ABILITIES - NO AUDITIONS!

Kids learn to act, sing, dance and more rehearsing and performing their favorite musicals with CLASS ACT MUSICAL YOUTH THEATER's children's summer theater programs. Enroll in one week or up to 5; a different play every week. Jul 30-Aug 31, full (9-3) and half-day options (9-12 for Kindergarteners). Programs are held at various locations throughout Westchester and beyond for children in Grades K to 7.

 - July 30-Aug 3: The Wizard of Oz

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- Aug 6-Aug 10: Beauty and the Beast

- Aug 13-17: The Little Mermaid for Grades K-3; Aladdin for Grades 3-7

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- Aug 20-24: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

- Aug 27-31: Honk for Grades K-3; Guys and Dolls for Grades 3-7

Rates:

Half day Kindergarteners only: $150 per week if sign-up is before July 1; $170 thereafter (Children should bring their own morning snacks.)

Full day: $230 per week if sign-up is before July 1; $260 thereafter (Children should bring their own morning snacks and lunches.)

Locations:

Various throughout Westchester and beyond: Armonk, Bedford, Bronxville, Brewster, Harrison, Hastings, Katonah, Mt. Kisco, New Rochelle, Scarsdale, South Salem, North Salem, White Plains, Greenwich and Rockland. Call or see www.mydrama.org for exact locations and addresses.

The MT. KISCO CHILDREN'S THEATER PROGRAM location is the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship.

For more information see www.mydrama.org - click on August Summer Camps.

Contact: Robby Hedge, Founder and Program Director

youththeater1@aol.com

(914) 286-7422

More About Class Act Musical Youth Theater

For over 20 years, CAMYT has provided countless young performers throughout Westchester and beyond with the opportunity to develop their dramatic skills in a fun, safe and creative environment.  Offered to children from Grades K to 7 in various locations and often in collaboration with Westchester schools, libraries and recreation departments, CAMYT’s programs focus on working towards the actual production.  This is unlike many other similar programs, which compartmentalize the drama discovery process into individual acting, singing or dance specific classes.  Children begin rehearsing from the very start, and this works best with their still developing senses of time, patience and conceptualization.  There are no auditions to enter the programs and no child is turned away due to lack of experience or aptitude.  Rather, we create a non-competitive, friendly and respectful atmosphere and foster children’s talents so that they can truly shine in their own way.

In addition to its summer theater camps, CAMYT also offers year-round programs.  For these programs, children are joined by adult trained actors in key roles to enhance the production and provide our young participants with the opportunity to work with professional talent.  These productions are staged in local school or community theaters with professional lighting and stage managers.  Parents are asked to occasionally fill non-speaking roles or to help backstage, making participation in these programs a wonderful family affair.  Ticket prices range from $8-$10 and the general public is invited to view these performances, making these shows a great value for an evening of enjoyable family entertainment.

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