Even though we're unable to meet in person, the show (or camp!) must go on! Virginia Stage Company is excited to announce our Virtual Summer Theatre Camp!
Working with professional theatre artists, campers will participate in fun, virtual experiences that engage their imaginations. Camp activities include creative writing, character study, improvisation, movement, and games.
All you’ll need is a computer and internet access, as well as a Zoom account. After signing up for a session, each camper will receive a “Camp in a Box” including a camp t-shirt, activity supplies, and Virginia Stage Company swag. All camps will be limited to 12 students per session.
VIRTUAL CAMPS
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Virtual Stage Summer Theatre Camp
Working with professional theatre artists, a focused class of campers will participate in fun, virtual experiences that engage their imagination and develop their passion and ability in theatre arts. Camp activities include creative playwriting, character study, improvisation, movement, games, and more!
June 22-26: Age 10-13 (Registration ends June 1)
June 29 - July 3: Age 14-17* (Registration ends June 1)
July 13-17: Age 10-13 (Registration ends June 23)
July 20-24: Age 14-17* (Registration ends July 7)
Registration starts at $175. Structured activities - 9 am - 1 pm EST with daily independent activities
“The Show Must Go Online!” Theatre Camp
Work with fellow artists to write and perform a special Virtual VSC Camp Production! Working with professional theatre artists, a select class of Level 1 graduates will work closely with VSC instructors to imagine, write, rehearse, and create an original production to be presented online!
July 27-31 Age 10-13 (Registration ends July 14)
July 6-10 Age 14-17* (Registration ends June 23)
Registration starts at $175. Structured activities - 9 am - 1 pm EST with daily independent activities.
Professional Actor’s Bootcamp
For teenagers serious about their craft! Prepare to audition for schools, enter the industry, or just raise the bar of your current work in focused sessions with four current, working industry professionals. Jessica Holt, Billy Bustamante, Robyne Parrish, and other full-time professional theatre artists with national and Broadway experience will give campers individualized, personal actor training. With degrees from Yale, UNC School of the Arts, and Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, these instructors are well-equipped to give students advice about the next steps in their training, as well as provide the one-on-one training young actors need. This includes a session just for parents on how to best support your young artist on their journey.
Begins August 10 Age 14-17* (Registration ends July 28)
Registration starts at $350. Structured activities - 10 am - 2 pm EST with daily independent activities.
“On Camera” Camp: Writing and Performing for the Camera
Excellent on-camera talent understands good camera technique as well as storytelling. This week long exploration familiarizes students with good camera technique for use in film, video, and social media, all while honing their digital storytelling skills.
August 3-7: Age 10-17 (Registration ends July 21)
Registration starts at $175. Structured activities - 9 am - 1 pm EST with daily independent activities.
*18 year olds that are rising college freshman are permitted to register.
CAMP FACILITATORS
Patrick K Mullins, Director of Public Works An award-winning theatre director whose work includes traditional theatre production, intimate immersive and transmedia performance, and large outdoor spectacle and puppetry. Patrick’s ability to create transformational experiences for audiences originates in years of experience with liturgy, ritual, video, large scale and shadow puppetry, video, and theatre studies both national and international. As an acting coach and director, Patrick is known for creating brave spaces for actors to grow and find increased levels of emotional and physical expression.
Ryan Clemens is proud to work with VSC on the main stage and in the Education Department's touring shows, classes, and workshops. Patrons may remember Ryan from various VSC productions: Mr. Wormwood in Matilda; Trinculo in The Tempest; Lieutenant Brannigan in Guys and Dolls; Vinnie in The Odd Couple; Mortimer in The Fantasticks; Bob Cratchit, Old Joe, Charity Man or Fezziwig in previous years' versions of A Christmas Carol; or as his famous relative Sam Clemens in his one-man show Meet Mark Twain. Originally from Wyoming, Ryan began his career in a traveling Wild West show. He has worked at theaters around the country, including several seasons locally with the Virginia Shakespeare Festival and Tidewater Stage Company, and he regularly performs with Plan B Comedy at Zeider's American Dream Theatre. Ryan holds a BA in Theatre from Western Washington University and an MFA in Acting from Regent University. He also teaches at ODU. (Many thanks and a huge heap of love to his wonderful wife.) www.clemensistwain.com
GUEST TEACHING ARTISTS
Laura Agudelo, a 9th to 12th theatre teacher at Grassfield High School, received her bachelor’s degree from Old Dominion University in Theatre Arts with an emphasis in Spanish. In her 13 years of teaching, 8 of those in Theatre, she has earned many awards including Southeastern Theatre Coach of the Year, Hugo Owens Middle School Reading Teacher of the Year, two state championships for her acting company, and most recently was named Chesapeake’s High School Teacher of the year. Directing over 20 productions at the high school level, Laura also works closely with her students in the classroom setting teaching from Pantomime to Shakespeare. Laura also sponsors Troupe 7835 of the International Thespian Society and is one of the coordinators of the CPS Theatre City-Wide Initiative with all the theatre programs in Chesapeake. When not teaching, she is a lead member of the locally and internationally renowned Core Theatre Ensemble. She was most recently seen gracing the Wells Theatre stage as Mrs. Phelps in Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical.
Billy Bustamante Broadway credits: Miss Saigon (Engineer u/s), The King And I (Lun Tha u/s). NYC/ Regional: Soft Power and Here Lies Love at the Public Theatre, Ahmanson, Arena Stage, Old Globe, Paper Mill Playhouse. Directing/choreography credits include The Adding Machine and LaChiusa’s The Wild Party, Arden Theatre, Virginia Stage Company, Goodspeed, Lincoln Center & NAAP. He is co-founder of Broadway Barkada and on teaching faculty at Jen Waldman Studio. Billy is passionately committed to the development of new works and new artists. www.BillyBustamante.com INSTA: @BillyBCreative
Jessica Holt (Director) Selected directing credits include: Kate Hamill’s Sense and Sensibility, Fun Home, Venus in Fur (Virginia Stage Company), The Resting Place, Bright Half Life, Taylor Mac's The Lily's Revenge, Act 5 (Magic Theatre), Speech and Debate (Barrington Stage Company), Rich Girl (Florida Studio Theatre), The Daughters by Patricia Cotter (San Francisco Playhouse), and Ugly Lies the Bone by Lindsey Ferrentino (Alliance Theater), among others. Additionally, she has developed and directed work at Santa Cruz Shakespeare, Berkeley Rep's Ground Floor, Rivendell Theatre, NYU, Pocono Mountains Music Festival, AADA, Bay Area Playwrights Festival, Sewanee Writers Conference, Cutting Ball Theater, among others. She received her MFA in Directing from the Yale School of Drama where she directed Twelfth Night, The Seagull and The Children. She has coached, taught acting and directed students at Yale School of Drama, American Conservatory Theatre, American Academy of Dramatic Art, Fordham University, UC Berkeley, Stanford University, The Academy of Dramatic Art, West Valley College, and the Alliance Theatre, among others. Jessica is a 2016 National Directors Fellow and a proud member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society.
Robyne Parrish is an Actor/Director/Coach living and working in NYC. You may remember Robyne as Mrs. Wormwood in Matilda at Virginia Stage last season. You can learn more about her career and offerings at www.robyneparrish.com.
Questions? Contact Patrick at pmullins@vastage.org.
Get a sneak peek by joining on of our Virtual Stage online workshops! Visit vastage.org/virtualstage for upcoming sessions.