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Camp Shakespeare 2009

check out this video of Camp Shakespeare!

July 20th August 7th
Monday-Friday from 9:30am to 12:30pm

Camp Shakespeare Performance Extravaganza August 8th

Micah Alhadeff, Eliza Norris, CS Guest Artist Windell D. Middlebrooks and Miranda
Lancaster-Moore pictured above in 2003 Camp Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet*

 

Now in its eleventh year, this day camp, held on-site at CSF’s facilities on the Boulder campus of the University of Colorado, is a lively and challenging 3-week summer program focusing on the skills needed for acting Shakespeare, taught by CSF professionals. Performance training includes daily sessions in acting Shakespeare, bi-weekly sessions in vocal production and movement and workshops in stage combat. Each class prepares a shortened Shakespeare play from the CSF summer season to present at the CSF Green Show and at the Camp Shakespeare Performance Extravaganza during the final week of camp. 

 

Tuition

By May 1 — $600 (includes $50 non-refundable registration fee, camp t-shirt and attendance at a CSF play)

After May 1 — $700 (includes $50 non-refundable registration fee, camp t-shirt and attendance at a CSF play)

Scholarship monies are available to qualifying students. Click Here.

 

Bryce Anderson-Gregson , Fiona Collins and Sydney Suter

in 2007 Camp Shakespeare's Twelfth Night **

Registration

Registration forms are available for download HERE.  Camp Shakespeare filled up quickly last year, and we had a waiting list, so make sure to send in your registration materials soon. 

Mail completed registration packet to Camp Shakespeare / 277 UCB / Boulder CO 80309

 

Placement

There are three levels of training at Camp Shakespeare based primarily on age, then experience. (It is not unusual for a student to return to the same level of training two or three years in a row.) Each group focuses on a show from CSF's 2009 summer season. The culmination of the students' work is showcased at the Camp Shakespeare Performance Extravaganza on Saturday, August 8th.

Level Age Range Shakespeare Play
Apprentice
10-12
Two Gentlemen of Verona
Journeyman
13-15
Much Ado About Nothing
Master
(audition required)
16-18
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark

 

Master level auditions

Auditions for the Master level class at Camp Shakespeare 2009 are scheduled for April 21st and 22nd, from 5pm to 7pm in the Old Main Chapel Theatre on CU-Boulder campus. Audition slots are ten minutes. For specifics on preparing for this audition, click HERE.

To schedule an audition, contact Amanda Holden 303.492.1537

 

Molly Saunders portraying Ophelia and Rachel Bianchini as Hamlet in a scene from

2003 Camp Shakespeare's Master Class*

 

To register, CSF Education must receive:

• A completed application form (available for download soon)

• A check made payable to Colorado Shakespeare Festival OR completed credit card information on application form

• A letter from the applicant, stating why he/she wants to sign up for Camp Shakespeare, and explaining what Shakespeare means to him/her

 

Mail application to:
Drop off application at CSF Offices:

Camp Shakespeare

277 UCB

Boulder, CO

1301 Grandview Boulder

(1 block N & 1 block E of the Starbucks located

at the corner of University and Broadway)

 

2007 Camp Shakespeare attends Prologue. prior to seeing
Gavin Cameron Webb's A Midsummer Night's Dream***

Read what campers are saying about Camp Shakespeare!

Or click here to see a video clip from Camp Shakespeare 2008

Additional ways to fund Camp Shakespeare:

  • We also offer a limited amount of full and partial scholarships to qualifying applicants.

Call (303) 492-1537 to receive a scholarship application.

Lisa Campbell as Romeo

2003 Camp Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet*

 


CSF Education would like to thank

  • The Padanarum Foundation for funding the filming of Camp Shakespeare 2008

  • William Garrison of StreamLearn.com for providing invaluable videographic services

  • The Colorado Shakespeare Gardens Guild, and our favorite Anonymous Donor for providing Camp Shakespeare 2009 scholarships.

This kind of support makes a world of difference for young actors.


 

Photo Credits :

* photos courtesy of Casey Cass/University of Colorado

** photos courtesy of John Gregson

*** photo courtesy of KathrynKeller.net, "the Realtor Who Loves Shakespeare" of RE/MAX of Boulder

 

If you want to know more, contact us: (303) 492-1537

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