A few weeks ago, ASC offered our Summer Camp for Kids: Grades 4-7. We love having young students in the studio who are excited about beginning (and for some, continuing) their acting education.
Theatre camp teaches our young students Self Confidence, Collaboration, Empathy, Creativity, Problem Solving, Accountability and Risk Taking. Acting Skills are Life Skills.
Some of the activities our students participated in included:
- Daily warm ups- physical, vocal, and focusing exercises to prepare the actor’s instrument
- Improvisation- to build focus and spontaneity
- Theatre exercises- To help student explore the actions and discoveries within a script
- Monologue work- learn to personalize audition material (class size 8 students)
- On-Camera- audition skills for commercial/film (class size 8 students)
A few words from Christina Gorman, Camp Instructor:
My portion of class was Improv/Acting. The focus was to play improv games that were dedicated to a The 12 Guideposts. We especially focused on Relationship, Action (Verbs), Discovery, and Importance. So even though the kids had fun with Improv games, these games were played to delve deeper into Shurtleff’s methodology. On the last day of class, I handed out sides from a play (portions of a script), and the students had to cold read and figure out what the relationships were in the sides, what the discoveries were, and how to bring their own personalities to the roles.
Our lovely intern Anabelle Ciancuillo had a chance to sit down with some of our talented campers and ask a few questions about why they LOVE acting and what they learned from camp this summer!
Q: What do you love about acting?
Samantha: I love performing. I am also a singer, and I love singing, but I feel that acting on stage is still very hard. Overall, I feel more comfortable acting in front of a large crowd than singing in front of a large crowd
Q: What have you learned about doing a monologue?
Madelyn: That you have to show your verbs to get your point across to your audience.
Q: If you could play any character in the world, who would you be?
Chinguun: Aang from Avatar: The Last Airbender
Q: What have you learned in on camera?
Rosemary: Keep your head down, stay focused, act serious or funny at the right time. I also learned how to slate. How to look on camera too.
Q: What have you learned in Christina’s class: Acting and Improv?
Ta’Sandra: I have learned how to be creative and that you could have fun with things, and sometimes you just have to make up as you go along.
Q: If you could play any animal in the world, what animal would you be?
Noah: An ape like from Planet of the Apes. Because they are funny and look cool.
Q: Do you think acting is something that everyone should learn?
Leo: No, because acting is for people who really, really love acting. If you don’t love it, don’t do it.
Q: What is your favorite game you have played so far?
Luke: Zip, Zap, Zop!
Interested in our kids and young adult programming? Check it out here! Also, read more about what acting training can do for your child.