First Stage Offers Two Summer Camps

   Yesterday's edition of the Herald-Dispatch included this feature about First Stage's summer camps:

   The First Stage Theatre Co. will present its 2nd annu­al Summer Camp for young people in June and July. 

   The first camp is open to kids from kindergarten to fifth grade, and it will show what it’s like to be in a stage show.  

   The weeklong class is called “Alice in ‘Wonder What It’s Like to Be in a Show’ Land,” and it will cover auditioning, rehearsing, costuming, set building and performing in a show. 

   The class will be offered from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday, June 17 to 21. The cost is $120 per student. 

   The second week of camp is open to young people from sixth through 12th grades, and it will offer a workshop in developing “Wicked Audi­tioning Skills.” It will cover preparing for an audition, monologues, vocal assess­ment, dance, and what to wear. The week will end with a mock audition with critique from area theatre directors. The class will be offered 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday, July 15-19. The cost is $120 per student. 

   The camps will take place at the Pea Ridge United Meth­odist Church at 5747 East Pea Ridge Road in Huntington. The director of the camp is Mary Smirl.

   “Last year’s summer camp was a huge success, so we’re glad to once again make this
opportunity available for aspiring actors,” Smirl said.

   For more information about the camps offered, call 304-525 -2557.

   Based in Huntington., the First Stage Theatre Company is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing an educational, developmental experience for young people through the performing arts. 

   The group just wrapped its 23rd season, which included productions of Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Scrooge the Musical and The Bully Plays.