First Stage Summer Camp

   Speaking of summer camps, First Stage offers the second (and final) week of its Summer Theatre Camp next week in Huntingotn - here's the info:

Huntington’s children’s theatre will offer its 2nd Annual First Stage Theatre Summer Camp for young people in July. 

The second week of camp is open to young people from 6th 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 even what to wear! The week will end with a Mock Audition with critique from area Theatre Directors. The class will be offered Monday through Friday, July 15 to 19, 2013, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The cost is $120 per student.

The camps will be held at the Pea Ridge United Methodist Church at 5747 East Pea Ridge Road in Huntington, W.Va.

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

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

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

The group's upcoming season will include "It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman," "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe," "Dear Edwina" and another show to be announced.