Great News!! 

We have expanded the age range for Kids on Stage Performance 1, "The Little Mermaid" so that some of our younger performers can participate! We now accept ages 8 and up for Kids on Stage Performance 1, so sign up now!!

Our thanks to the Hudson Valley Foundation for Youth 

We are thrilled to be able to offer summer camp tuition assistance for our friends who may not otherwise be able to attend. We have received a grant to offer a limited amount of partial scholarships to children from Dutchess and Ulster Counties who are in financial need. Tuition assistance is available for the following camps: Kids on Stage Performance Camp 1, Youth Stage Combat, Shakespeare for Stage, Auditioning, Voice, and Kids on Stage Intermediate Scene Study. Please call (845) 876-3088 ext. 13 for a tuition assistance application or download a form by clicking here.

JOIN US FOR SUMMER CAMP!

NEW Stage Combat Intensives for Adults!!
Saturday, August 3, 1-4pm
Sunday, August 4, 9am-1pm
$85 per session or $150 for both days

We are thrilled to welcome D.C. Wright, a Certified Teacher of Stage Combat with the Society of American Fight Directors, on August 3 and 4 for Adult Stage Combat Intensives! 
This workshop will include instruction on how to safely and realistically execute staged violence. Some of the techniques we will cover are; slaps, punches, falls to the ground, cuts, parries and more.

DC is currently a Master Instructor with Dueling Arts International, and is the Head of Movement and Stage Combat at Western Illinois University. DC is very active in teaching at national, regional, and local stage combat workshops including the National Stage Combat Workshop, Central Illinois Stage Combat Workshop, Winter Wonderland Workshop, Advanced Actor/Combatant Workshop, Cease and Desist, and Carnage in the Corn with the SAFD.  To register, call the Education Office at (845)-876-3088 ext. 13

STAGE COMBAT (ages 13-17)
July 1-5, Mon.-Fri. 9am-1pm
Exciting camp combines actorbatics with unarmed and armed combat designed specifically for the stage. Learn the tricks to safely execute slaps, kicks, punches and more. Tuition $250.00 includes equipment.

SHAKESPEARE FOR STAGE (ages 13-17)
July 1-5, Mon.-Fri. 9am-4pm
Re-create Shakespeare’s famous characters, including kings, queens, lovers, villains and fools. Speak and understand Shakespeare’s timeless language through scene development. Directed by Lou Trapani. $295.00

THE MAGIC OF DISNEY **NEW** (ages 5-8)
Mon.-Fri. 9am-noon
Once Upon a Time….come sing and dance to all of your Disney favorites!   Join Kevin Archambault as he creates a dazzling song and dance review from some of Disney’s most well known movies.  A lively course of music & choreography that cumulates in a review for the public that is sure to have everyone singing hi diddle dee dee!
Session 1: July 8-12
Session 2: August 5-9
$175.00 per week

KIDS ON STAGE PERFORMANCE CAMP 1 (ages 8 and up 3-week camp
July 8-26, Mon.-Fri. 10am-2pm; Directed by Diana di Grandi.
Kids ages 8 to 16 learn acting, voice and stagecraft as they prepare for public performances of “Disney’s Little Mermaid.”
Tuition: $575.00 for 3 week camp
Performance dates:  July 27 and August 3, 11 am
$575

LITTLE KIDS ON STAGE (ages 5-7)  1-week camp
A light-hearted approach to learning stagecraft. Kids will dance, sing, play games and perform a short presentation on Friday afternoon. Our show will be Circus themed!
Tuition $250.00 per child per week.
#1 July 15-19, 9am-1pm
#2 July 29-August 2, 9am-1pm

TECH CAMP (for high school students and adults)
July 15-19; 2pm-5pm
Learn the basics of lighting, sound and rigging for stage. After completing the course, students will serve on tech crew for an upcoming production.
No tuition, does include a practicum of production crew

KIDS ON STAGE PERFORMANCE CAMP 2 (ages 11 and up) 3-week camp
THIS CAMP IS FULL - WAIT LIST AVAILABLE
July 29-August 16, Mon.-Fri. 10am-2pm; Directed by Lisa Lynds.
Kids ages 11 and up learn acting, voice and stagecraft as they prepare for public performances of “The Wizard of Oz.”
Tuition: $575.00 for 3 week camp
Students must attend all workshop classes and performances.
Performance dates: August 17 & 24, 11 am

AUDITIONING FOR THEATRE   **NEW**
For middle and high school students
August 12-16, Mon.-Fri. 10am-2pm
Gain valuable information and skills on how to present a stellar and professional audition.  We will focus on finding auditions that suit you, choosing appropriate material for your audition, how to address the production team, as well as building tools (applicable to song and monologue) that showcases your skills. We will also build skills towards reading sides and cold-reading at a call-back. Students will present themselves in an audition format on the final day of camp. Directed by Shannon Fitzsimons Tuition $250.00

VOICE FOR THEATRE  **NEW**
August 19-23, Mon.-Fri. 10am-2pm
For middle and high school students
Love to sing? Love to act? Love both? This is the camp for you! Receive personal and group coaching of vocal technique in the areas of proper breathing, release of tension, utilizing multiple areas of resonance, and acting through song.  With a song assigned to you on day one, each camper will work towards understanding the needed skills to learn music quickly, apply feedback in a short amount of time, and how to work with an accompanist. Each camper will have the opportunity to perform for their family and peers on the last day of camp. Directed by Shannon Fitzsimons
Tuition $250.00

KIDS ON STAGE INTERMEDIATE Scene Study (ages 7-10)
August 26-30, 9am-1pm
One week camp teaches basic stagecraft through scene study of popular children’s plays, along with theater games. Includes a presentation on Friday afternoon
Tuition $250

KIDS ON STAGE INTERMEDIATE Production (ages 7-10)
For children ages 7-10 who have previous stage experience. Students will refine their stagecraft skills as they prepare for an abridged production of “Alice in Wonderland.” Includes a presentation on Friday afternoon.
One week camps:
August 19-23, 9am-1pm
August 26-30, 10am-2pm
Tuition $250