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The Little’s Camp 2015: “Winnie the Pooh”
Hello Millbrook Camper and family! We are so excited that you are joining us for camp! We are going to have a great time, and would like to remind you of a few things to make our time together as wonderful as possible.
Please return the following items to Millbrook Playhouse by August 10, 2015
Merchandise Order Form
Emergency Information Form
Ticket Reservation Form – Call the box office at 570-748-8083 or stop by the box office with your ticket order form. Daily Camp Schedule 8:30 Doors Open, campers will meet on the Ryan Main Stage. 9:00 Campers begin our daily physical and vocal warm up. 9:15-1:00 Campers will participate in group based activities, workshops, and exercises that will introduce different theatrical games and concepts. We will also rehearse for our final performances. 1:00 Pick Up. Here are a few reminders:
When picking up children from camp, please come inside the playhouse to receive the DAILY UPDATES. These will be posted on the bulletin board in the Ryan Main Stage lobby, as well as emailed at the close of the camp day.
We provide water, but campers must bring a water bottle labeled with their name.
Campers are required to wear closed toed shoes at all time; sneakers are preferred.
No cell phones during camp hours.
The balance of your camp payment is due the first day of camp. Ticketing policy for camp showcase:
Please reserve your tickets by filling out the attached ticket reservation form, and turning it in with your final camp payment OR on the first day of camp. You may also call our box office (570-748-8083) and reserve your tickets directly through them. Tickets cost: $5.00 cash at the door on the day of the performance.
Each camper is guaranteed a total of SIX tickets per performance (two complimentary tickets are included in camp tuition, and the other four tickets are available for purchase).
After all campers have placed their ticket orders, more tickets may become available. We will notify all campers if more than six tickets per family, per performance become available.
Please fill out the ticket reservation form or call Millbrook Playhouse to reserve your tickets.
If you have any questions or concerns please e-mail [email protected] or call us at 570-748-8083.
Thank you and we’ll see you at the barn, David Leidholdt, Artistic Director Shannon Agnew, Camp Director
The Little’s 2015 Summer Camp: “Winnie the Pooh”
Dear parents, campers, and families; Welcome to Millbrook’s 2015 Little’s camp. We are elated that your family is becoming a part of the Millbrook community! The Little’s camp is performing an adaptation of “Winnie the Pooh.” We will rehearse and perform upstairs on the Ryan Main Stage. Camp runs from Monday August 17th to Saturday August 22nd. Our performances are Friday, August 21st at 5:00 pm and Saturday August 22nd at 11:00 am. Friday, August 21st will be a normal day of camp with pick up at one pm. On the days of performances, campers will arrive one hour prior to the start of the show (at 4:00 pm on the 21st, and 10:00 am on August 22nd). We encourage full attendance every day of camp since our time together is limited. If you are not able to attend a day of camp or a performance, or have any other special needs or questions, please notify me at [email protected] as soon as possible. Being in a show is a new and exciting adventure for our little ones, and we will strive to push each camper to the best of his or her ability. To transition smoothly from story book to script, we are exploring theater through literature and story-telling. We will be observing the animals around us, and reading small portions from Winnie the Pooh by A.A. Milne to help us understand how to use stories and descriptions to build characters on stage. To help everyone best understand how to read dialogue and interact with their scrips as "professional" actors, each camper will be featured in one scene as a speaking role, and in the ensemble for the rest of the show, making sure everyone gets a chance to shine on the Millbrook stage! The show is four scenes, with two group numbers, and will run approximately thirty five minutes. We will be using our bodies, our voices, and our energy all day, so please be sure to pack a snack for your camper (we have refrigerators on premises). We encourage all campers also bring a water bottle with their names written on them. On Wednesday, August 19th, we will also be doing a very special project and painting some props and set pieces, please send your camper with clothes they can get messy. Our camp day will begin promptly at nine on the Ryan Main Stage. We will be moving quite a lot and require for safety reasons all campers wear closed toed shoes with a solid back. Sneakers are preferable. Campers, we are so excited to work with you for this week, get to share your amazing talents and put together a very special show! Grown ups, we are so looking forward to working with your special kids, and sharing in your excitement as they perform on the Main Stage. We are looking forward to August, and if you have any questions please feel free to email me. We’ll see you at the barn! Shannon Agnew, Little’s Camp Director
The Little’s Camp 2015: “Winnie the Pooh”
DAILY CALENDAR
MONDAY August 17th
Our first day
of camp!
9:00 – Start of day. Meet on the Ryan Main Stage
Today, we will learn
about theater basics, reading
scripts, and interacting with each other, and
our environment on stage. We will begin to
learn our two group songs in the show.
1:00 – Pick up campers
TUESDAY August 18th
9:00 – Meet on the Ryan Main Stage
Today, we will
begin blocking our
show. We will observe
animals, learn how actors
observe things to create
characters, and explore
our characters through our
observations. We will
explore the words in the
script and use onomatopoeia
to create sound effects for our show
as an ensemble.
1:00 – Pick up campers
WEDNESDAY August 19th
Please bring
painting clothes today!
9:00 – Meet on the Ryan Main Stage
Today, we will
continue blocking our show, review our music and run our show
if time permits. We will also
being to discuss
different jobs in the theater.
12:00 – We
will hear from some theater professionals about what
their jobs are, and even help design our set and our props
with a very special project!
1:00 – Pick up
campers.
THRUSDAY August 20th
9:00 – Meet on the Ryan Main Stage
Today, we will run our
show and do final
preparations for our
performances on Friday and Saturday! We will practice backstage
behavior, and run the show with all of our
technical elements.
1:00 – Pick up campers.
FRIDAY August 21st
9:00 – Meet on the Ryan Main Stage
Today, we will run our
show! We will hear from a
special guest about what it is like to be a professional actor! We will
also play some of the
group’s favorite theater
games from the week.
1:00 – Pick up campers
4:00 – Arrive at Millbrook and meet on
the Ryan Main Stage to get ready for the show.
5:00 – It’s Showtime!
SATURDAY August 22nd
10:00 – Arrive at
Millbrook and meet on the Ryan Main
Stage to get ready for the
show.
11:00 – It’s Showtime!