Showtime Camp

PYT SUMMERSTAGE Showtime Camp

Showtime Camp 

SHOWTIME CAMPS: GRADES 3-12 OVERVIEW

June 10 – June 14:  Acting and Improv Lab  

June 17 – June 29:  Production Camp:  James and the Giant Peach, Jr.

NO CAMP July 1-5

July 8 – 12:  Musical Theatre Marathon: Monty Python’s Spamalot (Grades 6-12)

July 15 – July 27:  Production Camp:  Seussical, Jr.

July 29 – August 2:  Musical Theatre Marathon:  & Juliet

August 5 – 17:  Production Camp:  Mean Girls, Jr. (Grades 6-12)

August 19 – 23:  Triple Threat

Acting and Improv Lab ($325)

June 10 – June 14, 2024

Join this week-long acting and improv lab where students explore hidden talents, improve communication skills, and ignite their imagination. Through theatre games and activities, campers learn improvisation, acting skills, playwriting, and devising, all culminating in a final sharing on Friday, June 16th.

Musical Theatre Marathon ($325): 

In these one-week workshops, campers polish singing, dancing, and acting skills while learning a musical in a week! Students will use excerpts of scenes and songs from these popular musicals to create a spectacular performance to share with friends and family on the last day of class.*  No experience is necessary to enjoy a week of exploring these amazing shows!

MTM: Monty Python’s Spamalot  (Grades 6-12)

July 8 – July 14, 2024

Lovingly ripped from the film classic Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Spamalot has everything that makes a great knight at the theatre, from flying cows to killer rabbits, British royalty to French taunters, dancing girls, rubbery shrubbery, and of course, the lady of the lake. Spamalot features well-known song titles such as “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life,” “The Song That Goes Like This,” “Find Your Grail,” and more that have become beloved classics in the musical theatre canon. Join us for a final sharing on Friday, July 12th.

MTM:  & Juliet

 

July 29 – August 2, 2024

& Juliet flips the script on the greatest love story ever told, imagining what would happen next if Juliet hadn’t ended it all over Romeo and got a second chance at life and love – on her terms. Juliet’s new story bursts to life through a playlist of pop anthems as iconic as her name, all written by Max Martin and his collaborators, including “Since U Been Gone,” “Roar,” “Baby One More Time,” “Larger Than Life,” “That’s The Way It Is,” “Can’t Stop the Feeling,” and many more. Join us for a final sharing on Friday, August 2nd.

Triple Threat ($325)

August 19 – 23, 2024

Triple Threat gives Campers the opportunity to work on musical numbers from some of the most well-known musicals on Broadway, as well as great songs from the world of musical theatre. Daily classes in acting, singing, and dancing will help bring the modern American musical to life. All experience levels are welcome. Campers will create a ‘review’ using the musical numbers worked on during camp to be shared with friends and family. Join us for a final sharing on Friday, August 23rd.

Showtime Production Camps ($635) 

No matter what your experience level, you need to join us for our SHOWTIME! Production Camps this summer.  These 2-week camps give young performers an opportunity to rehearse and perform a play or musical with a professional director, choreographer, and music director.  There are plenty of amazing roles in all our shows, too!

 James and the Giant Peach, Jr. 

June 17 – June 29, 2024

Based on one of Roald Dahl’s most poignantly quirky stories, Roald Dahl’s James and the Giant Peach JR. is a brand new take on this “masterpeach” of a tale.  Featuring a wickedly tuneful score and a witty and charming book, this adventurous musical about courage and self-discovery is destined to be a classic. When James is sent by his conniving aunts to chop down their old fruit tree, he discovers a magic potion that grows a tremendous peach, rolls into the ocean, and launches a journey of enormous proportions

*Performances are Friday, June 28th, at 3 PM and 6 PM, and Saturday, June 29th, at 1 PM and 4 PM at the Charles A. Brown Historic Ice House.

 

Seussical the Musical, Jr.

July 16 – July 27, 2024

Seussical is a fantastical, magical, musical extravaganza! Tony winners Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty (Lucky Stiff, My Favorite Year, Once on This Island, Ragtime) have lovingly brought to life all of our favorite Dr. Seuss characters, including Horton the Elephant, The Cat in the Hat, Gertrude McFuzz, lazy Mayzie and a little boy with a big imagination – Jojo. The colorful characters transport us from the Jungle of Nool to the Circus McGurkus to the invisible world of the Whos.

*Performances are Friday, July 26th, at 3 PM and 6 PM, and Saturday, July 27th, at 1 PM and 4 PM at the Charles A. Brown Historic Ice House.

 

Mean Girls, Jr. (Grades 6-12)

August 5 – 17, 2024

Cady Heron may have grown up on an African savanna, but nothing prepared her for the wild and vicious ways of her strange new home: suburban Illinois. How will this naïve newbie rise to the top of the popularity pecking order? By taking on The Plastics, a trio of lionized frenemies led by the charming but ruthless Regina George. But when Cady devises a plan to end Regina’s reign, she learns the hard way that you can’t cross a Queen Bee without getting stung.

*Performances are Friday, August 16th, at 3 PM and 6 PM, and Saturday, August 17th, at 1 PM and 4 PM at the Charles A. Brown Historic Ice House.

Before/After Care 

PYT will offer before and after care for our campers. Before Care will run 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM, and after care will run 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM. The cost for Before Care, per week, per child is $35; the cost for After Care, per week, per child is $70. Register for both and save – cost is $90. Please call 610-332-1400 to learn more or select “before/after care” on your camp registration form.

Private Voice Instruction

Ages 9 – 18

PYT is happy to offer affordable Private Voice Lessons to our students, ages 9-18. Students will work on how the singing voice is produced, learn breathing techniques, and also how to create tone through a series of practical exercises. Source material includes the classical repertoire, as well as Broadway scores.

By appointment only with one of PYT’s highly qualified Vocal Instructors. Tuition includes SIX lessons that are each 30 or 60 minutes in length with one of PYT’s highly qualified instructors. Hour lessons need voice instructor approval.

SIX 30-Minute Lessons: $265

SIX 1-Hour Lessons: $415

Lessons will be scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis.  Instructors’ schedules vary, so we will try to accommodate you the best we can based on availability.

PLEASE NOTE:  Ages/Grades are NOT NEGOTIABLE.