2008 Summer Programs

1. Six Week Performance Camp ~ Bravado! A Junior High School Musical: FULL

JUNE 30- AUGUST 10, 2008 (9:00-3:00 p.m.)

For aspiring actors entering Grades 6-9

2. Four Week Performance Camp ~ Snoopy!!! A Charles M. Schulz Musical: FULL

JUNE 23 - JULY 20, 2008 (9:00-3:00 p.m.)

For aspiring actors entering Grades 4-9

3. Two Week Play Lab ~ Peanuts! A mini-musical intensive: FULL
JULY 21-AUGUST 1, 2008 (9:00-3:00 p.m.)
For inspiring actors entering Grades 3-6

4. Two Week Play Lab ~ Enchanted Forests. A playful theatrical exploration: FULL
AUGUST 4- AUGUST 15, 2008 (9:00-3:00 p.m.)
For inspiring actors entering Grades K-2

1. BRAVADO - The junior high school musical
SIX WEEK PERFORMANCE CAMP: JUNE 30 - AUGUST 10, 2008
For applicants entering 6-9th grade in September 2008 FULL

A rich, new, original work from Berkeley Playhouse, Bravado takes an honest and sometimes hilarious up-to-the-moment look at middle school issues, the ups and downs and ins and outs of this awkward and awesome age group, propelled through the expression of contemporary song, acting and dance.

In the spirit of Fame, A Chorus Line, and Spelling Bee, Bravado's Middle school students audition for a fictitious High School of the Arts forcing them to look deep to find out who they are, what they want from themselves, and what they can expect from others. Weaving fresh middle school perspectives with contemporary music theatre throughout, Bravado is a vibrant, funny, and poignant peek at a crazy time of rapid changes that few of us remember and some of us will never forget!

This six week contemporary music theater performance camp ends with a performance weekend at the Ashby Stage and includes: daily rehearsals, movement, voice, dance, improvisation games, and creative stagecraft activities. Auditions and try-ons for roles will be held the first week of camp.

Director: Elizabeth McKoy
Co Director and Choreographer: Kimberly Dooley
Musical Director: Phil Gorman
Music composed by: Phil Gorman and Lila Tschappat
Book by Laura Marlin

Fees: $1650
Class limit: 16 students

CAMP DATES: JUNE 30 - AUGUST 8, 2008
MONDAY THRU FRIDAY: 9:00 am-3:00 pm (no camp July 4th)
PERFORMANCES DATES: August 8, 9,10
All performances at the Ashby Stage (home of Shotgun Players)

2. SNOOPY!!! - A Charles M. Schulz Musical
FOUR WEEK PERFORMANCE CAMP: JUNE 23-JULY 20
For applicants entering 4-9th grades in September 2008- FULL

A delightfully witty and entertaining musical based on the world-renowned Peanuts comic strip, Snoopy!!! is a joyful romp filled with fun roles and insightful characters, hilarious lines, and snappy songs. No wonder Snoopy!!! gets three exclamation points wherever it has played. Being in a musical like Snoopy!!! is the most fun you can have without a bouncy house!

This four-week intensive includes daily rehearsals, plus movement, voice, dance, improvisation games, and creative stagecraft activities. All led by the incomparable and accomplished local Director and actor, Molly Aaronson-Gelb. The four week camp will end with a weekend of performances at the Ashby Stage. Auditions and try-ons will occur during the first week of camp.

Director: Molly Aaronson-Gelb (Director of two previous Imagination Players performances: Little Shop of Horrors and James and the Giant Peach)
Musical Director: Phil Gorman

Fees: $1100
Class Limit: 16 students

CAMP DATES; JUNE 23 - JULY 18, 2008
MONDAY THRU FRIDAY: 9:00 am -3:00 pm (no camp July 4th)
PERFORMANCE DATES: July 18, 19, 20
All performances at the Ashby Stage (home of Shotgun Players)

3. PEANUTS - A mini-musical intensive
TWO WEEK PLAYLAB CAMP: JULY 21 - AUGUST 1, 2008
For applicants entering 3-6th grades in September 2008- FULL
Ideal for new and returning students with a full summer of activities, this mini-musical theatre camp is an intensive exploration of the acting, movement and singing skills involved in creating character work and interesting scenes and for drama and plays. Working with the lovable comic strip characters of Charles M. Schulz and the inspiration of the award winning musical, You're a Good Man Charlie Brown and Snoopy, students will create and improvise entertaining scenes and vignettes, which they will develop with a director, and live music accompaniment for a thirty minute performance at the end of the camp.

This two week mini-musical intensive will include daily skill-building in acting, singing and dancing, as well as integrated creative arts and craft projects.

Director: Laura Marlin
Musician: TBA

CAMP DATES: JULY 21ST- AUGUST 1, 2008
MONDAY THRU FRIDAY 9:00 am-3:00 pm
Thirty minute performance on Friday, August 1, 2008 at the end of camp.

Fees: $500
Class limit: 16

4. THE ENCHANTED FOREST - A playful theatrical exploration-- SORRY FULL
TWO WEEK PLAYLAB CAMP: AUGUST 4 - AUGUST 15, 2008
For applicants entering grades K-2 in September 2008

Join us as we discover and develop enchanted and mythical characters through theatre games, character development, singing, movement, storytelling, improvisation, and visual art activities in a fun, non-pressured camp experience. Playlabs are the stepping stones to confidence and self-assurance and are perfect for the young, aspiring actor or role-player. Working with a live musician children will explore the magic ingredients of music theater including acting, singing, dance. The final day will feature an informal "demonstration" of the highlights of our camp to an invited audience of family and friends.

Director: Denise Montgomery (Park Day Drama teacher), Laura Marlin (Imagination Player Teacher and Playlab Director)
Assistant Director: Elizabeth McKoy

CAMP DATES: AUGUST 4 - AUGUST 15, 2008
Monday thru Friday 9:00am-3:00pm

Fees: $450
Class limited: 14 kids per Playlab group-- 28 spots total

To learn more about our amazing, fun, and extremely talented teaching and artistic staff on board for Summer '08, click here.