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SUMMER CAMP 2007
At our Summer Acting Camp this year, over 50 children got the chance to explore the magic of theatre in a safe and supportive environment. Performers of all levels -- beginner and advanced -- find expression and fulfillment on stage and in the classroom. This is an exciting program for young actors who want to study, work and learn in a professional theater environment. Lessons in acting, movement, voice and related topics are be taught daily by our well trained and experienced staff of theater educators. Our program is for young performers ages 5-18 and is non-competitive and more geared to learning and fun. The goal of this program is to give students the opportunity to discover and develop their optimum potential in a nurturing environment Our fun-filled two week session ends in an exciting performance on the mainstage at Blue Ridge Community Theater. This year's theme was "Theater Around the World". Children were exposed to many different types and eras of theater from all over the globe. Each class was instructed from a broad based curriculum that included acting, dance, arts & crafts and stage movement while incorporating history and customs from over 20 different countries.
The student's camp efforts culminated in a performance that included a Japanese Parasol Dance, a classic from a 2,000 year old Indian Epic Poem, an Ancient Egyptial Burial Ceremony and an authentic Dragon Dance with our own 30 FOOT DRAGON! It was a summer these kids will never forget!
Below is a Letter to the Editor in The News Observer, Friday, July 6, 2007, A6 THEATER SPREADING THE NEWS ABOUT BLUE RIDGE To The News Observer, Sunny D Children's Theater is spreading the good news about Blue Ridge throughout the nation. This year, as in years past, students at the annual camp came from various states. Unlike past years, one of those states was not Ohio, because Blue Ridge's excellent community and children's theater were factors that persuaded my family to make our home in Blue Ridge. My son, Adam Rutschilling, was introduced to the experience three years ago by his grandmother, Elaine Owen. Each year, he is always regretful when the experience ends. This year, as usual, the camp concluded with a bang--two awe-inspiring performances at the theater last weekend that demonstrated how, with the aid of inspiration and excellent teaching, truly talented the camp's participants are. This year's theme, "Theater Around the World," featured performances from children from the ages of 5 to 16 derived from Chinese, Japanese, Indian, African, ancient Egyptian and British traditions. I would personally like to thank the many people who helped make this camp a reality, and the sponsors who contributed products and funding. I would especially like to thank my son's instructor, Dalila Davenport. This instructor took on the especially difficult task of teaching the 13- to 16-year-olds with enthusiasm and creativity. She made this year's camp "the best ever," according to my son. Lisa Gagnon, Blue Ridge
Summer Acting Camp: Sunny D Children's Theater will be holding its 6th annual Summer Acting Camp June 11th - June 23rd from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Students will participate in a production-geared curriculum for two weeks culminating in a full scale performance on the BRCT main stage on June 23.
Who: Children Ages 5-18
In This year's theme, "Theater Around the World," students will have a chance to broaden artistically and culturally by learning about theater all over the world. Sunny D Children's Theater Summer Acting Camp for kids seeks to inspire joy and integrity in children's creative process while raising students' performance standards to achieve theatrical excellence. To register your child or for more
information, please call Robbie Muschamp
at 706-838-4783 or email at rmuschamp@tds.net
SUMMER CAMP 2006 AN OUTSTANDING SUCCESS! The Blue Ridge Community Theater expresses its appreciation to the 35+ volunteers who worked daily to make this camp and the students' live theater performances a success. Seventy-five children attended the 5th annual Sunny D Children's Theater Summer Camp. Over half of the students received financial scholarships that were donated by our generous community. BRCT Artist in Residence, Ms. Dena Malon, was Executive Director of the 2006 Summer Camp. Using Developmental Drama, the students created original scripts and monologues based on the history of Fannin County and our area. The 5- to 7-year-old group used Storytelling Theater to bring the enchanting story of Snow While to life. Volunteer now and join us in the planning of our 2007 camp!
Below is an article from The News Observer about the 2006 Summer Camp. Friday, June 30, 2006, B4, The News Observer: STARS ARE BORN AT SUNNY D By Cynthia Maude, Staff Writer "Explore the Magic" was the theme of the fifth year of the Sunny D Children's Theater Summer Camp. Seventy-seven aspiring actors between the ages of 5 and 18 attended the workshop that was held from June 12 through 23, said Pat Webb, president of the Blue Ridge Community Theater. Thirty-eight students were awarded scholarships by the theater, she said. Children fro Fannin County joined with others from Texas, Florida, North Carolina and Michigan to learn improvisation and performance skills, how to create characters, and the nuts and bolts of costume, makeup, props and more. Dena Malon, actor, playwright, director and teacher at the Waldorf School of Atlanta, was executive director of this year's children's theater summer camp. The youngest children learned about acting through fairy tales. The middle group wrote scripts about Indian tribes and acted them out. The oldest group explored the drama behind the Civil War in the North Georgia Mountains. "Dena demands perfection. Our kids are learning. I've learned so much!" Webb said. News Observer photos by Cynthia Maude
Little actors learned how to make their voices sound big at the Sunny D Children's Theater workshop. "Use your diaphragm! Now say, 'I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream!'" Kelly Hornsby, instructor of the 5- to 8-year olds, told the class. Molly Allen, from left, Caroline Jahney, instructor Barbara Bane, Ava Thrasher, Edie Walls, Bridgett Selle, Carolyn Ross and AmeriCorps instructor Julie Taylor all checked out how their diaphragms moved when they belted out the words.
Acting out a scarecrow requires concentration and the ability to imagine what it's like to be a scarecrow. Edie Walls, one of the actors in the 5- to 8-year old class, did a very convincing portrayal of a scarecrow. The youngest class at the Sunny D Children's Theater workshop learned about creating characters by exploring fairy tales.
"Acting is about truth. You can't be a good actor if you are a liar," Director Dena Malon told the ninth to 12th grade class at the Sunny D Children's Theater workshops. Here Malon plays an "overburdened mother" with five kids, two of whom are sick.
The students in the middle group wrote their own scripts for the different Indians clans they created. Julia Vorpahl, left, learned how to make fetish bags with good luck charms for her clan from instructor Jane Whaley. The fetishes "protected the Indians from famine and from enemies. They carried the fetish bags with them all the time," Whaley said.
In addition to creating scripts and helping direct plays about different Indian clans, the actors in the middle group at the Sunny D Children's Theater workshop made banners with the symbols of the tribes and what they valued. Josh Trammell, left, and Nikki Krueger show the Bear Claw banner made by their group.
To create a character, Director Dena Malon told the aspiring actors in the oldest class at the Sunny D Children's Theater workshops, "You've got to have something inside that relates to you and allows you to grow and to affect you." Here, Kegan Watkins did an improvisation of a businessman going to work for Lockheed, worried that he might be laid off work.
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