One two-week schedule!

Enrollment is Limited

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(Only $425 per child
for the entire session!)

Stageworks/Hudson would like to offer your children an incredible opportunity for artistic growth this summer and we hope you will be able to assist us in spreading the word.

SUMMERSTAGE 2008!          Ages 8 - 16

Summerstage is designed for children ages 8 to 16. In a well structured, fun and nurturing environment, young people enjoy workshops, lead by a professional staff, in Acting, Playwriting, Dance, Singing, and design. Summerstage culminates with performances of original short plays written by the Summerstagers and a fully-staged production performed on the Stageworks Mainstage.

Summerstage, now beginning its 15th year, is a fun-filled, two-week long summer theater arts camp that offers young people the opportunity to explore the creative process and challenge their imaginations. Summerstage operates on the belief that through the magic and adventure of theater arts, the lessons that young people learn - discipline, discovery, challenge, living and interacting with their peers - become guidelines for everyday life.

"Be a part of the magic!"          JUNE 30 to JULY 12, 2008

CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR SUMMERSTAGE 2008!
or email us for more information.

SUMMERSTAGE 2008 SCHEDULE

The Summerstage 2008 program begins on Monday, June 30 with a final performance on Saturday, July 12. Except for the performance day, hours are 9am to 2pm. Note: The program will NOT be in session on July 4th or July 6th.

SUMMERSTAGE FACTS

No previous theater experience is required. Health forms, car pooling opportunities, and all other related program materials and information will be sent prior to the opening day of the program. Scholarship assistance is available - contact us for information at 518-828-7843 or contact@stageworkshudson.org

Stageworks’ Summerstage program exposes young people to the joy of writing original plays and performing skillfully on stage. In a fun and exciting environment, our goal is to enhance students’ interest in theater, and also to offer training in the wide range of skills that make up the work of the actor. Acting is more than learning lines and performing. While all of us at Stageworks celebrate and enjoy "putting on a show," we know how life changing it can be when young people have ownership or their own creative process. Summerstage approaches each participant as an active contributor, valuing and using each individual's ideas. To facilitate this experience, Summerstagers participate in the following illuminating workshops:

Playwriting Workshops begin with improvisational exercises that help ignite the imagination. Participants work on play structure and character development as they create an original short play.

Dance Workshops begin with body awareness. Participants work on flexibility, agility and coordination and are introduced to various styles.

Singing and Speech Workshops strengthen and challenge all levels of experience and interest. Workshops focus on vocal technique and interpretation.

Acting Workshops focus on fun and exciting improvisation exercises that help build a foundation for actors and explore creativity.

SUMMERSTAGE PROMISE...

Summerstage promises that each participant:

-learns in a physically and emotionally safe and respectful environment;

-is encouraged to follow his/her own inspirations and creative instincts;

-gains confidence and self-esteem by meeting appropriate challenges;

-learns dramatic concepts through instruction and onstage experience;

-develops the ability to write, act, sing, and dance with joy and confidence;

-works toward a final production in a supportive and nurturing environment;

-and that each participant’s unique talents, strengths and abilities are respected and celebrated!

SUMMERSTAGE PROGRAM DIRECTORS 

Summerstage gives young artists the opportunity to study with established professional playwrights, directors and choreographers. Supervised by Stageworks Artistic Director, Laura Margolis, Summerstage is lead by Program Director, David Tass Rodriguez.

David is a professional actor and director. He holds a BFA in Acting from The Conservatory of Theater Arts & Film at SUNY Purchase. David is an alumnus of New York State Summer School of the Arts and was a staff member of the Annandale Troupe, a summer Shakespeare program for young people, for several years.

SHARE THE FUN!

If you have of any friends (or parents of friends) that might be interested in the Summerstage "magic," please share this with them by sending them a link to this page. ( http://www.stageworkshudson.org/ss2008.htm )

Click here to register or email us for more information.

Stageworks/Hudson is a not-for-profit, 501(c)3, professional Equity theater company.
Laura Margolis, Executive Artistic Director; Phillip Elman, General Manager; David Tass Rodriguez, Producing Artistic Associate.
Business Office: (518) 828-7843, Box Office: (518) 822-9667