Wow! Day One of KidsAct! Session 2 is officially in the books. We are off to an AMAZING start!
We welcomed 17 awesome campers through the doors this morning, and the energy was high from the jump. Our dream team is ready to make some theatre magic this session! Robin is our fearless Lead Teaching Artist. David is our Musical Director. Amy and Randi our camp counselors keeping the good vibes going with sunshine, smiles, and bubbles.
We kicked things off with a check in. This is how we start off everyday. Then we moved on too some super fun games to get our bodies moving and names flowing. We also introduced ourselves to our neighbors and then shared some information about them to the group like their favorite movie. After warming up, we came together to create our Group Agreement—a set of rules and reminders for how we want to treat each other and work as a team. Everyone had a say, and once we felt good about it, we all signed it with an autograph like the stars we are.
After snack, we jumped into the next session some improv fun, then created and shared our song slides! Every single camper made a drawing that represented their desired volume and speed and picked a sound to go with it. Yes, all 17 campers got up and shared, and yes, it was as heartwarming, silly, and creative as it sounds. Their slides are now proudly displayed in our classroom!
Post-lunch (outside in the sunshine, with another round of Werewolf), we started brainstorming what kind of world we want to build our original show around. We used a bracket-style showdown to vote on our favorite ideas, and by the time we got to the semifinals… we couldn’t choose just one. So, we did the most KidsAct! thing ever: we decided to combine the final three ideas into one epic, creative world that’s already got us buzzing with excitement.
See you tomorrow at Pool Day!
Barrington Stage Company KidsAct! and TeensAct! Camps 