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Today, was a very fun day!  In the morning, both groups of Teens had a class in stage combat with Sophie.  They learned all about the basics of stage combat and how to be safe when you have to fight on stage.  After all, safety is what is most important.  In music, all of the groups worked on their songs as well as their staging.  The Kids have finished Holding Out For a Hero, Sam’s group has finished the Spiderman Theme which has been changed to fit our group of heroes, and Jane’s group has finished Extraordinary!  The rest of the day was heavily devoted to devising.  Each group is almost done with their shows!  Believe me, we cannot wait to see how they end!

Happy Friday!  Today was a very special day at camp!  It was Popsicle Day and we went to see Hansel and Gretel!  In the morning, each group worked hard on devising!  All of our plays are really coming along!  On Monday, the Teens will be learning about Stage Combat with Sophie to add some super fights to their shows!  Then after lunch, we all enjoyed some delicious popsicles!  Once we had finished our popsicles, we all got our stuff together to make the journey to the Berkshire Museum where we enjoyed Hansel and Gretel!  Everyone had a lot of fun, and if you haven’t seen it yet, you only have two more chances!  Happy Weekend Everybody!

Today we spent so much of our time devising!  In music, Sam’s group rewrote the lyrics for the Spiderman theme to fit their brand new superhero force, Pest Control!  They also worked on some pretty awesome harmonies!  Jane’s group kept working on perfecting their songs as well!  The Kids worked really hard on Holding Out For A Hero in both music and dance!  Their dance looks awesome and it’s really coming along!  In devising, all three groups have found their shows!  So we all made outlines of our stories and set to creating the scenes!  We cannot wait to build on what we started today!  We’re also going to see Hansel and Gretel tomorrow so we are sure to have a busy day full of fun!

Today was Superhero Day!  So we naturally started the day with a Superhero Parade so everyone could show off their super personas!  Today was also our day all about concrete mime!  So in the morning, each group got a master class in concrete mime with Allison!  In music and dance, each group kept working on what we started yesterday!  Then in the afternoon, each group set to devising.  The Kids worked on making some short plays based off of mad libs.  Jane’s group made scenes about Heroes and Sidekicks.  Sam’s group worked on building a brand new world for heroes and villains to exist in.  Tomorrow, we will begin to build on what we started today!

Today we all had the chance to learn about Commedia dell’arte with Sam!  All of the kids learned about each of the principal Commedia characters, and had the chance to play some games where they could play with the physicality of each of the characters.  Maybe we’ll see some of them in our shows!  In music, Sam’s group began to learn the theme from the Spiderman Cartoon.  Jane’s group began to learn Be The Hero from Big Fish.  The Kids began to learn the Bonnie Tyler classic, Holding Out For A Hero as well as What Is This Feeling from Wicked.  In Dance, each group learned a small combination to Holding Out For A Hero.  In the afternoon, each group worked on devising.  The Kids worked on creating scenes from tableaus featuring some heroes and villains.  Jane’s group created scenes based on the theatre game Machine, where they created some Superhero Machines.  Sam’s group brainstormed some heroes, villains, and places then created tableaus from the brainstorm.  After which, they added lines and turned them into scenes.  Tomorrow is Superhero Day!  We can’t wait to see what everyone brings to the table with their Super Personas!

It’s a bird!  It’s a plane!  No!  It’s Session 4, Heroes and Villains!  Oh boy are we excited about this one!  And it’s our largest session!  So large that we have two different groups of Teens in TeensAct!  So at the end of all of this, we will have THREE whole shows to present!  So in the morning, we began with some ice breakers and getting to know you games.  In music, the Kids began to learn How Far I’ll Go from Moana.  Both groups of Teens learned Seize The Day from Newsies.   Jane’s group of Teens began to learn Extraordinary from Pippin, and Sam’s group began to learn Who I’d Be from Shrek!  In the afternoon, we began to devise.  The Kids worked on some situations where there could be heroes and villains.  Jane’s group brainstormed some heroes and villains, and then improvised some eulogies for the funerals of some made up superheroes.  Sam’s group worked on devising from images and image titles to create the cover image for some crazy newspaper headlines.  Tomorrow, Sam will be teaching each group about Commedia dell’arte, and we will  start to build off of what we created today!

Boy did we work today!  In the morning, both groups worked some spots and then came together for a run through.  After our morning, we were treated to a pizza party by our lovely hosts at Zion Lutheran Church.  There was tons of pizza and juice for us all to enjoy together.  Then in the afternoon, both groups did another run through.  The Kids are very excited to present, Into The Woods… 2!, which features music from Into The Woods and Gypsy!  The Teens are proud to present The Play That Went OOF!, which features music from The Frogs, A Funny Thing Happened On The Way to The Forum, and Gypsy!

Wow was today a great day!  Today was Tony Awards Day and we all came to camp dressed to impress, and ready to accept our very own Tony Awards!  In the morning, each group did a full run of their show with music!  After lunch, we ventured out beyond Zion and attended the matinee of Hansel and Gretel.  Which runs until August 10th, so make sure you get your tickets now!  It was an exciting and hysterical change to our daily schedule!  Tomorrow, we will be rehearsing and rehearsing and rehearsing!

Today was our popsicle day!  And it was a double popsicle day!  After we gave out our popsicles, we were visited by the Copsicle Truck!  So everyone got to have two popsicles!  It was a great way to cool off on this HOT day.  Boy we were thankful to go back inside and cool off!  With both shows finished, we spent most of our day inside refining and working on what we haven’t perfected yet.  The Kids worked hard on their intro and the Teens had a stumble through.  Tomorrow is Tony Awards Day and we cannot wait to see everyone in their Tony Awards finest!

We are back from the weekend and boy did we do a lot of work today.  We actually, decided to change things up today!  Both groups devised in the morning.  Both shows are finished!  That mean the rest of this week will be revising, editing, and tons of rehearsal!  The Teens learned and finished choreography for Comedy Tonight.  The Kids learned and finished choreography for Ever After!  In the afternoon, both groups had music where they did run throughs of all of their music to learn the order of their shows.  We have a huge week coming our way of rehearsals, and everyone is very excited!