Barrington Stage Company KidsAct! and TeensAct! Camps
Premiere Acting Camp for ages 7-16 in the Berkshires
Today was a wonderful day of camp. Everyone was super excited to see each other after the weekend. The Kids finished the choreography for both of their songs! The Teens finished writing and rough blocking their play. Tomorrow, both groups will continue to work and refine their shows. Everyday both shows get better, and we are very excited to share them on Saturday!
Today was our first water day of the summer! We took a break from all of our hard to work to enjoy some time playing in the water! We ended the day with a talent show where we all got the chance to share some of our special talents with one another! We even had a flossing contest!
Enjoy the weekend!
We had another successful day at camp! The teens started their solos, and worked on some new lyrics for their songs. The Kids got to learn how to trip and fall for their show. Both groups continued to learn and perfect their dances. Tomorrow is our water day and we couldn’t be more excited!
Happy 70’s Day! Today we all came to camp decked out in our best 1970’s inspired outfits! We danced it out to some awesome songs including September, Car Wash and Waterloo! Both groups kept working on their songs, and the kids got to choreograph themselves. In the afternoon, both groups worked hard on their devising and we have some awesome plays in the making. Check back in tomorrow!
We had another great day at camp! The Kids and Teens kept working hard on their songs, and we added some choreography! We worked some more on devising! The Kids created tableaus which showed when they think they are brace. The Teens created some original scenes with fabric, and brainstormed some scenes about brave acts and people. We are really excited to see what tomorrow brings.
Our very first day of camp! We had a really eventful day! We started the day with some awesome ice breaker games, and we all learned a lot about each other! In music, the Teens began to learn Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story from Hamilton and the Kids started to learn Naughty from Matilda! Both groups worked on ensemble building with Sophie where we worked on non verbal communication and using our bodies to build shapes. In dance with Eden, everyone was split up into pairs, and each pair made their own handshake! We also started devising, and both groups had a lot to say! Stay tuned to see what our shows may be about!
With everyone finally together, we had fun day full of goal setting and brainstorming for the summer! One goal we all had was to make sure that everyone had fun! With that in mind, we sat down to plan some fun dress up days to go along with each of our themes! Keep your eyes peeled in the weeks to come for some pictures and see if you can guess!
Today was a very exciting day in the Education Office! Today, our new Education Coordinator, Community Engagement Coordinator, and KidsAct! Choreographer all arrived! With camp only a week away, we all began to get ourselves organized right away! We paid Zion a visit so we could walk through and learn all we needed to know! We are all excited to have camp start next week. Session 1 starts Monday and the theme is Brave Acts Through History! We can’t wait!
Eden Helston is a dance teacher from Bakersfield, California. She is currently studying Theatre Arts at Bakersfield College and participates in local theatre in her free time. She is thrilled to be working for Barrington Stage Company and the KidsAct! program this summer.
Allison is a theatre educator, facilitator, and director. She earned her MA in Applied Theatre through CUNY SPS. Her many varied credits include the creation and direction of several identity-based, NYSCA grant-funded theatre pieces in Upstate New York and directorial work with numerous theatre companies and community organizations across the Northeast, including a partnership with Congregation Beit Simchat Torah in NYC, for which she co-directed and co-created “As We Are: A Jewish Feminist Theatre Project.” Most recently, Allison has been the drama director and drama teacher at Buxton School in Williamstown. Allison is excited for Kids Act and for the opportunity to play and build new performances with groups of young people!
Barrington Stage Company KidsAct! and TeensAct! Camps 