About the camp :
Double, double toil and trouble….
Join us for The Academy’s first ever Young Shakespeare Company (YSC) production of Macbeth, summer camp style! We’ll make our own props and costumes; play games to learn about Shakespeare’s world and language; and audition, stage, and perform a play full of intrigue, ambition, sword fighting, murder, and magic! Just don’t say the play’s name inside the theatre! It’s bad luck! This camp is great preparation for YSC’s fall/winter production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Rehearsal : Monday – Friday, July 21 – Aug 1 9:30 – 3:30**Subject to change based on rehearsal schedule
Shows : Aug 1 at 12:30pm
Interested in a payment plan option please email kjohnson@academycenter.org.
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The following Virginia Standards of Learning (SOLs) are implemented in our Academy Youth Theatre programming! These standards highlight the creative process, actor preparation, and evaluation of theatrical performances. These tools are essential for producing a well-rounded and successful Youth Theatre production!
Elementary School Level
Grade 3
• 3.1: Construct and improvise individual and group performances in response to prompts.
• 3.12: Alter vocal choices and body position to express character traits.
• 3.14: Identify a rehearsal process to prepare for a performance.
Grade 4
• 4.12: Examine the impact of physical and vocal choices used to convey character traits and emotions.
• 4.14: Practice a rehearsal process to perform for a selected audience.
Grade 5
• 5.12: Use the body and voice to communicate a variety of character traits and emotions in theatre activities.
• 5.14: Rehearse and perform short scenes that include a beginning, middle, and end.
Middle School Level
Grade 6
• 6.12: Demonstrate how meaning is expressed both physically and verbally in theatre.
• 6.14: Demonstrate theatre as dramatized storytelling by preparing and presenting short scenes.
Grade 7
• 7.3: Analyze, interpret, and evaluate theatre using appropriate vocabulary.
• 7.14: Research, analyze, rehearse, and present a scripted character in a memorized scene or monologue.
Grade 8
• 8.13: Use character analysis techniques to research, develop, and present a scripted character.
• 8.14: Demonstrate the mental and physical discipline necessary for creating and maintaining an imagined reality during performance.
High School Level
Theatre Arts I:
• TI.2: Apply a creative process for theatre, including developing ideas individually and collaboratively.
• TI.3: Analyze, interpret, and evaluate theatre, including defining theatre and supporting that definition.
• TI.13: Demonstrate techniques for actor preparation, including script analysis and audition techniques.
Theatre Arts II:
• TII.12: Refine physical and vocal techniques for theatre performance, including movement, staging, and vocal projection.
• TII.14: Apply principles of directing, including script analysis, casting, and staging.
Theatre Arts III:
• TIII.3: Analyze, interpret, and evaluate theatre, critiquing acting styles and theatrical designs.
• TIII.12: Integrate acting skills and techniques involving voice and movement.
Theatre Arts IV:
• TIV.3: Analyze, interpret, and evaluate theatre, focusing on personal projects and published criticisms.
• TIV.12: Refine acting skills involving voice and movement to depict multidimensional characters.
