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FerstCenterfortheArts

atGeorgiaTech

349FerstDriveNW

Atlanta,GA30332

-0468

WelcomeThe Ferst Center or the Arts oers two camp experiences:

a one-week Musical Theatre Camp and four-week

Drama Camp.

In Musical Theatre Camp, the campers learn to use their

voices and bodies as instruments o expression as well as

tools or theatrical character development. Campers will have

the choice to make either music or dance their ocus area or

the week, and the opportunity to perorm in the fnal show

created just or them!

Drama Camp oers classes in Acting, Playwriting, Technical

Theatre, Musical Theatre and Comedy Improvisation. In

addition, campers are treated to special workshops such

as clowning, puppetry, makeup and fght choreography, as

well as exciting feld trips and weekly recreational activities.

The camp ends with a big show completely produced by the

campers or all their parents and riends.

Located in the heart o the Georgia Tech campus, the

Ferst Center was conceived as a brilliant showcase or the

presentation o concerts, lectures, dance, flm and theater.

This state-o-the-art acility is designed to provide a wealth

o diverse and enriching opportunities or both Georgia

Tech and the greater Atlanta community. The Ferst Center

Summer Camps add a vibrant, un and youthul element to the

programming at the Ferst Center.

It is going to be a creative adventure. Dont miss out!

I noticed her tremendous artistic development

and how she was growing throughout the campshe will be back!

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One-Week

Musical Theatre

CampJune 6-10, 2011Monday-Friday 9:00 am4:00 pm

Ages 10-15

Four-Week

Drama CampJune 13 - July 8, 2011

Monday-Friday 9:00 am4:00 pmAges 8-13

Pre/After Care available 7:30a.m.-5:30 p.m.for $50 per week per child

Register for both camps online!

www.ferstcenter.org/dramacamp

Questions? Please call 404-385-4219

or email: dramacamp@erstcenter.orgwww.erstcenter.org/dramacamp

Musical Theatre CampOne-Week Camp, June 6-10, 2011, Ages 10-15

Cost: $250 per camper, includes instruction, materials, andactivities. Lunch is not included.$150 non-reundable deposit to reserve a space

Visit www.ferstcenter.org/dramacampto register your camper today!

About CampIn this one-week camp, campers learn to use their bodies and voices

as instruments o expression as well as tools or theatrical character

development. This intensive also ocuses on choreography, vocal

perormance skills, acting, proessional audition techniques and

proper vocal techniques. On the last day o camp a Cabaret Show

complete with music and dancing will showcase your childs talents.

The camps instructors are all proessional actors, musicians and

choreographers based in the Atlanta theatre and flm community.

About the Director, Rachel WhiteRachel is a multiaceted artist who works in all avenues o theatre as

a director, producer, technician, teaching artist and perormer. She

has a passion or theatre or young audiences, theatre education

and special needs programming. You may have seen her perorming

locally with The Aurora Theatre, GET, ART Station, Synchroncity,

Stage Door Players and the Savage Tree Arts Project. When she is not

perorming, she works as a director and teaching artist or several

area camps and education programs such as ACT, The Art Block, The

Alliance Theatre and The Ferst Center.

He came home excited to share his daily experiences,from the small group exercises, to the song and danceto the interpersonal. It was great how he opened up.

Drama CampOne Four-Week Session, June 13-July 8, 2011, Ages: 8-13

Cost: $750 per camper, includes instruction, materials, activities

and feld trips. Lunch is not included.

20% Sibling Discount ($600 or second child in household)

$150 non-reundable deposit to reserve a space

Visit www.ferstcenter.org/dramacampto register today!

About CampDrama Camp oers students the opportunity to choose their

avorite class areas (see below), special workshops, exciting feld

trips, weekly recreational activities and more! Camp ends with a big

show completely created and produced by the campers. Classes and

workshops at Drama Camp are led by experienced drama teachers and

theatre proessionals.

Drama Camp Class AreasActing For aspiring young actors, this course emphasizes the three

tools o an actor- body, voice and mind. Campers also work on group

work, imagery and basic acting techniques.Musical Theatre Campers learn to use their voices and bodies as

instruments o expression as well as tools or theatrical character

development. This course also ocuses on choreography and dance

perormance as well as proper voice projection or the theater.

Technical Theatre Set design, lighting, sound and crew and stage

management are covered in this course on the technical aspects o

theatre. Campers get hands-on training with stage equipment.

Playwriting Designed to inspire campers to use their imagination in

creating their own stories, the course ocuses on the basics o dramatic

structure. Students write scenes or other campers to perorm.

Comedy I mprovisation Think fast! This course teaches students

the art o thinking on their eet while on stage.Special Workshops In addition to the daily classes, students will

also enjoy a number o workshops teaching additional theatre skills.

Past workshops have included stage combat techniques, mask work,

puppetry, un with accents, clowning techniques and much more!

About the Director, Melissa Foulger

Melissa is a director and an educator with a B.A. in Theatre, an M.Ed

in Secondary Education rom George Washington University and an

M.F.A. in Directing rom the University o Memphis. In addition to her

work at proessional theatres in Atlanta, she currently serves as Artistic

Director o Georgia Techs Drama Tech theatre group, teaches theatre

at Georgia Techs Ivan Allen College o Liberal Arts and has worked

extensively with young drama students.

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