SUMMER CAMPS AND CLASSES 2010

INTENSIVE THEATRE MINI – CAMPS
JOIN US FOR A FUN AND CHALLENGING WEEK OF THEATRE. IMPROVISATION, SCENE WORK,  CAMERA TECHNIQUE, BUILDING THE CHARACTER, & CREATING AN ORIGINAL PLAY FROM THE GROUND UP, THAT WILL CULMINATE IN A PERFORMANCE ON THE LAST DAY OF CLASS. THE CAMPS ARE DESIGNED TO BUILD CONFIDENCE, ALLOW CREATIVE DISCOVERY, & STRENGTHEN YOUNG ACTORS’ SKILLS.                                                                                                                                                      
Session 1.  Monday, July 5th – Friday, July 9th  Ages 7 – 12
Session 2.  Monday, July 12th – Friday, July 16th  Ages  7 – 12
Session 3.  Monday, July  19th – Friday, July 23rd Ages 7 – 12
Session 4.  Monday, July  26th – Friday, July 30th Ages 7 – 12

TUITION: $325 PER STUDENT FOR A ONE WEEK SESSION OF INTENSIVE THEATRE MINI- CAMP, 10am –2pm
DISCOUNTS FOR SIBLINGS AND MULTIPLE SESSIONS ARE AVAILABLE
                
IMPROVISATION STATION MINI - CAMPS
THESE UNIQUE MINI-CAMPS WERE INVENTED BY OUR STUDENTS AND HAVE BECOME A PLAYGROUND STAPLE. STUDENTS WILL STUDY SECOND CITY STYLE IMPROV & CREATE THEIR OWN SHOW WHICH WILL BE PERFORMED ON THE LAST DAY.
Session 1.  Monday, August 2nd – Friday, August 6th Ages 11 - 16
Session 2.  Monday, August 9th – Friday, August 13th Ages 11 – 16

TUITION: $325 PER STUDENT FOR A ONE WEEK SESSION OF IMPROV CAMP, 10am –2pm
DISCOUNTS FOR SIBLINGS AND MULTIPLE SESSIONS ARE AVAILABLE

FILM MAKING MINI – CAMPS
IN FILM CAMP, ACTORS PLAYGROUND PARTNERS WITH INDUSTRY FILM SCHOOL TO OFFER OUR MOST PROGRESSIVE CAMP YET. ENROLLED STUDENTS WILL HAVE A MAJOR SPEAKING ROLE IN AN ORIGINAL INDEPENDENT FILM. THEY WILL GO THROUGH THE ENTIRE PROCESS OF SHOOTING A REAL MOVIE WITH A FULL CAST AND CREW. PUT YOUR ACTING SKILLS TO THE TEST. NOTHING COULD BE BETTER PRACTICE.    

FILM CAMP 1. July 26th  thru July 30th 9:30am to 1pm Ages 6 to 12
FILM CAMP 2. August 2nd thru August 6th 9:30am to 1pm Ages 6 to 12
FILM CAMP 3. August 2nd thru August 6th 2pm to 5pm Ages 13 to 19

TUITION: $250 PER STUDENT FOR A ONE WEEK SESSION
DISCOUNTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR MULTIPLE CAMPS
 
ALL FILM CAMPS WILL BE HELD AT
INDUSTRY FILM SCHOOL     
922 Business Route 33, Building 7, Suite 7, Freehold, NJ 07728                          
Go to www.industryfilmschool.com for directions or call 1.877.593.8953

AFTERNOON & EVENING ACTING CLASSES
* FEATURING OUR MOST FAMOUS CLASS – THE SANFORD MEISNER INTENSIVE *
PROPER TRAINING IN MODERN ACTING TECHNIQUE IS A TRADEMARK OF THE PLAYGROUND.                                                   
WE OFFER THE MOST ADVANCED TRAINING FOR YOUNG PEOPLE ANYWHERE.
                                   All Classes Run July 5th – August 20th
Monday, 4--6pm  Intro to Advanced Acting Technique Ages 8-11
Monday, 6--8:30pm  Intro to Advanced Acting Technique Ages 12-16
Monday, 6--9pm  Advanced Acting Technique and Scene Study Ages 12-16
Tuesday, 6–10pm  The Sanford Meisner Intensive Scene Study Class
                                   --for continuing students ages 14-19
Wednesday, 4—5:30pm  Intro to Advanced Acting Technique Ages 7-10
Wednesday, 4—7pm  Advanced Acting Technique and Scene Study
                                         -for continuing students ages 12-16
Wednesday, 7–10pm  Advanced Acting Technique-for continuing adults  
Thursday, 7–10pm  Intro to Advanced Acting Technique–for adults 18 and up
Thursday, 6—9pm  Intro to Meisner Technique Ages 12-16    
Thursday, 6–10pm  The Meisner Intensive Scene Study Class CLOSED
                                     --for continuing students ages 15-19

TUITION $325 FOR ONE CLASS, TWO CLASSES: $400, UNLIMITED: $500
DISCOUNTS FOR SIBLINGS ARE AVAILABLE

* INTENSIVE ACTING BOOT CAMP  *
                                                   
A BRAND NEW COMPONENT OF THE PLAYGROUND WHICH ALLOWS OUR STUDENTS TO IMMERSE THEMSELVES IN A RIGOROUS  THREE OR SIX WEEK ACTING INTENSIVE THAT WILL CONSIST OF 7 HOURS OF STUDY EACH DAY, MONDAY THRU FRIDAY COVERING MOVEMENT, VOICE, SHAKESPEARE, AUDITIONING, IMPROVISATION, AUDITIONING, ALTERNATIVE THEATRE, PERFORMANCE CLASSES AND EXTENSIVE TRAINING IN MANY DIFFERENT STYLES, TECHNIQUES, AND PHILOSOPHIES INCLUDING THE TEACHINGS OF; STANISLAVSKI, SANFORD MEISNER, UTA HAGEN, JOSEPH HART, AND MICHAEL CHEKHOV. TEACHERS WILL INCLUDE BROADWAY AND TELEVISION VETERANS SUCH AS MASON GROSS SCHOOL OF THE ARTS GRAD BRIAN MILLI PLUS BRANDY MITCHELL OF BROADWAY’S THE WOMEN, AS WELL AS NYU TISCH GRAD INES GARCIA, AND OF COURSE THE NEW MYSTICS THEATRE COMPANY’S RESIDENT DIRECTOR DAN COOLEY AND NEW YORK STAGE AND PLAYGROUND STAPLE MEGAN SAMBATARO. THERE WILL ALSO BE A SPECIAL INTENSIVE CLASS WITH NEW MYSTIC’S ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, JOEY MADIA AND OF COURSE THE PLAYGROUND’S ARTISTIC DIRECTOR RALPH COLOMBINO. THIS PROGRAM WILL RIVAL THE FINEST UNIVERSITY SUMMER THEATRE PROGRAMS AT A FRACTION OF THE PRICE. BOOT CAMP KIDS ALSO GET ONE AFTERNOON OR EVENING CLASS THAT THEY CAN ATTEND THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER AT NO EXTRA COST. STUDENTS MUST BE AT LEAST 12 YEARS OLD TO PARTICIPATE IN EITHER BOOT CAMP.

TUITION $600 FOR THE 3 WEEK BOOT CAMP, $900 FOR THE 6 WEEK BOOT  CAMP                
SESSION 1. JULY 5th TO JULY 23rd Monday thru Friday 11am to 6pm                                                                                   
SESSION 2. AUGUST 2nd TO AUGUST 20th Monday thru Friday 11am to 6pm

ALL CAMPS AND CLASSES ( EXCEPT FOR FILM CAMP) ARE HELD AT:
ACTORS PLAYGROUND SCHOOL OF THEATRE
1 MAIN STREET, SUITE 217, EATONTOWN, NJ 07724
PHONE: 732-935-1800,  EMAIL: info@actorsplay.com