At MacGuffin, we’re ready to help you grow as an actor!
1 Week Musical Theatre Camps for Youth Ages 7-10/11
Grow your character! Build your confidence! This summer MacGuffin is offering 9, 1-week theatre camps for youth ages 7-10/11. Each week will feature a different musical. The camps will be held Monday - Friday from 9:30am - 4:30pm. Sign up for one or ALL of them! These camps will get you in sync with your fellow actors and having a great time. Learn to project your voice, take your dance moves to the next level, and interpret these fantastic songs and texts as only you can.
Here’s how it will work:
1. Sign up for camp! Click the button below.
2. In May we'll announce the audition songs or monologues for the musical or play.
3. Practice and memorize your audition song or monologue.
4. On Day 1 everyone in the camp will audition for your directors, Jen Jaynes, Joey Schulman and/or Tina Lynch.
5. The cast is announced. Rehearsals begin. The schedule is below.
Schedule
9:30-10 Warm ups
10-11 Rehearsal 1
11-12:30 Rehearsal 2
12:30-1:30 Lunch
1:30-2:30 Rehearsal 3
2:30-4:30 Rehearsal 4
Week 1 will feature Andrew Lloyd Webber's hit musical, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat June15-19
The show is a musical retelling of the biblical story of Joseph and his coat of many colors, told through a variety of musical styles. His jealous brothers sell him into slavery, but Joseph's ability to interpret dreams leads him to become a powerful figure in Egypt, and eventually, he is reunited with his family.
Performance: Friday June 19 at 5 pm
Week 2 will feature Musical Numbers from the KPOP songbook June 22-26
Are you ready to perform your favorite scenes and songs from the KPOP universe? Become your favorite characters and demons. Be Golden and drink your Soda Pop.
Performance: Friday, June 26 at 5 pm
Week 3 will feature a musical adaptation of the classic folktale Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears by John Rea July 6-10
In the West African folktale, a mosquito's lie to an iguana starts a chain reaction of events that leads to the death of an owlet, so the sun doesn't rise. The lion holds an animal council meeting to discover who is to blame.
Performance: Friday, July 10 at 5 pm
Week 4 will feature a musical adaptation of The Sky is Falling (The Chicken Little Story) July13-17
The story is about a young chicken who jumps to the conclusion that the sky is falling after an acorn hits her head, causing her to panic and spread the word to her friends.
Performance: Friday, July 17 at 5 pm
Week 5 will feature the classic Meredith Willson musical, The Music Man July 20 - 24
By turns wicked, funny, warm, romantic and touching, The Music Man is family entertainment at its best. Meredith Willson's six-time, Tony Award-winning musical comedy has been entertaining audiences since 1957 and is a family-friendly story to be shared with every generation.
The Music Man follows fast-talking traveling salesman, Harold Hill, as he cons the people of River City, Iowa, into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys' band that he vows to organize – this, despite the fact that he doesn't know a trombone from a treble clef. His plans to skip town with the cash are foiled when he falls for Marian, the librarian, who transforms him into a respectable citizen by curtain's fall.
Performance: Friday, July 24 at 5 pm
Week 6 will feature a musical adaptation of Where the Wild Things Are by John Rea July 27-31
This short musical based on Maurice Sendak's award winning book is about Max who is sent to bed without supper for being a "wild thing". In his room, he imagines sailing to an island inhabited by monsters called the Wild Things, who make him their king after he tames them.
Performance: Friday, July 31 at 5 pm
Week 7 will feature the classic music of the 1970's Saturday morning cartoons Schoolhouse Rock August 3-7
The characters of Schoolhouse Rock come to life from the television set and teach the audience how to use imagination and music to teach subjects like grammar, math, history, and science in an entertaining way.
Performance: Friday, August 7 at 5 pm
Week 8 will feature the hit musical Shrek, music and lyrics by Tony Award winner, Jeanine Tesori August 10-14
Beauty is in the eye of the ogre in Shrek, based on the Oscar-winning DreamWorks Animation film and fantastic Broadway musical. It's a "big bright beautiful world" as everyone's favorite ogre, Shrek, leads a cast of fairytale misfits on an adventure to rescue a princess and find true acceptance. Part romance and part twisted fairy tale, this musical is an irreverently fun ride with a powerful message for the whole family.
Performance: August 14 at 5 pm
Week 9 will feature the hit Disney musical, Aladdin August 17-21
Aladdin and his three friends, Babkak, Omar, and Kassim, are down on their luck until Aladdin discovers a magic lamp and the Genie who has the power to grant three wishes. Wanting to earn the respect of the princess, Jasmine, Aladdin embarks on an adventure that will test his will and his moral character. With expanded characters, new songs, and more thrills, this new adaptation of the beloved story will open up “a whole new world” for your young performers!
Performance: August 21 at 5 pm
FINE PRINT
- Tuition is fully refundable up until 14 days before camp begins. From 14 days to 1 day before camp begins we will issue a 50% refund. No refunds after camp begins at 9:30am on the 1st day of camp.
- Our email address is info@macguffintf.com
- A limited number of scholarships are available for MacGuffin camps on a financial need basis. Learn More