Summer 2020 Update: Please note that Summer Camps have been cancelled. Through the summer, kids can check out video tutorials and links to some favorite camp activities.
Your creative kiddos can have a blast this summer at a camp at the historic Austin Scottish Rite Theater. Their Summer Camp program allows kids (ages 5-18) to explore a variety of performance styles including Acting, Dance, Music, Puppetry, Shakespeare, and Stage Combat. At the week’s end, campers will present a showcase performance for you!
Take a look a the exciting camps you can choose from:
Actors Up!
Ages: 6 – 9
Session one: June 8 – June 12, 2020
Session two: July 6 – July 10, 2020
Actors Up! campers spend their days with professional actors and experienced teachers. Camp will include sessions in improvisation, devising, movement, and performance ending the week with a showcase performance. Participants will explore such themes as Imagination, Storytelling, Stagecraft, and even Stage Fright!
Actors Up! Accelerated Acting
Ages: 10 – 14
July 27 – July 31, 2020
ASRT’s Accelerated Actors Camp is an intensive, fast-paced week that includes a sampling of all the elements of production: casting, table work, acting techniques, movement, improv and theater games, wardrobe, vocal work, following direction, set and props prep, character development, and more. Memorization and home preparation will be required.
Dancers Up!
Ages: 6 – 9
Session one: July 6 – July 10, 2020
Session two: July 20 – July 24, 2020
Session three: July 27 – July 31, 2020
Dancers Up! campers focus each day on hip- hop dance and choreography, culminating in a showcase performance of their own creation on the Scottish Rite Stage. Campers will dance their way through a week of exciting activities.
Puppets Up!
Ages: 6 – 9
Session one: June 15 – June 19, 2020
Session two: July 13 – July 17, 2020
Session three: August 3 – August 7, 2020
Puppets Up! provides full immersion in the world of puppetry. Under the instruction of expert teachers and puppeteers, campers make and operate various styles of puppets, including finger puppets, sock puppets, found object puppets, and shadow puppets. The week of camp wraps up with a showcase puppet production on the Scottish Rite Stage!
Shake Up! Two-week Shakespeare Camp
Ages: 9-18
Two-week session: July 13 – July 24, 2020 (excluding weekend)
Shake Up! with Shakespeare is for serious — and seriously playful — young people who are ready to focus their minds and bodies on the challenge of bringing the Bard to life on the historic Scottish Rite stage. Camp days are filled with mental and physical exploration of Shakespeare’s works, all culminating in a final public performance.
Showstoppers! Musical Theater Camp
Ages: 6 – 9
Session one: June 15 – June 19, 2020
Session two: June 22 – June 26, 2020
For performers who love to sing — and want to do so in the spotlight! Students arrive on the first day knowing 1-2 songs they’d love to share onstage. The rest of the week is spent crafting a narrative that showcases the songs, with attention paid to vocal clarity, appropriate characterization, and expressive movement and choreography. The week concludes with a public performance of the medley of student-selected songs.
Stage Combat – Battle Up!
Ages: 9 – 13
June 22 – June 26, 2020
The art of stage combat is seen every day on stage and screen. Campers learn the basics of stage combat using different weapons and fighting styles each day. Participants gain new respect for what it takes to bring combat to life on stage. The week culminates with presentations of campers’ own choreographed fight sequences.
–> Camp Hours, Pricing & Registration:
All camps run from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. and are each $275/week. To register your child, you can click here to sign up online or call 512-472-5436 or email [email protected].
To learn more, please visit the Austin Scottish Rite Theatre website.
