Shakespeare in LA

A Noise Within will once again offer a weeklong day camp, All the World’s A Stage, for younger children ages 6-9, from July 21-25.

All the World’s A Stage introduces the stage and Shakespeare, helps them build social skills and encourages full-time fun. The week’s activities include acting classes, stage combat, costuming and scene-making workshops and crafting galore. Kids also learn improv, acting techniques, and vocal and movement exercises, along with technical theater knowledge. The camp culminates in a final performance of their version of a Shakespeare play. Along the way, campers acquire teamwork skills and confidence and develop their creativity to the fullest.

According to A Noise Within’s Education and Community Outreach Director, Alicia Green, “Our program is very nearly one-of-a-kind, as most summer theatre camps are designed for older children. All the World’s A Stage is unique in the skill level and social interaction it brings to children in this age range–and they appreciate the chance to work with real professionals in the theatrical arts, while learning and having fun.”  More

Classical repertory theatre company A Noise Within, will offer its Summer With Shakespeare youth camp June 23 – July 12, 2014, (Monday-Friday 10am – 4pm) for youth aged 10-18. The conservatory-style program of acting, improvisation, stage diction, text analysis, kinetic exercises, and stage combat is led by classically trained, professional actors, choreographers, and designers. This three-week, intensive camp challenges kids to be both scholars and performers by enhancing their acting and public speaking skills, building their self-confidence on the stage, and gaining experience in theater craft. Participants will:

• Demystify Shakespeare with classes led by professional acting coaches
• Meet fellow young artists through ensemble scene work
• Master the language of the Bard through monologues
• Get crafty with the art of mask making and more
• Take charge of the stage in stage-combat workshops
• Perform on ANW’s main stage, just like the professionals

Attendees are placed in age appropriate groups and perform for an audience on ANW’s main stage at a culminating presentation of scenes and monologues from Shakespeare’s plays on Saturday, July 12th at noon. Cost: $850 (not including Summer with Shakespeare t-shirt or tickets to the Final Performance.)

ANW also holds the week-long day camp All the World’s A Stage, for younger children ages 6-9, July 21-25. This camp serves curious children who are introduced to the stage and Shakespeare, while building social skills and having fun. The week’s activities include acting classes, stage combat, costuming and scene-making workshops and crafting galore. Cost: $360 includes snacks and supplies. For more details, contact Alicia Green, Director of Education, at (626) 356-3104 or education@anoisewithin.org.

A Noise Within presents SUMMER WITH SHAKESPEARE, a three-week summer program for youth ages 10 to 18 which demystifies Shakespeare’s verse and grooms young artists to be Shakespearean performers. On a deeper level, this camp, which runs from June 25 to July 14, 2013, at the company’s new state-of-the-art theatre in Pasadena, illuminates a connection to the patterns of the human condition inherent in Shakespeare’s works.

Summer With Shakespeare is a conservatory-style program of acting, improvisation, stage diction, text analysis, kinetic exercises and stage combat led by classically-trained, professional actors, choreographers and designers. Participants gain appreciation for Shakespeare’s verse through a unique exposure to the Bard’s classic comedies, tragedies, and history plays. They also have the opportunity to enhance their acting and public speaking skills and build self-confidence on the stage. At the program’s conclusion, participants perform scenes and monologues from Shakespeare’s plays for an audience on A Noise Within’s main stage.

Two registration options include Full Day, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, and Summer School Special, 1:00 – 4:00 pm. The cost for either session is $825. Single weeks are also available in the mornings, and before- and after-care are offered. Registration deadline is June 18, 2013. Space is limited. A Noise Within is located at 3352 E. Foothill Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91107. To register for Summer With Shakespeare, or for questions, call 626-356-3104 or visit www.ANoiseWithin.org.