Clowning Around with Shakespeare
For Grades: Rising 1st – Rising 3rd
Dates: June 2-6 (One Week)
Time: 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Cost: $275
Early Bird by April 7: $234
Kickstart your camper’s summer with a wild, energetic week of comedy exercises that will be sure to get bodies moving. Shakespeare is known for his ridiculous clowns and tricksters. Your campers will have the opportunity to be playful, learn Shakespeare stories, and enjoy art projects focused around these fascinating and inspiring characters. A sharing will take place on the last day of camp to showcase campers’ work. Beginners are welcome!
Creating Characters!
For Grades: Rising 3rd – Rising 6th
Dates: June 23-27 (One Week)
Time: 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Cost: $275
Early Bird by April 7: $234
Using Shakespeare as inspiration, campers will be guided through exercises to design their own Shakespearean character. Students will co-create their own dances, craft projects, and devise storylines for their ideal character. Campers’ imaginations will be opened up to whomever they could be. A celebration of their work will take place on the last day of camp. Beginners are welcome!
Daring Deeds!
For Grades: Rising 3rd – Rising 6th
Dates: June 2-6 (One Week)
Time: 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Cost: $275
Early Bird by April 7: $234
Your campers will exude confidence and daring after a week of exercises developed to encourage independence and fun! Inspirations include Henry V, Joan of Arc, and the pirates from many Shakespeare plays. We will chart our own adventures with movement, acting techniques, and art projects designed to spark creativity and imagination. A sharing will take place on the last day of camp to showcase campers’ work. Beginners are welcome!
Shake It Out with Shakespeare
For Grades: Rising 3rd – Rising 6th
Dates: June 16 -20 (One Week)
Time: 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Cost: $275
Early Bird by April 7: $234
A week of physical activities, outdoor play, and games will be sure to get your campers on their feet. With battle scenes from Henry V to epic chase scenes from Two Gentlemen of Verona, campers will be given the opportunity to explore the characters they connect with the most. A scene-sharing on the last day of camp will celebrate all our campers! All are welcome!
Adventures in Shakespeare
For Grades: Rising 6th – Rising 9th
Dates: June 23-27 (One Week)
Time: 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Cost: $275
Early Bird by April 7: $234
Let’s follow the explorers throughout Shakespeare’s work. The lost Antipholus from Comedy of Errors, the banished Rosalind from As You Like It, and the rebel pirate Antonio from Twelfth Night. Through acting classes, craft studies, and movement exercises, we will experiment with what it means to be the outsider. And we will explore what it feels like to welcome someone in. Follow these brave souls through a week of adventure, culminating in a sharing of campers’ work on the last day of camp. Beginners and students with theatre experience are welcome.
Shakespeare in Nature
For Grades: Rising 6th – Rising 9th
Dates: June 9-13 (One Week)
Time: 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Cost: $275
Early Bird by April 7: $234
Life is different in the woods! Get ready for art projects, acting classes, and performing scenes from Shakespeare’s plays featuring the great outdoors: As You Like It, The Tempest, Much Ado About Nothing, and Two Gentlemen of Verona. Campers will explore improvisation, Shakespeare text analysis, and character creation. We will celebrate their week on the final day and highlight campers’ creative work! Suitable for beginners and students with theatre experience.
Clowns and Crowns
For Grades: Entering 9th – Recently Graduated 12th
Dates: June 9-20 (Two Weeks)
Time: 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Cost: $500
Early Bird by April 7: $425
Over two weeks, your teen campers will explore two Shakespeare stereotypes: the Royalty and Clowns. Both are powerful in their own right because only the clown is allowed to poke holes in the rulers’ choices. We will investigate Henry IV and Henry V from both sides of this topic, while learning comedy techniques. Campers will have the opportunity to support their work through crafts, stage combat, and exercises to encourage vulnerability and bravery. There will be a sharing on the final day of camp on the Tabor Stage! We welcome students of all experience levels in our teen camp, and we welcome newcomers!
If you have any questions, please contact Logan McCarty at loganmccarty@tnshakespeare.org.
All levels of experience are welcome for any of TSC’s Summer Camps!
What can campers expect?
We explore voice, movement, dance, and even stage combat! We help campers build an awareness of their voices and bodies, for use in performance. We provide a safe and professionally supervised environment to explore stage combat, where students will be instructed on proper form and technique for entry-level Renaissance weapon use for creating the illusion of violence within the action of a scene. Campers engage in the visual arts through arts and crafts projects that highlight each play.
As we continue our exploration of the performance, more time is focused on rehearsal of the production the campers share at the end of camp! Friends and family are welcome to join us on our final day for a sharing celebration of the campers’ accomplishments.
What should campers bring?
Campers are asked to wear loose-fitting clothing and closed-toe shoes for safety and comfort. Each camper should bring a water bottle in addition to a lunch and a snack.
Health criteria: TSC will follow all health recommendations announced by the Shelby County Public Health Department at the start of and during each Camp. Should a participant feel or show symptoms of illness, or register a high temperature, the participant will need to remain home, and TSC will need to be contacted immediately. Thank you.