Get Out of the Heat and Into Character with TSC’s 2023 Summer Camps
For Kindergarteners to Recent High School Graduates
Enrollment now is open for our five exciting new 2023 Summer Camps for participants ranging in ages from rising Kindergarteners to recent high school graduates.
The one-week and two-week Camps will take place inside our facility in three different studios, including on our Tabor Stage, as well as immediately outdoors on its property.
Each Camp is designed to appeal to a specific age range. All experience levels are welcome.
Early Bird registration lasts through March 21 and saves parents 15% on registration fees.
For more information or to register, click here or contact TSC’s Education Director, Cara McHugh Geissler at (901) 759-0620 or caramchugh@tnshakespeare.org.
TSC’s Summer Camps include:
Fun with Fables and Folktales
For campers entering Sr. Kindergarten through 1st Grade
June 19-23, 2023 (1 week)
9:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Fee: $175 (Early Bird: $149)
Campers will join a worldly adventure through stories, crafts, dances, and songs from different cultures. From Mexico to West Africa to Europe and ancient Greece, campers will experience more than just the words of these classic tales as they perform the stories themselves. Parents are invited on the final day of camp to see our fun-filled fables and folktales in action.
Clowning Around with Shakespeare
For campers entering Kindergarten through 3rd Grade
June 5 – June 16, 2023 (2 weeks)
9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Fee: $450 (Early Bird: $383)
Did you know that Shakespeare invented the first knock-knock joke? See Shakespeare, the great humorist, in action through his hilarious and rambunctious characters. Campers will take on the roles of Shakespeare’s silly clowns and explore the world of physical comedy. The camp will conclude with a wild and wacky performance showcasing each camper’s inner clown.
In the event that a camper cannot join us for the first week of camp, it will be possible for campers to join for the second week for an adjusted fee of $225.
Shakespeare’s Greatest Heroes and Heroines
For campers entering 2nd Grade through 5th Grade
June 26 – June 30, 2023 (1 Week)
9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Fee: $250 (Early Bird: $213)
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s Shakespeare’s heroes coming to play! Campers will meet the stars of Shakespeare’s plays and explore the characters through interactive games, crafts, acting exercises, and movement activities. Each camper will take on the role of their favorite hero or heroine to showcase before an audience of family and friends.
Action Shakespeare!
For campers entering 5th Grade through 8th Grade
May 30 – June 9, 2023 (2 Weeks)
9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Fee: $450 (Early Bird: $383)
Ready, Set, Action! Campers will discover a range of movement techniques such as mime, stage combat, and mask work to enhance character development on stage. Through improvisation and ensemble exercises, students will discover the physical world of Shakespeare’s sprites, clowns, animals, soldiers, and royals. Using the body as a tool to create a character, we will explore the Mechanicals from A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Falstaff from Merry Wives of Windsor, the spirits from Macbeth, and many more! Campers will collaborate with Camp Instructors to create a dynamic showcase that unleashes both the body and voice!
Shakespeare’s Vehement Villains
For campers entering 8th Grade through Recent High School Graduates
June 12 – June 23, 2023 (2 Weeks)
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Fee: $500 (Early Bird: $425)
Every great story needs a great villain. But what makes a villain? Dare to explore the stories of the Shakespeare characters that we love to hate! For example: Richard III, Lady Macbeth, and Iago (from Othello). After examining these multi-dimensional characters, campers will join Instructors in devising an original performance that shines a light on the shadows within.
Season 15 Sponsors and Partners
TSC’s generous sponsors of its season, productions, and Education and Outreach Program include FedEx, International Paper, Arts Midwest, ArtsMemphis, Tennessee Arts Commission, Independent Bank, Evans Petree PC, First Horizon Foundation through an ArtsFirst grant, AutoZone, Mid-America Arts Alliance, Campbell Clinic, the family of Pat and Ernest Kelly, The Sims Family Charitable Trust, Nancy R. Copp, the Jack Jones Children’s Literacy Fund, the family of Owen and Margaret Wellford Tabor, the Barbara B. Apperson Angel Fund, the Dunbar Abston Fund for Sustainable Excellence, and Dorothy O. Kirsch.
TSC’s season is funded under a Grant Contract with the State of Tennessee; and is being supported, in whole or in part, by federal award number SLFRP5534, awarded to the State of Tennessee by the U.S. Department of Treasury. TSC’s projects and productions are supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities, visit www.arts.gov.
TSC’s programming and outreach partners include University of Memphis’ Department of Theatre & Dance, Shelby County Schools, Memphis Juvenile Justice System, the Memphis V.A. Hospital, Cities of Bartlett/Collierville/Lakeland/Memphis, Shelby County Election Commission, the Benjamin Hooks Public Library Friends, and WKNO Radio (91.1 FM Memphis).
