Overview: Students will be taught the basics of acting as well as various acting techniques and encouraged to explore a variety of genres including drama, comedy, commercials, improvisation, monologues and scene study.  The following courses will be offered over the six week period.

The courses are designed to help students gain confidence performing in front of an audience and raise their self-esteem as they watch and are encouraged by their peers and instructors.

All parents will be provided with written evaluations on their child’s progress as well as specific suggestions for their child’s further development.

Beginning Acting:  Students will learn the fundamentals of acting using a variety of improvisational skills. They will also be introduced to voice projection, diction, stage direction, memorization, character analysis and acting terms.  Particular attention will be given to helping students find the actor within and understanding the importance of the “actor’s toolbox”.

Intermediate Acting: This class is for students that show proficiency during orientation.  Students will work on in-depth character analysis and scene work.  The emphasis in this class is on individual and small group work.  Students will continue to hone their vocal skills and work on character creation.

The Monologue: This class will acquaint students with the structure of monologues and show them how to chart the beats for effective timing, pacing and tempo. Particular attention will be given to character analysis and character development. Students will be given age appropriate monologues and also be instructed in working with props.

Scene Study: This class focuses on working together with a scene partner.  Students will gain an understanding of giving and taking in a scene and will deepen their understanding of character creation.

Audition Techniques: Students will use their monologues and learn the techniques of auditioning.  This class will give teen students an opportunity to learn the importance of the proper headshot and how to compile concise resumes. They will learn what to expect at a call back, be introduced to cold readings and learn audition etiquette.  All students will participate in a mock audition.  This class will enable students to prepare a monologue that they can use on any professional audition.

On-Camera Acting: Students will be taped on camera performing their monologues and or scenes.  Attention will be given to focus, acting “inside the box” and finding the emotional truth.  Students will be able to see their work, get feedback from instructors and participate in a second taping before going on to tape scenes from real TV scripts.

Commercial: Students will learn the proper way to slate and the importance of personality interviewing.  They will also learn how to read commercial scripts, how to think quickly on their feet and how to read from cue cards.   All students will act on camera using real commercial scripts.  The culmination of this class will be a real audition where several students will be cast to shoot two commercials for the Kiddie Kuts Salon & Spa for Kids.

The Webisode: This is the highlight of the six week course. Students will audition for a four part webisode that will air on-line.  Each episode will be 3 minutes and 30 seconds in length.  Those students that are cast will be able to use the footage for their individual acting reels.  The last two weeks of the camp will be devoted to production of the series tentatively titled, Super Sleuths.