2023 VDT Theater Summer Camps

JUNE

Junior Musical Theater Dance Days

Ages 7-12
June 12th - 16th from 3:00-3:30 pm.

Start off your June with jazz hands by joining Junior Musical Theater Dance Days! Students will learn two different musical theater dance combination every day over the span of five days! Students will get to dress up as different characters from the musicals! Some musicals include Matilda, High School Musical, Annie and more! Family and friends are welcome to stop in the last five minutes of class to watch the routine students have learned that day!

Minimum of 2 students

Maximum of 16 students

Registration will close on FRIDAY, JUNE 9TH!

Senior Musical Theater Dance Days

Ages 12-18
June 12th - 16th from 3:30-4:00 pm.

Start off your June with jazz hands by joining Senior Musical Theater Dance Days! Students will learn two different musical theater dance combination every day over the span of five days! Students will get to dress up as different characters from the musicals! Some musicals include Hamilton, Six, Once on This Island and more! Family and friends are welcome to stop in the last five minutes of class to watch the routine students have learned that day!

Minimum of 2 students

Maximum of 16 students

Registration will close on FRIDAY, JUNE 9TH!

Junior Summer Show #1 - The Little Mermaid

Ages 7-12
June 19th - 23rd from 10:00 am-12:00 pm. Students must attend all days of camp in order to participate.

Students will audition, receive their parts, learn dances, learn lines, help create prop, set and costume pieces and play fun theater games! If a student would like to sing in the production, they are welcome to sing! If a student does not feel comfortable singing, they are welcome not to sing! Students will perform for family and friends on the last day of camp.

Minimum of 6 students

Maximum of 20 students

Registration will close on FRIDAY, JUNE 16TH!

Senior Summer Show #1 - The Little Mermaid

Ages 12-18
June 19th - 23rd from 1:00-3:00 pm. Students must attend all days of camp in order to participate.

Students will audition, receive their parts, learn dances, learn lines, help create prop, set and costume pieces and play fun theater games! If a student would like to sing in the production, they are welcome to sing! If a student does not feel comfortable singing, they are welcome not to sing! Students will perform for family and friends on the last day of camp.

Minimum of 6 students

Maximum of 20 students

Registration will close on FRIDAY, JUNE 16TH!

JULY

Junior Summer Show #2 - The Lion King

Ages 7-12
July 10th - 14th from 1:00-3:00 pm. Students must attend all days of camp in order to participate.

Students will audition, receive their parts, learn dances, learn lines, help create prop, set and costume pieces and play fun theater games! If a student would like to sing in the production, they are welcome to sing! If a student does not feel comfortable singing, they are welcome not to sing! Students will perform for family and friends on the last day of camp.

Minimum of 6 students

Maximum of 20 students

Registration will close on FRIDAY, JULY 7TH!

Senior Summer Show #2 - The Lion King

Ages 12-18
July 10th - 14th from 10:00 am-12:00 pm. Students must attend all days of camp in order to participate.

Students will audition, receive their parts, learn dances, learn lines, help create prop, set and costume pieces and play fun theater games! If a student would like to sing in the production, they are welcome to sing! If a student does not feel comfortable singing, they are welcome not to sing! Students will perform for family and friends on the last day of camp.

Minimum of 6 students
Maximum of 20 students

Registration will close on FRIDAY, JULY 7TH!

Prop Making Camp

Ages 8-18
July 17th - 19th from 3:00-4:00 pm. Students must attend all days of camp in order to participate.

Students will dive into the world of prop making for theater! Students will learn how to create one of a kind prop pieces that could be used for multiple types of theater productions. Students will get to working with different kinds of paints, papers, foams and more! Students will get to take home all of their creations they make when the camp is done.

Minimum of 2 students
Maximum of 14 students

Registration will close on FRIDAY, JULY 14TH!

JULY/AUGUST

Creative Playwriting

Ages 10-18
July 31st - August 4th from 2:00-4:00 pm. Students must attend all days of camp in order to participate.

Creative Playwrighting is a great opportunity for students to let their creativity shine! Each student will get to write a short play and codirect with teacher Hannah. Students will cast fellow classmates in their play, help pick out costumes and props, and help shape the script! Each student will also be cast in classmates’ plays. Students will participate in creative writing activities, improv games and scene work. Their shows will all be performed for family and friends the final day of camp.

Minimum of 3 students
Maximum of 14 students

Registration will close on FRIDAY, JULY 28TH!

Session I Theater Classes

Registration will close for Junior Musical Theater, Senior Musical Theater, Junior Acting and Senior Acting on
SATURDAY, AUGUST 26TH!
 
Registration will close for Creative Writing on
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH!
 
Session I Theater runs mid August - December
Session II Theater runs January - beginning of June
 
Junior Musical Theater (Ages 7-12) - WINNIE THE POOH
Mondays 4:30-5:30 pm *please keep in mind that if a student has to arrive 5 minutes late due to schools getting out later, that's okay! Please just let us know beforehand - thank you!*
Welcome to the Hundred Acre Wood, where Winnie the Pooh is once again in search of honey. Along the way, he meets his pals, Tigger, Piglet, Rabbit and Owl, but soon discovers that Christopher Robin has been captured by the mysterious Backson! As they prepare for a rescue operation, the animals learn about teamwork, friendship and, of course... sharing snacks.
Performers will learn the ins and outs of putting on a show. Students will audition and get cast in the show. Throughout the session, performers will learn and memorize lines, learn dances, learn songs if they would like to sing, block scenes, help create prop and set pieces, as well as play fun theater games!
The performances will be at our studio on Monday, December 11th & Monday, December 18th.
Students must be available for the two performances in order to participate!
 
The first two Mondays (August 14th & 21st) are getting-to-know-you style classes. Students will learn fun things from the show such as dance combos, readings and creating prop pieces! On Monday, August 28th, students will audition for roles in class and find out the roles they get the following week in class.
Minimum of 5 students
Maximum of 18 students

 
Senior Musical Theater (Ages 12-18) - LEGALLY BLONDE JR
Wednesdays 4:40-5:40 pm *please keep in mind that if a student has to arrive 5 minutes late due to schools getting out later, that's okay! Please just let us know beforehand - thank you!*
Legally Blonde JR. follows the transformation of Elle Woods as she tackles stereotypes, snobbery and scandal in pursuit of her dreams. When Elle's boyfriend, Warner, dumps her and heads to Harvard, claiming she's not "serious" enough, Elle takes matters into her own hands, crafting a showy song-and-dance personal essay and charming her way into law school. Befriending classmate, Emmett, and spunky hairdresser, Paulette, along the way, Elle finds that books and looks aren't mutually exclusive.  As Elle begins outsmarting her peers, she realizes that law may be her natural calling after all.
 
Performers will learn the ins and outs of putting on a show. This includes learning dance numbers and memorizing lines, learn songs if they would like to sing, fun theater exercise games and even behind the scenes work of creating prop pieces!
The performances will be at our studio on Wednesday, December 13th & Friday, December 15th. Students must be available for the two performances in order to participate!
 
The first two Wednesdays (August 16th & 23rd) are getting-to-know-you style classes. Students will learn fun things from the show such as dance combos, readings and creating prop pieces! On Wednesday, August 30th students will audition for roles in class and find out the roles they get the following week in class.
Minimum of 5 students
Maximum of 18 students

 
Junior Acting (Ages 8-18) - NANCY DREW AND THE SECRET OF SHADOW RANCH
Wednesdays 5:40-6:40 pm
Take a wild ride into terror and trickery to rein in a ghostly secret! Ropin’, ridin’ and revenge. A ranch vacation takes a terrifying turn when a ghostly horse appears on this mysterious western ranch. Is it driven by the vengeful commands of its long-dead master, Dirk Valentine? Or is a living villain behind the ranch’s string of bad luck? It’s up to Nancy Drew to figure out who’s wearing the black hat before the investigation is ambushed!

Performers in Junior Acting will learn the ins and outs of putting on a show. Students will learn and memorize lines from the script, learn blocking, work on character analysis, and play fun theater games along the way! Our Acting classes help students get in touch with themselves as actors and how to elevate their performance quality.
The performances will be at our studio on Saturday, December 16th & Wednesday, December 20th. Students must be available for the two performances in order to participate!
 
The first two Wednesdays (August 16th & 23rd) are getting-to-know-you style classes. Students will learn fun things from the show such as character walks, readings and creating prop pieces! On Wednesday, August 30th students will audition for roles in class and find out the roles they get the following week in class.
Minimum of 5 students
Maximum of 16 students

 
Senior Acting (Ages 13-18) - MINDFUL
Thursdays 5:00-6:00 pm
Required: *Our Senior Acting class is for performers who have had at least one year of theater experience either at VDT, a professional theater company or a school theater department.
Your brain has two sides, which are known as hemispheres. The left hemisphere deals with logical thought and linguistic functions. The right hemisphere deals with things such as our imagination, creativity and intuition. But...what would happen if perhaps...they mixed? Our original show MINDFUL, explores this concept in a witty, heartbreaking story of community, finding yourself and standing up for yourself.
 
Performers in Senior Acting will learn the ins and outs of putting on a show. Students will learn and memorize lines from the script, learn blocking, work on character analysis, and play fun theater games along the way! Our Acting classes help students get in touch with themselves as actors and how to elevate their performance quality.
The performances will be at our studio on Sunday, December 17th & Thursday, December 21st. Students must be available for the two performances in order to participate!
 
The first two Thursdays (August 17th & 24th) are getting-to-know-you style classes. Students will learn fun things from the show such as character walks, readings and creating prop pieces! On Wednesday, August 31st students will audition for roles in class and find out the roles they get the following week in class.
Minimum of 4 students
Maximum of 16 students
 

Creative Playwriting (Ages 10-18)
Thursdays 6:00-6:45 pm
Creative Playwriting is a great opportunity for students to let their creativity shine! Each student gets to write a short play and codirect with teacher Hannah. Students will cast fellow classmates in their play, help pick out costumes and props, and help shape the script! Each student will also be cast in classmates' plays. Students will participate in creative writing activities, improv games and scene work.
Their shows will be performed the last day of class which will be Thursday, December 8th. Students must be available this day in order to participate!
(Lines do NOT have to be memorized for this class!)
Minimum of 3 students
Maximum of 16 students

 
Musical Theater Dance Days (Ages 7-18)
This class on The Studio Director is under '22-23 Technique, Adult Classes, Privates and Other Drop-In Classes'
Saturdays 10:00-10:30 am Ages 7-9
Saturdays 10:30-11:00 am Ages 9-12
Saturdays 11:00-11:30 am Ages 12-14
Saturdays 11:30am -12:00 pm Ages 14-18
Musical Theater Dance Days are a great way to let loose for a half hour! Come learn a musical theater routine from popular musicals such as The Little Mermaid, Hamilton, Six, Matilda and more! These are drop in style classes - so sign up once or for every Saturday; we'd love to see you!
Minimum of 2 students
Maximum of 14 students
 
 
Below are all solo/duet/trio opportunities; both competitively and recreationally! We are highly encouraging students to consider any of these options!
 
 
Competitive Monologue and Scene opportunities:
Students have the option to compete a monologue or a scene with another student. BravO! Dance and Talent Competition offers the wonderful chance for theater performers to compete at Regional and National competitions. Each student must have an audition/meeting with teacher Hannah to be evaluated before determining if the performer is ready to compete.
 
Students who compete need to keep actively working on the craft of learning and growing as an actor and performer. To this end, students are required to participate in either session of a VDT theater class or perform in a play or musical throughout the studio season at school, a community theater, or a professional theater.
 
Audition Technique Privates:
Have you ever wanted a little more help preparing for a theater audition? Our Audition Technique Privates are the perfect fit! These privates are wonderful if a student needs help picking out a monologue, to work on their dance technique or gain helpful tips that every auditioner should know!
If you are interested, please email VDT and we can set up days/times to have rehearsals that work with your schedule!
 
 
Recreational Musical Theater Solo/Duet/Trio opportunities:
Students will have the option to perform either a musical theater solo/duet/trio at our theater recital at the end of the season. This would be a recreational specialty number to help students gain confidence, work on showmanship and musical theater technique! Students who register to perform a solo or duet at the recital are also required to participate in a Session II VDT theater class, perform in a play or musical in the winter / spring at school, a community theater, or a professional theater.
 
If you are interested, please email VDT and we can set up days/times to have rehearsals that work with your schedule!
 
 
Recreational Monologue/Scene opportunities:
Students will have the option to perform a monologue or scene (3 students max in group) at our theater recital at the end of the season. This would be a recreational specialty number to help students gain confidence, work on showmanship and memorization! Students who register to perform a monologue or scene at the recital are also required to participate in a Session II VDT theater class, perform in a play or musical in the winter / spring at school, a community theater, or a professional theater.
 
If you are interested, please email VDT and we can set up days/times to have rehearsals that work with your schedule!
 
Theater Alumni Piece:
Our 8th season was our first season we were able to have a stand alone Theater Recital! To honor this, we created a Theater Alumni Piece to the song 'Louder Than Words' from the acclaimed musical Tick, Tick...Boom! We invited back all past and current theater students to participate in an unforgettable, moving piece to kick off the Theater Recital. This is now a tradition we would love to continue!
*All past and present students are eligible to participate*