The Prairie Arts Council is pleased to announce registration for the Fifteenth Annual Children’s Summer Drama Camp for children entering 2nd-9th grades. Camp runs for three hours, Monday-Friday, for two weeks. Camp will run June 19-30, with one afternoon camp session from 2-5 PM.  The camp cost is $95 with special rates for siblings. Need-based scholarships are also available upon request for those who meet the criteria.

 The camp session culminates in the performance (5:30 PM on June 30) of an original play written specifically for the campers and, to a large extent, tailored to the needs and abilities of the campers.  Campers will name their own production. Children get the hands on experience of creating a show, from set and light work to costuming to performing. 

Past theater-learning topics have included theatrical accents, sets, Shakespeare, costuming, stage make-up, mime, choreography for the stage, stage lighting and design, musical theater and opera. Camp activities also include theater and improvisational games like you might see on the television show "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" and good, old fashioned "camp" games like Telephone. Snacks are served daily.

Children’s theater programming at PAC has always been about more than just theater skills. We strive to offer a safe, wholesome environment in which children can learn, grow, and have fun. Over the many years that we have run the summer drama camps as well as other children’s drama programming, we have been privileged to witness the transformation of many of our children from ducklings to beautiful, talented swans. Fostering the growth of our community’s children is the greatest benefit of PAC children’s theater programming.

Due to changing family circumstances, there will be only one session of drama camp this year, so early registration is a must if you hope to secure a spot!

To register, contact camp director Rachel Gorenz-Johnson at 815-876-6284 or?hildigard@hotmail.com. Payment is expected by June 12. Please make checks payable to The Prairie Arts Council. Checks and registration forms can be returned to:

Rachel Gorenz-Johnson 
425 W. Washington St. 
Princeton, IL 61356