Get ready for fun at Shakespeare Camp!

1.     First, since we will perform at the UTC Fine Arts Center, here is the schedule for the week of camp: 

·         Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday: Oakwood Baptist from 10-2

·         Thursday: Tech Rehearsal for both casts at the UTC Fine Arts Center: 9-1 Midsummer and 1-5 Macbeth

·         Saturday: noon: call time for Midsummer and 2 pm performance

o   4 pm call time for Macbeth and 7 pm performance

2.  How to prepare for Shakespeare Camp:

·         Print a full script and thoroughly memorize your part. (Please have your parents check that you have half your lines memorized by May 28th and all your lines by July 16^th. They should email me by each date to confirm.)

·         Practice speaking your part aloud at a slow rate and with a loud voice.

·         In your script make a note “get ready” in the margin one full page before you are to come on stage.  This will help you know when to come backstage. 

·         Also note in the margin any props you will need. 

·         Finally, assemble your costume and props. Please contact me if you need to borrow costume pieces. We have accumulated quite a lot of tunics, capes, hats, etc. We have a blogspot with pictures of costumes from the past, which might help our Midsummer Night's Dream cast. You can find it at shakespeare-camp.blogspot.com

·         Sixth and lastly, invite friends and family to come!

3.  What to bring to camp: Each day wear your costume to camp. Bring a water bottle, lunch, your script and a pen or pencil. We are asking that everyone NOT bring peanut products during the week of camp since we have a student with serious allergies. Also, bring any props or changes of costume that you will need. Your parents are always welcome and anyone who would like to help document our camp with photography or filming is welcome to bring cameras. 

4. Please review these camp rules:

• Do everything you can to be a good ambassador for homeschoolers.
• Obey signs (e.g. don’t open doors with signs that say “do not open.”)
• No running or loud voices in hallways.
• Students must remain with coaches at all times. Only leave the rehearsal area if a coach is taking a group to rehearse elsewhere. 

5.  Our performances will be at 2:00 pm for Midsummer Night’s Dream and 7 pm for Macbeth on July 25th .  Please invite friends and family! We will not have tickets this year, so let everyone know that seating is on a "first come" basis, and they should arrive fifteen minutes early. I'm sorry--but we can't save seats. Actors should arrive with makeup already applied 2 hours before the show begins. (We will send an email with details the week of camp.)