Calling all detectives! There’s been a crime! Who solves it? You do. You and your campmates will create your own “whodunit” to solve. You will form a gang of suspects and a team of detectives. Create suspense, decipher clues, and solve the crime through quick thinking and teamwork. Your group gets to perform your mystery on the final day of class for family and friends.
Weeks/Time/Course#
July 10–July 14 / 8am–4pm / 12G337-C06A
July 31–August 4 / 8am–4pm / 12G337-C06B
Ages: 9-13
Fee: $170
New extended day program available.

Learn how to take a play from the page to the stage! During this fun-filled week, you will form your own theatre troupe and become producer, director, stage manager, designer, actor/actress...all rolled into one. Create and build costume, makeup, and set designs. You’ll even get your own theatrical makeup kit to keep! Put it all together and perform your production on the final day of class. This will be a great experience for the budding theatre impresario.
Week/Time/Course#
June 19–June 23 / 8am–4pm / 32G308-C06
Ages: 9-13
Fee: $180
New extended day program available.

You will love this comprehensive and energizing week of dance! This is a great opportunity to become a versatile dancer by learning the fundamentals of a wide variety of dance forms. Each morning you will study the basics of ballet and jazz. Building on this knowledge, you will take workshops in modern and improvisation, among other dance styles. Learn how to create your own dance pieces using your new skills in choreography workshops. A final presentation for family and friends will conclude the week.

Week/Time/Course#
June 19–June 23 / 8am–4pm / 32G902-C06A
July 24–July 28 / 8am–4pm / 32G902-C06B
Ages: 9-13
Fee: $170
New extended day program available.

Have a blast making people laugh! Back by popular demand, those zanies from Right Between the Ears (produced by Kansas Public Radio) will take you on a journey through live radio comedy. Learn how to create an entire world for your audience using just your voice, a microphone, sound effects, and your imagination. The week culminates with a performance before a “live studio audience”.

Weeks/Time/Course#
June 26–June 30 / 8am–4pm / 32G310-C06
July 24–July 28 / 8am–4pm / 32G310-C06B
Ages: 9-13
Fee: $180
New extended day program available.

This fun camp for intermediate strings players will be taught by George Watkins, former conductor of the Campus Orchestra at Northwestern University.  Campers will work on sight reading, rehearsal skills, and performing.

Week/Time/Course#
June 19–June 23 / 8am–4pm / 33G702-C06
Ages: 12-18
Fee: $170
New extended day program available.

Become a triple threat! Sing, dance, and act your way through a fun-filled week of musical theatre. Focusing on scenes from a Broadway musical, you will learn how to put these three essential elements together in an energetic and compelling manner. Learn how to create your own musical in playwriting, songwriting, and choreography workshops.  This camp will culminate in a presentation for family and friends.

Weeks/Time/Course#
June 12–June 16 / 8am–4pm / 36G011-C06A
July 17–July 21 / 8am–4pm / 36G011-C06B
Ages: 9-13
Fee: $175
New extended day program available.

Perfect for working parents, after camp care extends the fun with visual arts, movies, games, and other activities.
Week/Time/Course#
June 12–June 16 / 4–5:30pm / 36G102-C06
June 19–June 23 / 4–5:30pm / 36G102-C06A
June 26–June 30 / 4–5:30pm / 36G102-C06B
July 10–July 14 / 4–5:30pm / 36G102-C06C
July 17–July 21 / 4–5:30pm / 36G102-C06D
July 24–July 28 / 4–5:30pm / 36G102-C06E
July 31–August 4 / 4–5:30pm / 36G102-C06F
Ages: 9-13
Fee: $20 per week

Small Ensemble Guitar
with Chris Hudson
Two or more students comprise an ensemble that will explore various genres of guitar: classical, flamenco, jazz, bossa nova, rock, and American folk.
Week/Time/Course#
June 12-August 6 / Thursdays at 1pm / 13G506-C06
Ages: 8-12
Fee: $100

Garage Band
with Chris Hudson
Students will have the opportunity to play, collaborate, and create with otherings in "garage" rock band format.  Every member will have the chance to try out the various instruments and roles: electric guitar, keyboard, and vocals.  Through experimentation and practive, the group will create its own unique sound.  Prerequisite: instructor recommendation.
Weeks/Time/Course#
June 12-August 6 / Tuesdays at 1pm / 13G711-C06
Ages: 10-18
Fee: $120

Nine Weeks of Private Instruction

Private instruction is available in instrumental and vocal music for 30 or 60 minute lessons once a week for nine weeks.  There will be no instruction fhe week of July 4.

Weeks/Times
June 5-August 11 / between 9am and 4pm
Ages: 5 and up
Fee: 30 minute lessons $225
60 minute lessons $450

Girls Mini-Camps!
Visual Arts Camp
with Lisa Dibble

In this visual art camp, students will use a variety of materials and techniques to explore their creative sides. Students will design tiles, pottery, scarves, and dye t-shirts.
Week/Time/Course#
June 12–June 26 / 9am–11:30am / 32G202-C06A
June 19–June 23 / 9am-11:30am / 32G202-C06B
Ages: 10-15
Fee: $75 plus $10 materials fee.

Improvisation Camp
with Shana Prentiss
This course will explore the art of building a character through improvisation. As a group, we will srite a short one-act play based on the characterization and improvisation work we've done, and then present our play at the end of the week.
Week/Time/Course#
June 12–June 26 / 9am–12pm / 32G311-C06A
June 19-June 23 / 9am-12pm / 32G311-C06B
Ages: 10-15
Fee: $75

We are thrilled to host the Heart of America Shakespeare Festival's Camp Shakespeare again this summer. Camp Shakespeare is a unique and lively way for young people to discover the basics of bringing the written word to life throught the works of the world's greatest playwright.  We give campers an experience full of self-expression, confidence, creativity, and teamwork.  Campers participate in acting games and exercises, physical games and techniques, Renaissance dance, improvisation, poetry work, sword and costume design, stage combat, vocal techniques, and arts and crafts.  Campers will perform an abbreviated version of King Henry V on the Saturday after the last camp date.

Dates/Time
June 12–June 23 / 8:30am-3:30pm
June 26–July 7 / 8:30am-3:30pm
Ages: 8-14
Fee: $275

Enroll through Heart of America Shakespeare Festival by calling 816.531.7728.  www.kcshakes.org