After yesterday’s full day and the Day of Rehearsals before that, campers today had two multi-hour activities in the afternoon and evening: first, they rehearsed their showcase pieces; second, they had CLOWN CLASS.

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First, I was unable to post a picture of yesterday’s friendship bracelet-making convention, so here are the plastic jewellers of our age:

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TODAY, after our awesome rehearsals and awestruck John, we went into the longest and the last (non-dress) of our rehearsals for Sunday’s showcase. Having decided on an order (The Tempest first, and then Romeo and Juliet, Gallathea, Hamlet, Much Ado About Nothing, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream), directors were able to finish blocking and largely finalise costumes and props for their scenes. Here’s a ruff draft of Pyramus and Thisbe:

And here’s a sneek peek at Benedick and Beatrice:

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After dinner, campers got to go to CLOWN CLASS!! They learned how to “take”,

as well as trip, jump, and BONK

in a series of Deeply Serious Clown Art Exercises including Kitty Needs a Corner, viewpoints lanes, and dance battles. This is how clowns hide:

And this is how they rob banks:

The workshop ended with clowns dying of too much kung-fu fighting.

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Camper Alan sang us to sleep with a lullaby tonight, and tomorrow we begin the first full day of our lives after taking this clown class. The changes to self may be eternal.