Alternative Title: Two Richards and a White Rose
It has been a very busy first two days of camp. This past Sunday was move in day and orientation day for the campers. All thirty-two campers arrived with excitement and nerves of what’s to come. Once campers arrived everyone got a tour of the PEG building where campers will be living for the next three weeks. The campers toured one of our rehearsal spaces: Grafton Library, where campers and staff got to introduce themselves. There campers also played their first game that helped them multitask as well as remember each others names.
After we were done with the Grafton tour the campers journeyed up to Deming Theatre, another rehearsal space where campers learned more about camp and played their second game of the day: Love Thy Neighbor. Another game to help campers get to know each other.
Dinner was served after Deming Tour, and then the campers got a tour of the Blackfriars Playhouse! There they got to practice “Round Robin” which is what we call the audition order and cycle. The campers also learned how the audition process worked before heading back to PEG to prep and work on their audition monologues. Then it was lullaby time and off to bed. First day of camp had officially ended.
The next day were auditions, and what an event it was. These campers showed off their acting skills, musical skills, and a surprising amount of acrobatic skill. It was a long and busy morning that was met with triumph. After auditions campers had lunch and then there first voice class with current ASC company member Sara Griffin while the staff got to work casting for Henry the VI, Part 3, Richard III, and Showcase.
The cast lists were posted before dinner…campers were ecstatic! After dinner the casts of 3H6 and Richard had their first read throughs. After a long and exciting day campers ended the night with a lullaby performed by RDA Scarlet Darling.
We are really excited to share and post more about this session. The campers had there first full rehearsal today and later tonight we start rehearsals for Showcase scenes. Check out the cast lists on our Instagram page and stayed tune for updates on show information and more!