WHERE: Mountain Brook High School
WHEN: June 5-9 and June 12-16,
AGES: 7-18
Virginia Samford Theatre in Birmingham offers children and teens ages 7-18 a fun, no-pressure introduction to the joys of creating musical theater with its STARS Camp VST in June.
STARS Camp VST focuses on singing and dancing and also offers classes in stage combat, costume and set design, playwriting and Shakespeare. There are two levels of instruction, beginner and intermediate.
“We'll also have a small showcase at the end of the week to highlight some of the fun music, dancing, scenes and games we've learned,” says Jenna Bellamy, director of the STARS Program at VST.
The VST is also launching its new STARS Summer Studio — open to rising 6th graders and up with prior theater or performance experience — where campers can receive advanced instruction in dance and vocal performance.
All of the instructors are theater professionals or have a musical theater background.
The atmosphere at the camps is “fun, supportive and kind,” Bellamy says.
And this year, the camps will be held at the recently renovated Mountain Brook High School.
“It's exciting to have campers working and learning in their beautiful arts campus,” Bellamy says.
There will be two one-week sessions of Camp VST, Monday-Friday, June 5-9 and June 12-16, from 9 a.m to 3:30 p.m. There will also be two one-week sessions of STARS Summer Studio on the same dates from 12:30-4 p.m.
The cost is $350 for registrations before April 1 and $400 after April 1.
Parents can register their kids at virginiasamfordtheatre.org/vststars/camp-vst.
