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2009 SUMMER PERFORMING ARTS CAMPS

Happy Fun with New Friends!

Good Times!

And More!

Congratulations! We're so proud of all of you!

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SINCE 2000 A.D.!

ACTING  -  DRAMA  -  FILM MAKING

IMPROV COMEDY

MUSICAL THEATER

FASHION and PRINT MODELING

ON LINE REGISTRATION

2009 MUSICAL THEATRE and IMPROV CAMP FEES REFLECT A 5% DISCOUNT FROM OUR 2008 FEES! 

FILM CAMP FEES HAVE NOT GONE UP!

SCHEDULE AND DESCRIPTIONS

FULL DAYS 9:00AM-3:00PM

HALF DAYS 9:00AM-11:45PM or 12:15PM-3:00PM

BEFORE AND AFTER CARE AVAILABLE

Summer Performing Arts Day Camps in Libertyville (Additional classes, intensives and workshops will be held in the evening and weekends. Please inquire.)

Musical Theater, Improvisation, Film Making, Fashion and Print Modeling!!

Our 2009 camp sessions involve your child in a fun filled, local drama day camp with professional staff from Improv Playhouse . Each camp session will offer unique training and each camper will have the opportunity to explore and focus upon new paths of creativity in the Performing Arts. Improv Playhouse emphasizes an environment that nurtures every child as an individual artist, challenges aspiring actors and inspires theater beginners. All levels are encouraged to enroll. Programming will not be duplicated from mornings to afternoons where applicable.

CAMP LOCATIONS WILL BE HELD AT

Highland Middle School

310 West Rockland Rd, Libertyville, 2½ Blocks East of Milwaukee (Rt.21)

Improv Playhouse Studio and our Black Box Theater

116 W. Lake Street (West of Liberty Theater) & 735 N. Milwaukee Avenue (Behind Caribou Coffee)

Round Lake Beach Cultural and Civic Center

2007 Civic Center Way, Round Lake Beach

One Block north of Rollins on Rt. 83. West on Hook.  Cross tracks to stop sign.  Center is on Right.

ALL CAMPERS WILL ENJOY (WHERE APPLICABLE):

•  AIR CONDITIONED Theater, Classroom w/fridge at Highland School , IP Studios and IP Black Box Studio Theater.

•  Highland's South Gymnasium-Theater for rehearsal break-outs, rain days and performances.

•  STAFF SUPERVISED: The school playground and fields for picnic lunches, outdoor rehearsal and recreation.

•  STAFF SUPERVISED: Dairy Queen! Smoothies! Wraps! Downtown Libertyville activities! Friday Lunch in the Park!

•  Programming directed by entertainment business professionals.

•  Classes taught by mature, gifted, nurturing drama specialists.

•  If available:  Behind the Scenes Field Trips to The Marriott Theater and Sound Stages

•  Each child will receive ONE FREE Improv Playhouse Performing Arts Camp T-Shirt .    Additional T's $10.

DISCOUNT OPTIONS: (1) For all campers attending more than one camp we offer a 10% discount off each additional camp. (2) For siblings we offer a 10% discount for each additional sibling registered. Only One discount option above applies. Discount applies to the camp of equal or lesser value. (Additional $25 discount if full tuition paid by February 28, 2008.) NO CAMPS FRIDAY JULY 3RD!

MUSIC THEATER CAMPS :

Entering 4th--9th Grade  (Full Day Option Only)

PLEASE NOTE TYPO IN LIBERTYVILLE PARKS AND REC GUIDE

ENTERING 4TH-9TH GRADES IS THE TRUE AGE GROUP

HIGHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL , 310 W. Rockland Road , Libertyville 2 ½ blocks west of Milwaukee Ave (Rt. 21)

3 WEEK SESSIONS

Focus on Musical Theater productions Broadway style with concentrations in acting, voice, choreography and dance, sparking a young person's imagination, building their communication skills and instilling a sense of discipline, responsibility and dedication. Final performances the last two days of camp.

“INTO THE WOODS jr. ” Theater Day Camp 

June 15-July 2 (No Camp Fri., July 3)   $695

The Brothers Grimm "go Broadway" as Sondheim and Lapine offer up a cockeyed fairy tale where all of your favorite characters—Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack (and his beanstalk) and The Witch—meet and interact on their journeys. With unforgettable roles, little dancing and no chorus, Into The Woods Junior showcases a medium-sized ensemble of talented singers and actors. The sophisticated score has been adapted to make it easier—though still challenging—for young performers. Into The Woods Junior is a funny and engaging way to get young people to think about the stories with which they've grown up and the ethical issues raised therein.

“BEAUTY AND THE BEAST jr.” Theater Day Camp

July 6-July 24  $695

The Brainy and Beautiful Belle yearns to escape her provincial life...and her brute of a suitor, Gaston. However, Belle gets more adventurous than she wanted when she becomes a captive in the Beast's enchanted castle! Dancing flatware, menacing wolves, and singing furniture fill the stage with thrills in this beloved fairy tale about very different people finding strength in one another and learning how to love.

EVENING SESSION

"HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 2 "

Musical Theatre Evening Camp (Tues & Thurs)

at Vernon Hills Park District

June 16-July 30   Tues and Thurs Nights $235/250

High School Musical 2 is the second film in the franchise. The World Premiere took place on August 17, 2007 at Disneyland, in Anaheim, California. The primary cast, including Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens and Ashley Tisdale attended the event. The film debuted on TV on August 17, 2007 on Disney Channel in the U.S., and on Family in Canada.  In this second installment in Disney's lucrative series, student Troy Bolton stresses over getting a job, with the price of college looming on his mind, as well as trying to make sure he and Gabriella Montez are able to stay together all summer.  The premiere was seen by a total of 17.3 million viewers in the United States—almost 10 million more than its predecessor — making it, at the time of its airing, the highest-rated Disney Channel Movie.

4 WEEK SESSION

"GREASE " Musical Theatre Camp 

at The Round Lake Beach Cultural and Civic Center

June 15-July 10  $595

Here is Rydell High's senior class of 1959; duck-tailed, hot rodding "Burger Boys" and their gum-snapping, hip shaking "Pink Ladies" in bobby sox and pedal pushers, evoking the look and sound of the 1950s in this rollicking musical.  Head "greaser" Danny Zuko and new (good) girl Sandy Dubrowski try to relive the high romance of their "Summer Nights" as the rest of the gang sings and dances its way through songs as "Greased Lightning" and "Alone at the Drive-In Movie" recalling the music of Buddy Holly, Little Richard and Elvis Presley that became the soundtrack of a generation.

IMPROV-THEATER GAMES DAY CAMPS :   

Entering 3rd-5th and Entering 6th-9th Grade Camps

(Full Day , A.M. or P.M.)

At our Black Box Studio Theater, 735 North Milwaukee Ave. (Behind Caribou)

Half Day    $250

Full Day   $500

TWO WEEK SESSIONS

SESSION ONE (6/15-6/26)       

SESSION TWO (6/29-7/10)    

SESSION THREE (7/13-7/24)                

SESSION FOUR (7/27-8/7)

Improv Comedy Summer fun! In addition to the games from Whose Line, this session will transform the new student as well as continue to develop those who have taken training with us in the past or present! Unique to our program: An environment filled with creative laughter, inspiring our students to grow in a life occupied with discovery and comedic sensibility. It creates a sense of play in the artistic process of theater and serves to build up each child's self-concept, poise, stage presence, outward focus and commitment to ensemble. Our older campers have the opportunity to develop scenes and write original comedy sketches. The final showcases will have you roaring with laughter! Special performance by IP Staff and special appearances by some of Chicago 's funniest, world renowned improvisers!!

FILM MAKING CAMPS :

(Full Day Option Only) At our original Lake Street Studio, 116 W. Lake Street , Libertyville .

TWEEN FILM MAKING (10-13YRS)

(2 weeks 6/15-6/26) $595
TEEN FILM MAKING (14-17YRS)

(3 weeks 6/29-7/17) $895) $895

Explore hands on filmmaking techniques through digital video technology În software using Final Cut and Apple Technology. Campers immersed in storyboarding, shot list creation, casting, shooting and digital film editing. L.A. and Chicago area film makers will lead campers. REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE ILLINOIS FILM OFFICE have committed to visit each session. Films shoot around Libertyville locations. Field Trips to Chicago Sound Stages will add to the experience. (All professional equipment, software, digital tape and a duplicated copy of the final edited project(s) on DVD are included in camp fees).

office/studio: 116 w. lake, libertyville, illinois 60048 • 847.968.4529 • 847.968.4530 fax •E-MAIL
black box space - theatre: 735 n. milwaukee, libertyville