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Ensemble Building through Play (6-8 year old Campers)
Mini Bug and Creature Brigades
Two 1-week sessions
July 14-18. 2025 & July 28-August 1, 2025
9:00am - 3:00pm, Mon-Fri
$450 per child per session

Mini Bug Brigade and Mini Creature Brigade campers (ages 6-8) will use their bodies, voices, and imaginations to explore characters and themes from Du Iz Tak? By Carson Ellis for Session 1 and The Perfect Plan by Leah Gilbert for Session 2. They will play drama games, learn about theatrical design, and work together as an ensemble to adapt their own scenes and moments from their book. Mini Brigade campers will join the older campers for a final sharing on the last Friday of camp.
Session 1 (Mini Bug Brigade): July 14 - 18 (exploring and performing in Du Iz Tak? by Carson Ellis)
Session 2 (Mini Creature Brigade): July 28 -August 1 (exploring and performing in The Perfect Plan by Leah Gilbert)

Creative Drama and Play (8-10 year old Campers)
Bug and Creature Brigades
Two 2-week sessions
July 7-18, 2025 & July 21-August 1, 2025
9:00am - 3:00pm, Mon-Fri
$800 per child per session

Bug Brigade and Creature Brigade campers (ages 8-10) will use their creative drama tools of body, voice, and imagination to explore characters and themes from Du Iz Tak? by Carson Ellis (Session A) and The Perfect Plan by Leah Gilbert (Session B). Working together as an ensemble, they will adapt their book into a short performance piece. Campers will learn about the different jobs in the theater, including set, prop, and costume design, which will be featured in their sharing. Each two-week session culminates in a final sharing on the last Friday of camp.
Session A (Bug Brigade): July 7 - 18 (adapting and performing in Du Iz Tak? by Carson Ellis)
Session B (Creature Brigade): July 21 - August 1 (adapting and performing in The Perfect Plan by Leah Gilbert)

Lifeline Theatre Intensive (10-13 year old Campers)
One 1-week session
July 21-25, 2025
9:00am - 3:00pm, Mon-Fri
$450 per child

The Lifeline Theatre Intensive is a week-long camp designed to give campers an immersive experience in the captivating world of theatrical design and performance, where they can explore the artistry and creativity both on and off the stage. In addition to scene work, play adaptation, and drama games, each camp day features a different guest Chicago theatre professional who provides a window into their specialty. Guest artists lead hands-on experiences for the campers, including improvisation, stage combat, puppetry, and set design, giving campers a better understanding of all the different roles in theatre. Campers will collaborate as an ensemble to create a final sharing for parents and friends on Friday, July 25th, using the book Ten Word Tiny Tales to Inspire and Unsettle by Joseph Coelho & 21 Artist Friends as a creative touchpoint.