IRT Theatre Camp

Explore the fundamentals of acting in this introductory acting camp. Step on Stage is designed to help build skills in creating a character, voice control and projection, movement, and stage direction. While students of all experience levels are welcome, this camp is best for students who are just learning about acting. Instructors will focus on making bold choices, and using your voice, body, and imagination to tell a story. Students will present short scenes at the end of the week. All classes are taught by IRT staff and artists.

Dive deeper into your passion as you continue to develop your craft under the instruction of professional artists. Students will get instruction in acting, dance, movement, voice, and auditioning. Experienced young actors will get a chance to flex their muscles alongside a new group of friends and fellow theatre lovers. Students will present scenes with memorized lines and simple blocking at the end of the week. All classes are taught by IRT staff and artists.

Learn the basics of musical theatre and explore storytelling through the combination of performance, song, and dance. Students will spend the week learning the fundamentals of voice and movement to rehearse a musical number which they will present at the end of the week. In addition, they will learn to build a character and work together as a chorus. All classes are taught by IRT staff and artists.

Expand on the musical theatre basics to learn different musical theatre styles and increase your technical skills in performance, song, and dance. More complicated routines will be rehearsed, and students sharpen tools for strong musical theatre auditions. A choreographed musical scene will be performed at the end of the week. All classes are taught by IRT staff and artists.

Explore the highly practiced routines of stage combat! Young performers will spend their week combining acting and movement skills to create a compelling choreographed fight scene. Students will work with instructors on fight safety and learn hand-to-hand techniques used in the theatre to create the illusion of combat. Movement and combining lines with actions will also be addressed. All experience levels are welcome, and classes are taught by IRT staff and artists.

Jump into the always unpredictable world of improv and learn how to make a character fully realized. Young actors will learn multiple forms of improvisation creating their own unique stories and learning how to work together as a team. All experience levels are welcome, and classes are taught by IRT staff and artists.

Not all the action happens in front of an audience. Students will get an introduction into basic props, costumes, lighting, sound effects and more. Working with a scene from one play, the young artists will see how all the parts come together to make magic. At the end of the week, students will have a showcase of the skills they learned. All experience levels are welcome, and classes are taught by IRT staff and artists.

Welcome to the wonderful world of theatre! These half-day camps will explore the art of the play with activities designed to get children moving and using their imaginations! Games, crafts, and music will all be taught in ways that introduce our youngest actors to experience that “all the world’s a stage!” At the end of the week, students will show off all the fun they have learned. Classes are taught by IRT staff and artists.