Join us this summer for great classes at our new location: First Presbyterian Church, 345 Market Street, Bloomsburg! All classes are $100 per student, unless otherwise noted.
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Ensemble Member Daniel Roth teaching young students.
June 13th – June 17th
10:00am-1:00pm | Ages 5-8
Dance into the world of Musical theatre! This camp offers a beginner level understanding and education of this popular theatre genre. Teachers: Abigail Leffler and Violet Race
July 18th – July 22nd
10:00am-12:00pm | Ages 5-8
Chortle! Guffaw! Hone your comedy skills with silly scenes from kid friendly plays! Teachers: Elizabeth Dowd and Violet Race
Cost: $90
Theatre school students act out a scene.
June 13th – June 17th
1:30-4:30pm | Ages 9-12
Dance into the world of Musical theatre! This camp offers a beginner level understanding and education of this popular theatre genre. Teachers: Abigail Leffler and Violet Race
June 20th – June 24th
10:00am-1:00pm | Ages 12+
En garde! Have at you! Spend the week learning the basics of Stage Combat in a fun and safe environment. Teachers: Aaron White and Abigail Leffler
June 27th – July 1st
1:30-4:30pm | Ages 9-12
Yes, and... your way through this amazing camp with some of your favorite instructors (and BTE Improv performers). We will learn your favorite improv games and how to go with the flow in one of theatre’s most unpredictable genres of performance. Teachers: Abigail Leffler and Violet Race
July 11th – July 15th
10:00am-1:00pm | Ages 10-13
Antagonist, Protagonist, and Plot! Oh my! Learn the fundamentals of scriptwriting. Teachers: Abigail Leffler and Violet Race
July 18th – July 22nd
1:30-4:30pm | Ages 9-12
Chortle! Guffaw! Hone your comedy skills with silly scenes from kid friendly plays! Teachers: Abigail Leffler and Violet Race
July 25th – July 29th
10am-4:30pm* | Ages 11+
The show must go on! Young artists will learn all the mechanics needed to put on a play. Sets, lights, props, costumes, acting, and more! Teachers: Abigail Leffler and Violet Race
Cost: $200
*There is a half-hour lunch with students halfway through the day.
August 1st, 2nd, 3rd
1:00pm-3:00pm | Ages 12+
Fantasy! Magic! Injuries! Special Effects! It's amazing what a little makeup can do for a stage production. Come learn the basics and have a blast! Teachers: A’nie Kirchner and Violet Race
Cost: $50
August 4th, 5th
1:00-4:00pm | Ages 12+
Blood! Wounds! And more! Learn the basic requirements to make your favorite gore effects. Teachers: A'nie Kirchner and Abigail Leffler
Cost: $50
The gory results of a Stage Makeup class.
June 20th – June 24th
10:00am-1:00pm | Ages 12+
En garde! Have at you! Spend the week learning the basics of Stage Combat in a fun and safe environment. Teachers: Aaron White and Abigail Leffler
June 20th – June 24th
1:30-4:30pm | Ages 13-18
Dig deep into character work and motivation in this camp designed for teens eager to hone their acting chops. Teachers: Abigail Leffler and Violet Race
June 27th – July 1st
10:00am-1:00pm | Ages 13-18
Travel through time with your favorite theatre instructors! In this camp, we will cover a different era of theatre each day and how that era helped shape the modern theatre we know and love. Teachers: Abigail Leffler and Violet Race
July 11th – July 15th
1:30-4:30pm | Ages 14-16
Antagonist, Protagonist, and Plot! Oh my! Learn the fundamentals of scriptwriting. Teachers: Abigail Leffler and Violet Race
July 25th – July 29th
10:00am-4:30pm* | Ages 11+
The show must go on! Young artists will learn all the mechanics needed to put on a play. Sets, lights, props, costumes, acting, and more! Teachers: Abigail Leffler and Violet Race
Cost: $200
*There is a half-hour lunch with students halfway through the day.
August 1st, 2nd, 3rd
1:00pm-3:00pm | Ages 12+
Fantasy! Magic! Injuries! Special Effects! It's amazing what a little makeup can do for a stage production. Come learn the basics and have a blast! Teachers: A'nie Kirchner and Violet Race
Cost: $50
August 4th, 5th
1:00-4:00pm | Ages 12+
Blood! Wounds! And more! Learn the basic requirements to make your favorite gore effects. Teachers: A'nie Kirchner and Abigail Leffler
Cost: $50
Kids who learn theatre skills learn communication, collaboration, creativity, critical thinking and confidence. They learn to use their imaginations to solve problems and make things happen. These are skills and abilities that are vital to success in school and the adult world and to a healthy, balanced life.
BTE Theatre School offers a range of classes, workshops, and camps designed to teach the fundamentals of the theater arts on an age-appropriate basis: critical reading, aesthetic analysis, creative thinking and problem solving, collaboration, theatre technology, oral interpretation, movement, and more.
Courses are led by BTE Theatre School staff and members of the Ensemble.
Abigail Leffler is a Bloomsburg native. She earned her B.A. in Theatre Arts with a Performance Emphasis from Bloomsburg University. She has been no stranger to BTE. After college, she did an extensive acting internship with us. She has written and performed in many of our Theatre in the Classroom shows. For the past 8 years she has served as a Drama Instructor at the Center of Performing Arts, a Director for New Bern Civic Theatre, and as an actor and director for multiple theatre companies in North Carolina. She is so happy to be back at BTE teaching students of all ages.
The BTE Theatre in the Classroom (TIC) program presents original plays developed to meet educational goals of elementary educators. Our Spring 2022 Tour is available for booking! More information can be found on our TIC page.
BTE's Project Discovery allows area students to see plays free of charge as part of their high school education.
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