Aurora Academy

Summer Camp 2023

Jul 31, 2023

Join us this summer for our 2023 Summer Camp sessions. Once enrolled, your student will spend time with us honing their crafts and building confidence. We pride ourselves on hiring teaching artists currently working in their field. This provides our students with top notch instruction and experience needed to grow as artists.

Before and After Care options are available. Just contact our Education Director, Jasmine Renee Ellis at Jasmine@auroratheatre.com

Disney + Pixar Finding Nemo Jr
Musical Theatre

Grades rising 1st – 8th
June 5-24, 10:30am-4pm
$675


Performances on June 23 at 11:30am and 4pm; June 24 at 11:30am and 2pm

Disney’s Finding Nemo JR. is a 60-minute musical adaptation of the beloved 2003 Pixar movie Finding Nemo, with new music by award-winning songwriting team Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez (Frozen). This camp is ideal for young performers. Our Finding Nemo JR camps takes young performers on the magical journey of producing a full musical. Campers will be walked through the processes of auditions, rehearsals, and of course, performance! Students will receive intense training in the 3 major elements of stage performance (voice, dance and acting), as well as the fundamentals of musical theatre.  

Mean Girls Jr.
Musical Theatre

Grades rising 9th-12th
July 10-29, Monday-Friday
10:30AM-4:00PM
$675


Performances on July 28 at 11:30am and 4pm; July 29 at 11:30am and 2pm

The most fetch musical ever is coming to Aurora Theatre and we want you in it! In this intensive, students learn lyrics and dance. They will be will be working with industry professionals in order  to put on a showstopping performance for friends and family. 

Costumes and Crafts
Grades 1st-5th

June 5-9, Monday-Friday
10:30AM-4:00PM
$325


This camp will introduce young children to the world of fashion by working in the Thurmon Family Costume Shop at Lawrenceville Arts Center. During this week-long camp, students will participate in mask making, the basics of theatrical make-up and effects, and the art of embellishment taking items from blah to bedazzled!


Dog Man: The Experience
Grades 1st-5th
June 26-30, Monday-Friday
10:30AM-4:00PM
THIS SESSION IS SOLD OUT


Based on the Children’s book about our favorite crime-fighting man with the head of dog! It’s hilarious and heartwarming to watch these chronicles unfold!


NEW SESSION ADDED!
Dog Man: The Experience

Grades 1st-5th
July 24-28, Monday-Friday
10:30AM-4:00PM
$325


Due to popular demand and a sold out camp, we have added another session of Dog Man: The Experience! Based on the Children’s book about our favorite crime-fighting man with the head of dog! It’s hilarious and heartwarming to watch these chronicles unfold!


Boot Camp Series
Grades rising 1st-5th
July 10-21, 10:30AM-4:00PM
$550


Get three classes for one price. Voice, Acting, and Dance. This series will take you through these fundamental skills that every younger performer should have. 

Voice: This intensive will help students learn and conquer their vocal abilities while storytelling through song. Students will learn to be a strong ensemble in this performing class.  

Acting for the Stage: This intensive will cover the fundamentals of basic stage acting techniques like character development and stage presence. This class ends in a performance.  

Dance: This intensive will cover techniques best used to ace any dance call or dance style. Contemporary, hip-hop, lyrical, and ballet, to name a few!


Acting for the Camera
Grades rising 3rd-12th

July 24-28, 10:30AM-4:00PM
$325


This intensive will cover the fundamentals of self-tapes and on-camera acting techniques. Students will use scripts from their favorite teen shows like Riverdale, Stranger Things, and more!


 

Finding Nemo Jr. Costumes and Crafts
Grades 6th-12th

June 5-9, Monday-Friday
10:30AM-4:00PM
$325


This camp will introduce students to the world of fashion by working in the Thurmon Family Costume Shop at Lawrenceville Arts Center. During this week-long camp, students will participate in mask making, the basics of theatrical make-up and effects, and the art of embellishment taking items from blah to bedazzled!


The Actor’s Nightmare
Grades 6th-8th

June 26-30, Monday-Friday
10:30AM-4:00PM
$325


Students will choose scenes from this comic play that involves an unseeming accountant being mistaken for an actor’s understudy and forced to perfom a play for which they do not know of the lines!


Boot Camp Series
Grades rising 6th-8th and 9th-12th

July 10-21, 10:30AM-4:00PM
$550


Get three classes for one price. Voice, Acting, and Dance. This series will take you through these fundamental skills that every younger performer should have. 

Voice: This intensive will help students learn and conquer their vocal abilities while storytelling through song. Students will learn to be a strong ensemble in this performing class.  

Acting for the Stage: This intensive will cover the fundamentals of basic stage acting techniques like character development and stage presence. This class ends in a performance.  

Dance: This intensive will cover techniques best used to ace any dance call or dance style. Contemporary, hip-hop, lyrical, and ballet, to name a few!


Acting for the Camera
Grades rising 3rd-12th

July 24-28, 10:30AM-4:00PM
$325


This intensive will cover the fundamentals of self tapes and on-camera acting techniques. Students will use scripts from their favorite teen shows like Riverdale, Stranger Things, and more!


Songwriting/Music 
Grades rising 6th-12th
July 24-28, 10:30AM-4:00PM
$325


For those aspiring songwriters to help them find and capture their lyrical voices develop a pen for music composition. 


High School Costumes and Crafts
Grades rising 6th-12th

July 24-28, 10:30AM-4:00PM
$325


Students will be helping create the Costumes for our Opening Musical
(Beautiful) in this hands-on fast moving intensive. Perfect for those who know the basics of sewing and fabrics.

What distinguishes Aurora Theatre Academy from other drama classes is that students have the opportunity to rehearse and perform in a professional theatre, and their instructors are working professionals with years of real-world theatrical experience. In addition to receiving training to be a winner on stage, students build confidence, communication, and life skills that will be a valuable part of their bright futures.

We’ve got classes for ages 3-103, covering a variety of topics and interests. Your student will LOVE their time at Aurora!

 

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After registering, you’ll receive an email from the Box Office requesting name, grade, etc. about your student. Please respond promptly so that we can ensure a great experience for your student!


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