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Children's Theater Summer Intensive!

Good news for kids ages 8-13 who love theater and would like to perform over summer vacation. Last summer the Burlington Players Park Playhouse premiered a Summer Intensive, with a week filled with developing performing skills like character development, storytelling, acting through song and dance, and movement. This year, the program expands to two weeks!  Classes are August 11-15 & 18-22, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm Monday-Friday  Cost for the two week/ten day program is $500  Location is the Park Playhouse, One Edgemere Avenue, Burlington MA  Registration and non-refundable deposit of $100 due June 1, 2014 Training begins the morning of Monday, August 11 by developing some audition skills! Then there's an audition to find the right role for each student for the program and to give the them the experience of a typical audition in an easy-going, fun, non-competitive environment. Participants have the option of bringing a prepared monologue or solo song of 16-32 bars to refine if they so choose The two weeks culminate in a free Showcase Performance on August 22 at 7:30 to show off the kids' freshly polished skills! The cost for the two week/ten day program is $500. A non-refundable deposit of $100 needs to be returned with a completed registration form, available on the Burlington Players' Website, burlingtonplayers.com. The balance will be due at on the first day of the intensive, August 11th. Participants need to provide their own lunch, snacks and water each day. The program will be under the direction of Kelly Murphy and Rachel Fennell, directors of "Suessical", "Annie", "The Wizard of Oz", and many other family shows at the Playhouse and elsewhere. Space is limited so get your registration in early. Deadline is June 1, 2014. For questions, email rfennell@gmail.com

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