The Sul Ross Theatre Program is hosting a theatre camp from July 15-19 for children ages 7-12. The camp, titled “Fairies, Knights, and Maidens,” offers a weeklong day camp where participants will engage in theater games, create masks, costumes, props, and rehearse an original play that blends heroic and magical medieval characters with a modern twist.
The camp will conclude with a performance of the original play, free and open to the public.
“Theatre fosters creativity, empathy and play,” said Camp Director and SRSU Associate Professor of Communication and Theatre Marjie Scott. “Campers get to explore improvisation, voice and movement and work on art and design projects led by my wonderful colleague, Ramon Deanda. It’s a fun week where we all work together to create something new and exciting.”
Ramon Deanda, a working artist from Presidio, is an Assistant Professor of Art at Sul Ross with extensive experience teaching K-12 in Texas and New Mexico.
The camp will be held in the Fine Arts Building Studio Theatre on the Alpine campus. The registration fee is $125 per child, which includes supplies, snacks, and two tickets to see Theatre of the Big Bend’s production of “Sherwood: The Adventures of Robin Hood” by Ken Ludwig, running at the Kokernot Outdoor Theatre Thursday through Sunday until July 28.
Parents and guardians may register their children for camp online at www.bit.ly/sulross-theatre or pay with cash or check in the Fine Arts Building, Room 106, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
For more information or questions, contact Marjie Scott at 432-837-8039 or at mscott3@sulross.edu.
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