Summer Drama 2024



MPCSD Presents Musical Theatre Summer Camp 2024!!!

Mean Girls Jr (full/waitlist) and Seussical KIDS, Finding Nemo Jr 
and Finding Nemo KIDS!

Welcome, MPCSD families, to our 10th annual summer musical theatre program at Hillview! We will have two, two-week sessions, each with two productions: one Jr musical open to incoming 6th graders up to exiting 8th graders, and one KIDS musical for incoming 4th and 5th graders.


Session 1  
June 24 to July 3

Mean Girls JR (full/waitlist) (Incoming 6th up to exiting 8th)
Director TBA
9:30am to 3:30pm 
(Monday-Friday)
(Off Thursday July 4 and Friday July 5 for the 4th of July holiday)
Performance on Wednesday, July 3 at 7pm

Seussical KIDS (Incoming 4th and 5th)
Director Rachel Bergeron (Laurel Music Teacher)
10am to 3pm
(Monday-Friday)
(Off Thursday July 4 and Friday July 5 for the 4th of July holiday)
Performance on Wednesday, July 3 at 4pm

Session 2
July 8 to July 19 

Finding Nemo JR (Incoming 6th up to exiting 8th)
Director Bill Hairston (Hillview Drama Director)
9:30am to 3:30pm
(Monday-Friday)
Performance on Friday, July 19 at 7pm


Finding Nemo KIDS (Incoming 4th and 5th)
Director Rebecca Bullard (Bay Area Choreographer/Director)
10am to 3pm
(Monday-Friday)
Performance on Friday, July 19 at 4pm


Please register HERE and send your donation to Mr Hairston or Hillview's front office. Email questions to Mr Hairston whairston@mpcsd.org

Auditions
June 18 and 20

Mean Girls JR (full/waitlist) and Finding Nemo JR-  1-3pm. 
Seussical KIDS- 10am to noon.

All Mean Girls JR (full/waitlist) and  Finding Nemo JR Campers who wish to perform must attend both audition days. All who audition will be cast!

All Seussical KIDS Campers who wish to perform must attend both audition days. All who audition will be cast!

Finding Nemo KIDS Campers will audition the first day of Camp!

Campers who wish to work backstage do not need to attend auditions!

Payment

$630 per 2-week session

Please make checks to "MPCSD" and drop off at Hillview Office c/o Mr Hairston.

Register HERE

Additional Details About Summer Drama

Camp Director: Bill Hairston
Director Mean Girls Jr (full/waitlist): Bill Hairston
Director Finding Nemo Jr: Bill Hairston
Director Seussical KIDS: Rachel Bergeron
Director Finding Nemo KIDS: Rebecca Bullard
Music Director: Amy Meyers
Lighting/Set/Sound Designer/Tech Director: Aiden Appleby
Assistant Tech Director: Irene Vail
Production Manager: Jamie Holmes
Choreographer: Rebecca Bullard

Location: Hillview Performing Arts Center, Drama Room (G4), Music Room (G5) and Fitness Room

Daily Schedule and Shows Dates/Times:

Mean Girls JR  June 24-July 3          SHOW July 3 at 7pm
9:30am to 3:30pm each day

Seussical KIDS
 June 24-July 3      SHOW July 3 at 4pm
10am to 3pm each day

Finding Nemo JR
  July 08-July 19                SHOW July 19 at 7pm
9:30am to 3:30pm each day

Finding Nemo KIDS
  July 08-July 19           SHOW July 19 at 4pm
10am to 3pm each day

Students bring a lunch and snacks each day. Please avoid overly sweet or sugary snacks or drinks.

Activity: Each show is a 2-week camp. Each will end in a fully produced show.
Most of our time will be spent creating the productions, but we will also have fun with drama games and improvisation. Performers will rehearse their shows, and crew will build and paint sets, operate sound and light systems, and help with costumes and makeup. In addition, all will play drama, improvisation and role-playing games. See above for show dates.

Auditions

All campers (except Finding Nemo KIDS campers) who wish to perform must attend the two audition days on June 13th and 14th, 10-noon for KIDS and 1-3pm JR shows.

Sample Daily Schedule
9:30am    Group warm-up/announcements
9:45am    Rehearsal/Stage Tech or Morning Workshop
11am       Break
11:15       Rehearsal/Stage Tech
Noon        Lunch
12:30       Rehearsal/Stage Tech
2:00         Break
2:15         Rehearsal/Stage Tech or Afternoon Workshop
3:00         Wrap-up/Games
3:30         Camp Over for Day
Sample Weekly Schedule:

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
9:30 am Warm-up
Warm-up
Warm-up
Warm-up
Warm-up
Workshop
Workshop
Workshop
Workshop
Workshop
Break
Break
Break
Break
Break
Rehearsal/Crew Work #1
Rehearsal/Crew Work #1
Rehearsal/Crew Work #1
Rehearsal/Crew Work #1
Rehearsal/Crew Work #1
Noon      Lunch
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch
Rehearsal/Crew Work#2
Rehearsal/Crew Work#2
Rehearsal/Crew Work#2
Rehearsal/Crew Work#2
Rehearsal/Crew Work#2
Break
Break
Break
Break
Break
Rehearsal/Crew Work#3
Rehearsal/Crew Work#3
Rehearsal/Crew Work#3
Rehearsal/Crew Work#3
Rehearsal/Crew Work#3
3:00   Wrap-up
Wrap-up
Wrap-up
Wrap-up
Wrap-up


Staff: Full time staff: Camp Director/Producer-Bill Hairston, Director Mean Girls Jr TBA, and Finding Nemo Jr-Bill Hairston, Director Seussical KIDS-Rachel Bergeron, Director Finding Nemo KIDS and choreographer- Rebecca Bullard, Technical Director- Aiden Appleby and four high school camp counselors. Part-time staff: Amy Meyers-vocal director, and additional high-school and college aged counselors. Staff to camper ratio will be 12/1.

Cost: The camp is funded completely through parent donation and a small ticket price at the show, $5 per ticket. The payment is $630 per camper per 2-week session. 

Any questions at all, please email Mr. Hairston at whairston@mpcsd.org.
Register HERE








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