Our Camps
Jefferson City Missouri:
June 02 - 21. Venue TBA. Students will get to perform a wold premiere show TBA. Click here to
register.
Tampa Bay Area Florida:
June 25 - July 20. Venue TBA. Students will perform in the original Musical "The Bergerac Chick,"
or the Totally Teen Mystery "Gumshoe High."
Los Angeles:
July 29 - August 5. Venue and performances TBA.
2008 Summer Camp Schedule
Within three years, Showdown grew from a single summer workshop
to three camps across the country. Our goal is to keep moving
forward and increase the impact of the program by:
Rolling out two more camps in the next year
Initiating a year-long program in LA.
Increase the number of teens participating in all camps by 20%
each year.
Teens who have experienced the Showdown program report changing
in ways they wished for, but never dreamed possible: "I don't just feel
different, I think different. I want to feel this way forever."
(Jessica B. 15)
The Teen Theater Academy offers teens a chance to experience a show from page to stage.
SUMMER CAMPS have been offered in Clearwater Florida, 2004 - 05 - 06. In Los Angeles in 2005 - 2006.
Jefferson City Missouri 2006. We have plans to expand to 3 more cities by the summer of 2009.
Mornings are devoted to classes. Students can choose from Acting, Directing, Playwriting, Composing,
Stage Movement, Dance, Musical Theater, Stage Craft and Technical Theater. They go to three one-hour
classes a day, taught by professionals who actually make their living in the entertainment industry.
After lunch it's into rehearsals of a full scale production that ends with performances before an audience.
Students have hands on experience in all aspects of theater. They help design and build the sets. The
help design and construct costumes. They learn to hang lights and design and lighting scheme. They
design and run the sound. Stage manage. House manage. Playwriting students have the option to write the
shows for upcoming seasons.
We put our emphasis on original shows. This gives the students a chance to create something never
before seen. A chance to breathe life into new characters, to design a set that relies on nothing but
imagination.
Under the guidance of veteran composer Dennis Poore, students even get to write songs for the show.
High Quality performing arts classes geared toward teen issues give
students a better understanding of who they are and why they matter,
as well as help them discover their inner strengths and talents.
Supportive adult mentoring relationships nurture trust in authority
figures.
First rate original productions build their self-confidence, sense of
achievement, and a passion for reading, especially the classics.
Summer Camps
Year round after-school programs
Our ongoing after-school programs in Los Angeles continue to offer classes in Acting, Writing, Dance,
Composing, Musical Theater and Directing. But here, students get to work on original projects of their
own. Learning skills from the staff, they will write, compose and perform in an unique show all their own.
In addition we are offering a two-year Apprentice Program that takes teens from theater classes
to employability.
Students gain teaching skills to become camp leaders and teachers
Year One: growth and goal setting.
Summer Camp: introduction to theater
Winter Camp: adult mentoring, teens explore aspiritions.
Spring Camp: by invitation only, Totally Teen 14-week program with community involvement.
Year Two: application
Winter Camp II: thirteen weeks, teens begin teaching classes and hone skills further
Spring Camp II: Totally Teen, students plan and teach their own curriculum.
