Registration closes one week before the first day of camp.
ACTING UP CAMP
AGES 12 – 18 | 1 WEEK OF CAMP | COST: $250
TUESDAY – FRIDAY | 9:00AM – 4:00PM | MAY 27 – 30
*No Camp on Monday, May 26th
PERFORMANCE: FRIDAY, MAY 30 @ 4:00
Acting Up Camp is the perfect way to stretch those dramatic & comedic muscles on the stage. Students will engage in scene work, monologues, character development, and improv. Throughout the week, actors will rehearse their chosen pieces in preparation for their performance on the last day of class for families & friends.
At Stage Makeup Camp, students will learn how to transform the face, learning a multitude of makeup techniques. Each day they will study & create a new work of art through stage makeup. Students will explore the styles of basic stage makeup, folklore & fantasy, historical makeup, gore, special effects & so much more. All materials will be provided.
Calling all musical theatre lovers! Broadway Bootcamp will have actors singing, dancing, and acting all week long. From auditioning skills to the final performance, every student will play, create, and shine. Family & friends are invited to join us for a performance on the last day of class.
Get ready to dance! Students enrolled in our dance camp will experience multiple dance styles from some of Broadway’s best hits. No previous dance experience is required. No specific dance shoes or attire required. Family & friends are invited to join us for a performance on the last day of class.
MAKE YOUR OWN MUSICAL
AGES 12 – 14 | 1 WEEK CAMP | COST: $250
MONDAY – FRIDAY | 9:00AM – 4:00PM | JUNE 23 – 27
PERFORMANCE: FRIDAY, JUNE 27 @ 4:00PM
Students enrolled in this camp will spend the week writing, rehearsing, and starring in their very own musical. Through collaboration and team building, students will prepare for their world premiere!
COLLEGE AUDITION PREP
AGES 15 – 18 | 1 WEEK OF CAMP | COST: $250
MONDAY – FRIDAY | 9:00AM – 4:00PM | JUNE 23 – 27
PERFORMANCE: FRIDAY, JUNE 27 @ 4:00PM
Audition season is coming! Whether your student is looking to create an audition packet, rehearse and get feedback from professionals, or prep for auditions coming up, this is the camp for them! Students will leave camp with at least two pieces for their upcoming auditions. Family & friends are invited to join us for a performance on the last day of class.
July Camps
Registration closes one week before the first day of camp.
ANNIE JR.
AGES 9 – 13 | 2-WEEK CAMP | COST: $400
MONDAY – FRIDAY | 9:00AM – 4:00PM | JULY 7 – 11, JULY 14 – 18
PERFORMANCE: FRIDAY, JULY 18 @ 5:30PM
Students enrolled in this two-week production camp will audition, rehearse, and prepare for their performance for family and friends. Students will also engage in theatre games, making props & scenery, and learning what it takes to put on a show. No previous theatre experience is necessary!
ABOUT THE SHOW: Based on the popular comic strip and adapted from the Tony Award-winning Best Musical, with a beloved book and score by Tony Award winners, Thomas Meehan, Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin, Annie JR. features everyone’s favorite little redhead in her very first adventure. With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan Annie charms everyone’s hearts despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930s New York City. Annie is determined to find the parents who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of an orphanage run by the cruel Miss Hannigan. Annie eventually foils Miss Hannigan’s evil machinations, finding a new home and family in billionaire Oliver Warbucks, his personal secretary, Grace Farrell, and a lovable mutt named Sandy.
SHAKESPEARE PRODUCTION CAMP | MACBETH
AGES 14 – 18 | 2 WEEK CAMP | COST: $400
MONDAY – FRIDAY | 9:00AM – 4:00PM | JULY 7 – 11, JULY 14 – 18
PERFORMANCE: FRIDAY, JULY 18 @ 5:30PM
Students enrolled in this two-week production camp will audition, rehearse, and prepare for their performance for family and friends. Students will also engage in theatre games, making props & scenery, and learning what it takes to put on a show. No previous theatre experience is necessary!
ABOUT THE SHOW: After receiving a prophecy that he will become King of Scotland, ambitious and brave Macbeth’s thirst for power becomes his driving force. Full of drama, betrayal, and suspense, this production will keep you on the edge of your seat.
MUSIC MAN JR.
AGES 12 – 18 | 2 WEEK CAMP | COST: $400
MONDAY – FRIDAY | 9:00AM – 4:00PM | JULY 21 – 25, JULY 28 – AUGUST 1
PERFORMANCE: FRIDAY, AUGUST 1 @ 5:30PM
Students enrolled in this two-week production camp will audition, rehearse, and prepare for their performance for family and friends. Students will also engage in theatre games, making props & scenery, and learning what it takes to put on a show. No previous theatre experience is necessary!
ABOUT THE SHOW: Master showman Harold Hill is in town and he’s got “seventy-six trombones” in tow. Can upright, uptight Marian, the town librarian, resist his powerful allure? The story follows fast-talking traveling salesman, Harold Hill, as he cons the people of River City, Iowa, into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys’ band he vows to organize. The catch? He doesn’t know a trombone from a treble clef. His plans to skip town with the cash are foiled when he falls for Marian, whose belief in Harold’s power just might help him succeed in the end in spite of himself.
Scholarships Available
The Shirlee & Henry Fonda Theatre Academy is dedicated to ensuring that all individuals have access to arts education. If you are interested in applying for a scholarship, please fill out our online application. Our education department will respond to your application as soon as possible.
FAQs
What time should I arrive to camp?
Students may arrive up to ten minutes early for their camp.
What if a student needs to miss a day of camp, or a few hours of camp?
That's okay! We know "life" happens. Please note, partial refunds cannot be made for missed days of camp.
May parents sit in and watch camp?
In order to help students let go of their inhibitions and develop a strong stage presence, we ask parents not to stay and watch their child in class, as it is often disruptive to the students.
What time should I pick up my child?
Your student's camp end time will be listed in your confirmation email. Your student will be ready to leave at that time. A late pick-up penalty of $25 per each extra 10 minutes after the camp end time will be imposed.
Will there be a performance at the end of camp?
Each individual camp description will have information about performances, if applicable. Some camps perform at their own Final Showcase and others do not have a performance at all. If a performance is planned, it is intended to be very informal and almost always done without lights, sets, props or costumes. The Production Camps of Annie Jr., Macbeth, and The Music Man Jr. will have special performances later in the evening.
Policies
Refunds
If you would like to cancel your student’s registration, you may do so through our ACTIVE registration system. A full refund will be issued minus a $5 processing fee for cancellations made within one week of the program’s first day. No refunds after this point, only credit toward tuition of a future class, camp or workshop within a year of the cancellation, minus a $5 processing fee. No exceptions for injury or illness.
Cancellation of Camp
If your camp is canceled, you will have the choice of a full refund (no processing fee charge) or a credit toward a future class, camp, or workshop.
Behavior: In order to ensure students derive maximum benefit and enjoyment from the classroom experience, students who become disruptive or disrespectful will be removed from class with no refund of tuition.
Photo & Video Release
Omaha Community Playhouse often takes photographs and video during events for use in brochures and the web. By registering you agree that OCP may use any image of you or your child that might appear in photographs or video taken at OCP.
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