University of Southern Maine

Theatre Academy

June 21-26, 2009

Registration is closed.

For students ages 13-18

The Southern Maine Theatre Academy gives students, in grades 7-12, a basic understanding of performance concepts and introduces them to the skills needed to create a stage production: voice, improvisation, dance, scene study, character development, and other acting techniques. Students engage in performance exercises that will not only enhance acting talent, but also assist in developing imagination, confidence, self-awareness, and communication skills. In addition to gaining theatre skills, teamwork and collaboration are emphasized in a final public performance.

This is a resident camp and all participants will be housed in a supervised residence hall on the University of Southern Maine's Gorham campus. All instruction and classes during the week will also be held on the Gorham campus.