UNLEASH YOUR CREATIVE SPIRIT

BOARDING OPTIONS
Every summer, students from across the country flock to central Texas for a one-of-a-kind performing arts experience. Texas Arts Project has quickly become a proven leader in the world of performing arts education. Outstanding teaching, direction, and performance experiences enhance skill, encourage cooperative work, and nurture self-confidence.

Senior Camp runs June 7-June 28, 2009. Campers between the ages of 13 and 18 study all areas of theatre and film, but concentrate in an area of their choosing: Acting, Dance, Filmmaking, Musical Theatre and Technical Theatre.

Advanced Camp runs June 7- July 3, 2009. Senior Campers may apply for the Advanced Program, an extension of the Senior Camp for the serious student wishing to study Acting or Musical Theatre at the collegiate level. Campers integrate with the Senior Camp for three weeks with the addition of an advanced week following camp.

Junior Camp runs June 14-20, 2009. Junior Campers are between the ages of 9 and 12 and wish to study a combination of singing, acting and dancing. Structured classes combined with an intense rehearsal process and a lot of fun, make the Junior Camp a wonderful experience for the young artist. Broadway style songs and dances are rehearsed and performed at the end of the week.

Texas Arts Project is not your ordinary summer camp. While we enjoy many standard camp activities, the real excitement comes when campers discover the joy of creation and the thrill of performance. Outstanding teaching, direction, and performance experiences enhance skill, encourage cooperative work, and nurture self-confidence. St. Stephen’s faculty, college professors and regional and national working artists join together as we strive for excellence through an artistic program where students are actively encouraged to find the place where process meets product.

DAY OPTIONS
Texas Arts Project now offers day camp options providing campers the opportunity to engage in weeklong camps for performing and visual arts. Led by professional artists and educators, camps emphasize nurturing the imagination and creativity of each camper.

The Youth Art Camp for ages 5-10 runs June 8-12. Campers explore the creative process with a variety of different media ranging from drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking. Activites include building kaleidoscopes, puppets, sunprints,mobiles and more.

The Ceramics Camp is for ages 12-17 and runs June 8-12. Campers enjoy wheel throwing and trimming. Focus deeply on sculptural projects of choice such as plates, bowls, mugs or candlesticks. Projects may utilize slab method or coil method. Several types of firing will be used including the Raku method.

The Youth Musical Theatre Camp for ages 5-10 runs June 29 - July 4, 2009. Campers take classes in Dance, Voice and Acting culminating in a short musical revue at the end of the week. Campers rotate between classes in dance, voice, acting and production. Classes are fun and challenging providing a wonderful introduction to Broadway musicals or a fun extension of previous study.

LOCATION
TAP is located at St. Stephen’s Episcopal School, a 428-acre campus near Austin in the beautiful Texas Hill Country, offering breath-taking views and state-of-the-art facilities. The arts facilities include the Helm Fine Arts Center featuring the Temple Family Theatre, a 410-seat performance venue and proscenium stage; the Scanlon Art Gallery; two fully equipped art studios; a 100-seat recital hall; and an open-air portico overlooking Lake Austin.

In addition to Helm, the campus boasts Hines Hall Theatre and Quin Studio, two additional rehearsal/ performance spaces as well as the Clayton dance studio.

ADVENTURE KIOWA and KIOWA U - 2 unique opportunties in "An ideal summer camp for ALL campers!" Camp Kiowa offers, boys and girls, ages 6-17, learning opportunities that stimulate both the mind and body. Through professional instruction, unique enrichment programs, and recreational activities, campers enjoy a fun and creative summer of discovery on a beautiful college campus and a state-of-the-art adventure camp.

Activities include Digital Art & Photography, LEGO Robotics, Cooking, Art & Sculpture, Rock Climbing, Drama, Tennis, Golf, Swimming, Yoga, Dance, Basketball, Archery, Team Building, Leadership, Science, Nature, Creative Writing, and more!

Camp Kiowa morning program allows your child an in-depth exploration of a specific area of interest, while the afternoon activities provides campers with an introduction to a variety of new experiences and challenges. Engaging teachers and counselors work directly with your children. Campers will explore new activities and develop new interests; they may discover passions that will enrich them for a lifetime. Our encouraging environment offers children the opportunity to build character, self-confidence, independence, and strong relationships. Diverse sports and fun field trips round out the camp’s activities. Learn more, meet the directors, and apply online at www.campkiowa.com.

This is no ordinary camp. If your camper is creative, technical, or geaky we have something for everyone. With camps geared for all age groups and skill levels. We have added 14 new classes this summer. Including a "Geaky Girls Only" course. Please check out our website and call with questions. We look forward to another great summer at Camp Katy Computer Camp.

Our day camp runs every week of the summer break Monday through Friday. Class is from 9am to 4pm but camp is open from 7am to 6pm to accommodate early drop-offs and late pick-ups. There is no extra charge for these extended times and are good opportunities for campers to socialize with their new friends.

Summer Acting Camp for TV & Film Young Actors in Texas!

Get the best Acting training and be CAST in lead roles in (2) Performances!

Each busy week (Mon-Friday) is filled with acting classes, rehearsals and performances! It’s the most complete and intense acting camp in Texas!

Learn Improvisational acting, Commercial on-camera acting, Comedy & Drama for Film Scene study, plus be Cast in a starring role on a short Drama film Production fully edited for TV and in a half hour TV Sitcom performance that
is Taped before a Live audience!

A DVD copy of your performances is included & tickets to the Show!

No Acting Camp like this anywhere! Our 20th year! Rated by D-Magazine as Dallas best. Great for the aspiring young actor to the more experienced actor! Here’s your chance to work with real professionals and experience the highly acclaimed acting camp that has launched
many young actors into Hollywood!

Two One-Week Acting Workshops

Dates: July 11-July 19th & July 25-August 2
Location: Texas Shakespeare Festival, Kilgore, TX
Students will live on the Kilgore College Campus

Daily classes from 8:30 AM–5:30 PM
Subjects include:
1. Audition Techniques: How to choose the right monologue, basic headshot information and a "how to" for resumes, marketing yourself, and discovering what roles fit you.
2. Stage Combat: Learn a choreographed fight with rapier swords, daggers, and more.
3. Musical Theatre: Finding your vocal range, choosing a song, vocal exercises and techniques.
4. Voice and Speech: Breath support, pitch, control, posture, diction, dialects, and vocal warm ups for the actor
5. Movement: In movement class you will discover how to refocus the pre-audition jitters into a positive energy. It is applied to recovering freedom of movement, impulse control and attention to poise.
6. Classical and Contemporary Scene Work: Students will rehearse scenes and monologues from period pieces such as Shakespeare and modern works as well like Tennessee Williams and Sam Shepard.
7. Shakespearean Text: Become more familiar with the text of Shakespeare. You will be comfortable and confident speaking Shakespearean language.

Students will get to see all of Texas Shakespeare Festival 2009 Season:
Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet, Love’s Labour’s Lost, Moliere’s Tartuffe, the musical She Loves Me and our children’s show Rumpelstiltskin

Camp Broadway Bound is Broadway Bounds Summer musical theatre day-camp. This camp is a safe, non-competitive environment designed to awaken the creative spirit and imagination through acting, music, dance, and performance.

The camps meet Monday through Friday either 9:00am to 1:00pm or 1:30pm - 5:30pm, for 1 week as students prepare to present a showcase presentation for family and friends.

Camp apprentices love being "immersed" in theatre, while they are involved in every aspect of the production from learning lines, music and dance steps, to creating costumes, props, and staging their showcase.

Dynamic two and one week camps, where camper's self confidence will soar. Kids will learn acting skills, dance, public speaking, mime, comedy, writing, diction, stage direction and more. Camps will end with an original production.

Theatrikids Original Rock Musical Comedy Sensation, "How To Be a Rockstar" is a Hit! Check out Theatrikids' Summer Camp Line-up, which includes a mini-version of 'Rockstar,'featuring the class in a music video, a Red-Carpet-Roll-Out Premiere of the in-class made short film for the "On The Big Screen" Camp, and other Exciting Camps including:
Shakespeare For Kids, Once Upon a Fairy Tale, Pirates! Lost at Sea, and I Love Musicals which features Broadway Hits you'll recognize as your old favorites.