Prince Theatre

Prince Theatre Artistic Director, Lucia Foster, runs Educational Outreach programs throughout the year, offering seasonal workshops for youth and adults. Any participant involved in Prince Theatre programming is referred to as a PLAYMAKER.

Prince Theatre programming engages the whole PLAYMAKER- physically, mentally and, artistically – providing practice in the areas of improvisation, movement, character development, self presentation, script building, critical thinking, and collaborative problem solving.

Summer Camp at the Prince Theatre is provided for youth in two different age groups (see details below). The summer camp program runs 5 weeks, culminating in an original final production that includes all participants.

Summer Camp 2010: July 5 – August 7

Mondays - Thursdays
Ages 8-10: 10:00am - 12:00pm
Ages 11-15: 2:00pm - 5:00pm

Fridays*
Ages 8-10: 10:00am - 2:00pm
Ages 11-15: 1:00pm - 5:00pm
*Friday sessions are longer to accommodate visits from multi-cultural performers. These performances are open to the
public, at $5 per ticket. For information about group rate tickets or
specific performers, please contact the theatre.

Final Productions: August 6 @ 7pm & August 7 @ 3pm

Summer Performance Series
Part of the Playmakers’ experience includes three Fridays of interactive entertainment. Each week, exciting multi-cultural performers introduce Playmakers to a variety of theatrical arts. These shows are open to everyone, so friends and family can attend too! (Tickets are $5 for non-campers)

To register a student for Playmakers Camp, or for more information, contact Lucia at 410.810.2060 or lfoster@princetheatre.org.

Click here to see more pictures from last years camp!

Stories of Our Elders Cast and Contributors

PLAYMAKERS IN THE SCHOOLS

The Prince Theatre collaborates with Kent County Public Schools to provide after school enrichment programs in all county middle schools; Chestertown, Rock Hall and Galena. The semester-long sessions include practice with improvisation, character development, movement, script-work, teambuilding, critical thinking and communication skills.

Each middle school group prepares a public performance for family and friends.

PLAYMAKERS IN THE COMMUNITY

Some Playmakers are active in the Prince Theatre’s Teen Theatre Troupe Currently 11 members strong, the troupe is working on its first project: Stories of our Elders. The troupe collects stories from community elders and devises theatre pieces to share the stories with audiences. This project is funded by a grant from Stories of the Chesapeake Heritage Area.

The Prince Theatre also engages Playmakers in collaborating with community groups on individual performance projects. Past collaborations include projects with the Kent Family Center, Phenomenal Women, C-300 and African American Heritage Day.

ADULT PROGRAMMING

In the fall of 2007, The Prince Theatre offered its first set of adult workshops, Introduction to Theatre Arts. The series provided an interactive overview with special focus on instructing the Actor, Writer and Director. The series concluded with student performances and peer-critique. Projects that emerged from this workshop are eligible for inclusion in the Prince Theatre’s annual 8x10 play festival. Additional Adult Workshops will be offered during 2008.