Theatre Raleigh

2018 CAMP BLOG

WE DID IT!!!! One dress rehearsal and two shows later, the book on Peter Pan Jr. officially closed. The shows sold out (thank you!), the campers had a blast, and cupcakes were had by all 🙂 We could not be more proud of all the work put forth by all involved over the past two weeks, and we are incredibly...
You guys, we have a show!!! Today we did a cue-to-cue (now that we have a spotlight!), followed by a full run-through with lights, props, and costumes. And the kids did great! We have seen IMMENSE progress from everyone in terms of learning lines, showing great focus, and bringing confidence and enthusiasm to their roles. We know the campers are...
Whew! A LOT happened today! We had a great improv workshop in the morning, we made signs for the lobby, AND we ran the show one and a half times! The campers stepped it up a notch during rehearsal: they learned how to keep track of props and costume pieces, move furniture to spike marks, find their light, and listen...
Today the campers got to rehearse onstage with lights! Our lighting designer, Kenny, created some awesome cues for us to work with, and it really added to the atmosphere of the show. Just take a look at that photo of the mermaids in action! We did a lot of stopping and starting today to work on tricky spots, and we...
Today was a very exciting start to Week 2: we moved into the theatre! The campers were able to see the set for the first time, and everybody got a chance to take a (safe) dive through the trap doors 🙂 We were proud to see how much everyone had retained over the weekend, and appreciated all the hard work...
We can't believe the first week of camp is already over! It totally flew by - just like Peter, Tink, and the fairies have been doing all week 🙂 Everyone was looking forward to today's big TALENT SHOW - and the campers did not disappoint. We saw dance routines, magic tricks, piano playing, and even stop motion animation! After that,...