Summer Performing Arts Camp
Northlight's Performing Arts Camp combines professional theatre training with timeless summer camp traditions and a public end-of-session showcase performed on our professional stage for family and friends.
Read the camp mission.
Northlight Performing Arts Camp serves JUNIOR CAMPERS (Grades 3-6) and SENIOR CAMPERS (Grades 7-10).
Camp highlights include:
• Field trips and performances from top Chicago theatres each session
• Workshops with guest artists from theatres such as Steppenwolf Theatre Company, the Goodman Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Redmoon Theatre, Lookingglass Theatre Company and/or Northlight Theatre
• Core classes shape the skills of our junior campers and advance the skills of our senior campers in acting, improvisation, singing, movement and backstage technique; and exciting electives introduce junior campers to mask work, playwriting, musical theatre and senior campers to advanced improvisation, Shakespeare, stage make-up and more!
• Weekly (Junior Camp) or bi-weekly (Senior Camp) Friday afternoon trips to the Skokie Water Park.
Northlight's education programming is built on the belief that self-expression, creative thought and confidence are the keys to well-being. We believe the arts teach these skills by encouraging reflective thought, discipline and collaboration.
Our philosophy is to recognize each child as an individual. Our teaching professionals are committed to sharing their love of theatre in a safe, age-appropriate setting and to helping students build a lifelong appreciation for theatre and the arts.
SUMMER 2012Session Dates*: Session 1: June 18 - July 13, 2012 (Camp show - July 12; no Camp July 4)
Session 2: July 17 - August 10, 2012 (Camp show - August 9; no Camp July 16)
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PERFORMANCE SPACE: Keeping with Northlight's tradition, students will rehearse, perform and explore on our professional Northlight Theatre stage. During tech week, the fourth week of each session, students spend half the day in technical rehearsals on the Northlight stage, adding lights, sound and costumes to the showcases. The other half of the day is spent in Northlight's Rice Rehearsal Room to play theatre games, brush-up staging and prepare for Thursday night's showcase for friends and family!
FEES: Two sessions or siblings: $1770 after March 15th *see below for scholarship opportunities.
SCHOLARSHIPS: STILL AVAILABLE! Need-based scholarships are available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Applications are available by clicking here. Scholarship requests are still being accepted. Contact Amanda Dunne with any questions. *dates subject to change |
REGISTRATION for Summer 2012 is NOW AVAILABLE - click the "REGISTER NOW" button at top right, or contact Performing Arts Camp Director Amanda Jane Dunne by email or calling 847.679.9501 x3644.
"Northlight camp is a lovely gem for my children each summer. In addition to new friends and skills, our experience at Northlight has brought about opportunities that we never anticipated. This program is well-organized and the counselors and staff have been a superior resource for coaching my kids through theater audition opportunities at school and elsewhere." - Parent of Second Year Camper (Grade 8)
"Our son had an incredible eight week experience at Northlight. It was his first summer there and he did not know a soul going into it. He made friends and even gained some new self confidence." - Parent of First Year Camper (Grade 5)
For further information, please contact:
Amanda Jane Dunne
Education Associate and Performing Arts Camp Director
847.679.9501 x3644
adunne@northlight.org
For additional programming, click here.
847.673.6300 
