Hershey Area Playhouse and the Hershey Gardens will hold the annual Gardens Summer Theatre Camp in person. Students entering fourth to eighth grades are welcome to register for the summer performance camp, which will run from 9 a.m. to noon from Mondays through Fridays, July 13 to 17 and July 20 to 24.
Participants will experience the entire process of stage performance from auditions to staging to performing, with choreographed combat included, culminating in a fully produced, original production of "Peter Pan." The performance will take place on July 24 for friends and family at Hershey Gardens, 170 Hotel Road, Hershey, in the Children's Garden Amphitheatre. Costumes, props and set pieces will all be included.
Professional teachers Laurie Petersen, Jennifer Feldser and Jill Panyard from the Theatre Academy at the playhouse, as well as assistants, will guide and teach the campers during the two weeks.
During the camp, groups of students will be in close proximity to one another. In following the CDC and Gardens' guidelines, students are not required to wear masks in the outside gardens, but will be asked to wear them when spending time in the indoor educational room. Parents and guardians will be asked to fill out a waiver on the first day of camp. The performances will follow social distancing guidelines, and friends and family will be notified during the camp of the performance time and protocol.
There is a cost to attend. Registration information is available at http://www.hersheyareaplayhouse.com/our-programs. Registration is first-come, first-served, with a limit of 30 students. For more information, readers may contact Laurie Petersen at swordchick@comcast.net.
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