Summer Drama Camp 2008
Summers offer children the opportunity to have fun and explore new things. MVCCT's popular summer camp offers professional instruction in theatre and acting with each session culminating in a showcase production for family and friends.
All sessions are now closed except for the Dance Workshops You may request to be placed on a wait list by emailing mvcct@verizon.com with your specific request. Please include session you wish to attend and name and birthdate of your child. Thank you.
JUST ADDED!
Dance Workshop Added to Summer Camp
We are pleased to offer for the first time a Dance Workshop as an add on to Summer Camp. From 4:30 to 5:30 each day, a class will be offered for those ages 8 and up in Broadway jazz, tap and hip-hop. Local choreographer Gennifer Difilippo-Lisenby will teach the class and there will be a performance during the showcase on the final day of camp. Gennifer has been teaching dance for many years and for West Potomac HS has choreographed The Boyfriend, 42nd Street and Guys and Dolls as well as the Choral Department's Spring Shows.
Here are the details:
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From 4:00-4:30 campers will rest from the afternoon and have a snack. The class runs from 4:30-5:30 pm.
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For those who are not already in camp, the class runs from 4:30 to 5:30 pm.
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Sessions are two weeks: June 23-July 3; July 7-July 18; and July 28-August 8.
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Cost is $75 per two week session.
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If you have jazz, tap or ballet shoes, please bring them; but if not, please wear sneakers. There is no need to purchase shoes and we're going to try to collect some used shoes as well.
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You must commit to attend the workshop every day, and perform a number in the final showcase.
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For those already signed up for Special Techniques from 4-6 pm, there will be no additional charge for this workshop, but you must attend for the full session and register by sending an email to mvccteducation@verizon.net by June 15, 2008 as the class size is limited.
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The cost of the workshop is $75. Please register online and be sure to MAKE A NEW RESERVATION, not add on to the previous one.
Pre-School Camps
Camps for 3 1/2 to 5 year olds; no diapers, please!
One-Week Camp June 9-13
9:30 am - 12:30 pm CLOSED
Two-Week Camp June 23-July 3
9:30 am - 12:30 pm CLOSED
Camps for Rising Kindergartners through Middle School
ALL CAMP SESSIONS ARE CLOSED. You may request to be placed on a wait list by emailing mvcct@verizon.com with your specific request. Please include session you wish to attend and name and birthdate of your child. Thank you.
July 23-July 3
Pre School: Closed
Morning: Closed
All Day: Closed
Afternoon: Closed
July 7-18
Morning: Closed
All Day: Closed
Afternoon: Closed
July 28-August 8
Morning: Closed
All Day: Closed
Afternoon: Closed
All camps are taught by degreed and experienced children's theatre professionals. We have assembled an excellent staff for the summer and many of your favorite teachers and assistants from last summer are returning including Della Sandor, Melanie Dionne, Elliot Dash, Carrie Ward, Cathy Manley, Susan Lynskey and Ashley Hammond.
Download Fax or Mail in Registration Form Here
We are using a new program for our camp registrations. Here are a few tips before you begin:
- You will need to create an account only once. After you create an account for your family, future camp registrations should be extremely quick and easy!
- After creating a main account for parent(s), you will be prompted to "add a new person to my account" and that is where you enter your children and their birthdates (including year of birth) and current grade information.
- Instructions throughout are in the yellow rectangular box.
- You are able to pay by Master Card, Visa or Electronic Check. The Electronic Check option helps MVCCT to save on credit card charges!
- If you don't see an option that is listed on the brochure, then that session is filled. You may email mvcct@verizon.net to be placed on a wait list.
Camps held at Heritage Presbyterian Church, 8503 Fort Hunt Road, Alexandria, VA [Google Map & Directions]
Summer Teacher Biographies
CHRIS DAVENPORT is a local actor, director, and teacher. He has performed locally with the Washington Stage Guild, Folger Theatre, Rep Stage, Olney Theatre Center, Solas Nua, Rorschach Theatre, Washington Shakespeare Company, and others. He has also appeared on television, as the Marquis de Montcalm in the 2006 PBS miniseries "The War That Made America." When not performing, Chris can be found directing, teaching, or role-playing for government and law-enforcement training scenarios. Chris is a member of Actor's Equity, the Screen Actor's Guild, and is a recipient of the Theatre Lobby's 2005 Mary Goldwater Award for his work on stage.
ASHLEY HAMMOND is pleased to return to MVCCT Summer Camp. She attended the University of Kentucky in her hometown of Lexington, Kentucky, where she received a B.F.A. in Acting. After college, she toured with various children's theatres, performing and teaching all over the eastern part of the country. Her last stop landed her in Norfolk, Virginia, to act and teach for the Virginia Stage Company as a part of the Emerging Artists Ensemble. After visiting the D.C. area many times, she decided the "big city" was just the right place for her. Having just spent the summer here in the D.C. area, she has already taught summer acting camps with the Mount Vernon Community Children's Theatre and the Educational Theatre Company. She is current teaching for the Little Theatre of Alexandria.
CATHY MANLEY relocated to the area seven years ago from New York City, where she was active as a chamber musician and concert pianist performing around the country and in Europe. Cathy has served as musical director and accompanist for several organizations and theatres in the metropolitan area. Vocally, she has performed with the Boston Symphony under conductors such as Sir Colin Davis, Claudio Abbado, Sergi Ozawa, and Robert Shaw, and in recital. She works as an accompanist with several well-known singers and instrumentalists, and has collaborated with internationally known authors on various musical projects. She maintains a full class of private students and does professional coaching, and has authored teaching and ear- training methods. Some of her awards include Artist-in-Residence for the Foundation for the Arts in New York City, an ACT Awards for Best Musical Director, and winner of several concerto competitions. Cathy sat as President of the Board of the Mount Vernon Community Children's Theatre, is listed in Who's Who of American Teachers, Who's Who of American Business Women, and is a member of MTNA and NVTA.
MELANIE MCCLEEREY is excited to return to MVCCT for another summer! She has been teaching theatre and music to youth for over eight years in various studios as well as after school programs. Melanie is a American Musical and Dramatic Academy (NYC), as well as New School University (NYC) Musical Theatre graduate. She is excited to make Virginia her home with her new husband, Tim. She looks forward to what this summer will bring!
CARRIE WARD has a bachelors degree in Art History from Rutgers University and received her Montessori teachers certificate from the Princeton Center for Teacher Education. She is currently a Montessori teacher in New Jersey with a background in early childhood education. She was an active thespian at West Potomac high school, taught drama with MVCCT summer camps and has a great love for the arts and the stage.
DELLA NIKOL SANDOR is a director, choreographer, teacher, and playwright. She has over 30 years of training and experience in stage, television and film. She has directed shows from Florida to Virginia to Los Angeles, including specials for CBS and NBC television. Locally she has taught and directed for (as Theatre Director) Mount Vernon High School (attaining for the first time, six Cappie nominations), Mount Vernon Community Children's Theatre, Burgundy Farm Country Day School, Fairfax County Public Schools - Primary and Secondary, and K through college level and beyond. Della also coaches privately for students in the D.C. metro area. She has trained under and worked with Tony Bennett, Burt Reynolds, Jose Quintero (founder/director of Circle in the Square, New York City), Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Martha Graham, and the Florida Ballet, to name a few. She is also experienced in original plays, musicals and dramaturgy. Della has a Musical Theatre degree (Magna Cum Laude) from Florida School of the Arts, and is a graduate of the Burt Reynolds Institute for Theatre Training. She has a master's degree from Florida State University and has been a member of Actor's Equity Association, a member of the Screen Actor's Guild and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists Eligible since 1991. She has received over 12 awards since 2003 - most recently, Great Women of the 21st Century for Mastery in the Performing Arts, Who's Who (two consecutive years), and Outstanding Female Executive.
RACHEL WITT is a 2008 graduate with an MFA in scene design from the University of Virginia. Her B.S. degree is in Theatre from Radford University. Rachel has recently completed an internship with the Chateauville Foundation where she had the opportunity to serve as the apprentice scenic designer for The Beggar’s Opera under the direction of Lorin Mazzel. As a graduate student she has designed the scenery for Hair, Oedipus Tyrannus, Twelfth Night and Defying Gravity. In 2004 she served as the lighting designer for the Hangar Theatre Lab Company in Ithaca, NY. She has also worked professionally with the Barrington Stage Company and Wolf Trap Opera Company. Rachel is pleased to return for her second year as technical theatre instructor and on-site camp manager for MVCCT"s summer camp.