2011 Upstart Crows (Teen Shakespeare Camp for ages 12 to 18)

Upstart Crows Camps meet for two weeks, Mon-Fri, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm. Camps are designed to help aspiring thespians develop voice and movement skills and delve more deeply into understanding Shakespeare's language while having fun with their peers. Training in stage combat, and audition technique is also included. Each camp concludes with a performance for families and friends.
$444 for two weeks for enrollments received prior to Jan 31, 2012.

June 18 -June 29, 2012:
• San Francisco Upstart Crows - Drew School, 2901 Californai Street
• Palo Alto - First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto, 625 Hamilton Avenue

July 9-July 20, 2012:
• Berkeley Upstart Crows - John Hinkel Park, Southampton Place & Arlington Avenue

July 23-August 3, 2012:
• San Mateo Upstart Crows - Odyssey School, 201 Polhemus Road

July 30 - August 10:
• Pleasanton Upstart Crows - TBA
• Santa Clara Upstart Crows - Santa Clara University, 500 El Camino Real

Advanced Shakespeare Workshop (audition and interview required to enroll; call 415-865-4425 or send email to schedule audition)

This conservatory-style program includes intensive voice, movement, text, stage combat, mask, and monologue and scene work, and culminates in a showcase on the final Friday. Participants will also have the chance to present their work in other venues, such as the San Francisco Theatre Festival and Free Shakespeare in the Park. Participation in ASW is by audition only. Dates of the two-week session will be July 16-27, 2012.

We are pleased to coninue offering the new EXTENDED version of ASW. After the first two weeks, actors have the option to stay on for an additional two weeks and rehearse for an an hour-long version of a Shakespeare play (TBA). This show will be fully staged, with costumes, props, and scenery provided by the Festival, and have multiple performances. This month-long intensive will be available to any young actor accepted to the ASW. Please note that you must be a part of the initial two-week training course to be a part of the full production - you cannot attend for only the last two weeks. The four-week ASW will be held July 16-August 10, 2012.

Advanced Shakespeare Workshop:
- July 16-27 / 2-week session
- July 16-August 10 / 4-week session
• SF AAW- Unitarian Universalists of San Francisco, 1187 Franklin Street

Audition and interview required to enroll; call 415-558-0888 or email after March 1st for details and to schedule audition

Enrollment Forms:

Download the registration form for Spring 2012 Intersession Camp

Download the registration form for Summer 2012 Shakespeare Camps (Sprites, Players, and Upstart Crows).

Download the emergency form (required for enrollment)

Download the behavior agreement (required for enrollment)


2011 Intersession Shakespeare Camps (Ages 7 to 13)

Intersession Camp is scheduled to accommodate students on a year-round academic calendar. The camp meets for two weeks, Mon-Fri, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm; optional aftercare available until 5:30. Scripts, supplies and materials for staging performance on the final day of camp all included for $444 for two weeks; $579 with aftercare.

Download the registration form for Intersession Shakespeare Camp.

Spring 2012: April 2-13, 2012
• Burlingame United Methodist Church, 1443 Howard Avenue, Burlingame.

Fall 2012: Dates TBA
•Location TBA

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Festival donors ensure that camp fees are kept at a price that is affordable for the most participants and not dictated strictly by "what the market will bear." Bay Area Shakespeare Camps are well under the cost of most other summer camp programs and well below the typical price of drama training. Your support today will help ensure that camp fees remain low and supports our mission to ensure that Shakespeare is truly accessible to all by removing barriers to cultural participation.

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