Camp Dates:

MiniPlay
January 16 - March 6, 2010 (Saturdays)

Professional Actor Training Project
May 31 - June 11, 2010

Dramaticats
June 28 - July 9, 2010

Youth Musical Theatre Ensemble
July 12 - August 5, 2010

MiniPlay Camp & Festival

Submissions Deadline: Monday, December 9, 2009

Winners Notified: Tuesday, December 16, 2009 (with a special surprise visit to their classroom)

Camp dates: MiniPlay Jan 16, 23, 30 2/6, 13, 20, 27, March 6, 2010 (Saturdays)

Performances: March 8-11, 2010

One of the most extraordinary and rewarding educational programs in the nation takes place each year right here in south-central Indiana. MiniPlay invites students in grades 3 through high school to explore their imagination and proudly display it for public consumption. In the fall, youth submit original 10-minute plays to BPP's annual Mini Play competition. The following winter and early spring, students produce, direct, and perform the winning plays at the MiniPlay Camp and Festival. Visit the BPP website at www.newplays.org for instructions on contest guidelines and how to submit a play for consideration. You can also check out how MiniPlay adheres to many of Indiana's academic standards for language arts. In the past 24 years, over 8,850 plays have been submitted to MiniPlay and were read by nearly 340 judges, representing the BPP, local schools and media, Indiana University and the Bloomington community.

Professional Actor Training Project

(The PAT Project)

Camp dates: May 31- June 11, 2010

Performances: June 11 - 12, 2010

If theatre is your serious passion, spend two weeks with trained theatre artists in intensive workshops receiving instruction in disciplines vital to every serious young acting student. Participants will learn in-depth, dynamic, and fun approaches to character development, movement, improv and more. Additional workshops include auditioning techniques, stage combat, and technical design. This camp is a great way to build on skills you already posses and develop new ones in preparation for a future of theatre.

The PAT Project is in partnership with the prestigious Actors Theatre of Louisville. In addition to performing award winning plays from ATL's New Voices student playwriting program, Theatre Boot Camp members will travel to the Actors Theatre of Louisville to tour the facilities and receive tickets to a production of The Cherry Sisters and the 2010 New Voices show.

• Go beyond high school training while still in high school

• Learn to live truthfully in the moment, bringing authenticity to your work as you explore and find the courage to let go and play.

• Work with a script to gain an understanding of the basic mechanics of playing a scene truthfully and freely.

• Open up your physical instrument through voice and movement work so that you can fully live in your body, experience the moment, and allow yourself to truly bring a character to life.

DramatiCATS

Camp dates: June 28- July 9, 2010

Performances: July 9 - 10, 2010

The BPP is calling all cool cats to be a part of the coolest camp for kids ages 8 - 12. Campers will write and perform in plays developed during the full day camp. But there's a catch - every play must incorporate the same theme, a common line of dialogue and a common prop...but no one will know what the theme, line, and prop are until the moment they are to write. Camper's imaginations are challenged constantly while they create one of a kind new theatre.

Youth Musical Theatre

Camp dates: July 12- August 5, 2010

Performances: August 5 - 8, 2010

Stage Director: Pam Magnan, Musical Director: Eric Anderson

Participants in YMT experience the whole process of a real summer stock production from audition to the final bow. Students learn physical and vocal exercises, choral singing, choreography, and scene blocking. The staff of YMT is committed to developing each participant's musical theatre skills and concepts. Emphasis is on each person's intellectual, social, physical, creative and artistic growth. Past productions include shows in the popular Broadway Jr. series: Fiddler on the Roof, Once on This Island, Bugsy Malone, Into the Woods, Disney's Aladdin, Seussical, Willy Wonka, and Guys and Dolls. YMT has even performed Peter Pan. Cast members receive a speaking, singing and dance part and every cast member contributes to the success of the production. This full day camp fills up quickly so be sure to sign up once registration opens October 1, 2009.