We just finished our faculty meeting for Theater Workshop in Bridgehampton, summer camp 2024, minutes from Southampton and Sag Harbor, and I am very excited for our theater students this July!
We talked through how some students may be coming to us because they have more of an interest in dramatic theater, while other students may have more of an interest in musical theater. Where should the focus be? Our curriculum will be nimble, in that before Theater Workshop begins in July, we will have a conversation with each of our actors to understand their interests. Are your interests more geared towards drama, comedy, musical theater, Shakespeare, or are you open to many different types of theater?
Based upon the interests and experience of our students, we will choose which short plays, acting exercises, and improvisation techniques to choose from. Everything flows from the concept, teach the student, not the subject. Once you understand the student, the subject and your approach to it, comes effortlessly.
It’s also our job to introduce new ideas and materials that our new students may have not encountered. This is where the art of theater and the art of teaching meet.
See you this summer in Theater Workshop, Monday-Friday, 3-5 pm)!