INCLUSIVE THEATRE PERFORMANCE AND EDUCATION IN CENTRAL NEBRASKA
CAMPS
CAMP INSTRUCTORS
DawnMarie Moe, Founder and Artistic Director of Shakespeare on the Square, has been working in theatre for more than 40 years. A 4th generation Auroran, she has performed on stage and on television across the country from New York to Seattle. She is on the Nebraska Arts Council Teaching Artist Roster, a member of Actors Equity Association, studied with Strasberg, and is a lifelong student of Shakespeare both as an actress and as a director. She has finally realized her lifelong dream of actually living in a theatre.
Jordan Deffenbaugh, 2017 Visiting artist, is a wandering vagabond of sorts, traveling the world in search of artistic and entrepreneurial endeavors. He received his bachelors in Directing/Performance from the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film and acted as the artistic director of the Haymarket Theatre in Lincoln, NE. He is now the artistic director of his own company, Nomades: A Nomadic Theatre, and is a recognized actor combatant with the Society of American Fight Directors.
STAGE COMBAT CAMP
Jordan Deffanbaugh, Visiting Artist
Students will spend 30 hours learning the moves and techniques to safely and effectively perform theatrical stage combat while portraying a character with honesty and sincerity, while gaining background knowledge about the history of swashbuckling from its roots in English Drama to the Hollywood Golden Age to the modern of age of action cinema.
Stage Combat - Training
May 17
4:00 - 6:30 pm
May 19, 20, 22, 24, 27, 29, 31, June 2, 3
12:00 - 2:30 pm
Stage Combat - Showcase
June 4
7:00 - 9:00 pm
REGISTER FOR STAGE COMBAT - 15 years and up
$150 per student, 15 student limit.
CAMP REGISTRATION CLOSED
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ACTING AND AUDITIONING CAMP
DawnMarie Moe, Artist in Residence
Jordan Deffanbaugh, Visiting Artist
May 22 - 26
Walk the Walk - Jordan Deffenbaugh
Students physicalize characters through movement and breathing technique.
First half hour of every day of camp
9:00 am - 9:30 am
Speak the Speech - DawnMarie Moe
Students learn monologues, exploring text and using voice and body technique to create believeable characters.
10-hours total / *Held in tandem with Lend Me Your Ears*
9:30 am - 11:30 am (half of students from 9:30-10:30, other half from 10:30-11:30)
Lend Me Your Ears - Jordan Deffenbaugh
Students explore scene work with a partner and learn active listening to bring scenes alive.
10-hours total / *Held in tandem with Speak the Speech*
9:30 am - 11:30 am (half of students from 9:30-10:30, other half from 10:30-11:30)
May 30 - June 1
Active Auditioning
DawnMarie Moe, Jordan Deffenbaugh
Learn how to audition like a pro, calm nerves, and impress directors.
Acting and Auditioning Showcase.....June 3
REGISTER FOR AN ACTING AND AUDITIONING CAMP -12 YEARS AND UP
CAMP REGISTRATION CLOSED
If you have any difficulties with the registration,
please call 402-613-7738 and we'll get you set up!