LOGAN – Summer may still be months away, but the time is nonetheless ripe for Cache Valley youngsters to enroll in summer theater camps hosted by local performing arts groups.
Those organizations include Music Theatre West (MTW), Pickleville Playhouse and Cache Theatre Company (CTC).
Registration is now open for those sessions to enhance youngsters’ singing, dancing and acting skills. The various programs will begin in mid-June and run through early August.
“We can’t wait to see you this summer for an intensive workshop production of Legally Blonde Jr.,” said Celeste Baillio of Music Theatre West. “We will produce the show from audition to performance in just 10 days.”
The MTW 2022 Summer Academy will run from June 13 to 25 at Green Canyon High School in North Logan. The program, for teens in the 12- to 18-year age group, will end with a production of Legally Blonde Jr., based on the 2001 movie of the same name.
Performances of that show are scheduled for 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. on June 25.
“If you have an 11-year-old who has done theater,” says Baillio, “please contact me at 435-536-8670 to see if they can register.”
Additional information about the 2022 Summer Academy program can be found on the MTW website at https://www.musictheatrewest.org.
Each of the summer theater camps climaxes with a public performance for participants’ families and friends. The productions selected for those shows are usually abbreviated versions of popular musical comedies.
These teen shows are one of the highlights of the area’s summer theater scene because they are not only entertaining but also provide a preview of talented young performers in the local community.
Pickleville Playhouse will host five one-week talent workshops for youngsters of varying ages this summer.
Three of those workshops will be held in Logan. They will run from July 11-15 and 18-22 at Logan High School for youngsters ages 8 to 18. Another workshop from July 18-22 for children ages 6 to 7 at The Studio in Logan.
Two additional workshops will be held at Pickleville Playhouse in Garden City. Those sessions will run from July 25-29 and Aug. 1-5 for youngsters age 8 to 18.
Each of those Pickleville workshops will climax with a pizza party and an end-of-week performance for family and friends of participants.
Additional information about the upcoming Pickleville workshops can be found on the playhouse website at https://www.picklevilleplayhouse.com.
The details of the Kids Camp sponsored by Cache Theater Company have not yet been released.
Additional information about the 2022 Kids Camp program can be found on the CTC website at https://cachetheatre.com.