Imagination, Pre-School, and Art
Engage young imaginations with art, theatre, and dramatic storytelling in sessions available all summer long.
Imagination Junior Academy
Ages: 5-8
(Children must have already completed Kindergarten to enroll)
$375
(payment options avail.)
Two Weeks
Mondays-Fridays
9:30am-2pm
+ 3 sharings on the final
Friday and Saturday
Four Sessions Avail.:
Session 1: June 8-20
Session 2: June 29-July 11
Session 3: July 13-25
Session 4: July 27-August 8
- Wear comfortable clothes that you don’t mind getting messy and shoes that will stay on. (No flip-flops.)
- Send your child with a marked lunch and snack.
- Please no electronic devices (photo/video/game/music), jewelry, excessive cash, weapons, or chewing gum.
Mystery on Aesop Island
Kids bring characters and a story to life through theatre—igniting a child’s creativity and giving them the skills and confidence to perform the song-filled play developed by our team of theatre professionals. Kids learn the basics of acting through exciting activities including movement, tableaux, and pantomime for culminating performances on the final Friday and Saturday for family & friends!
Session 1
Instructor: Jacqui Blue + TBDDates: June 8-20
Sharings:
June 19 @ 5:30
June 20 @ 12:30 and 5:30
Session 2
Instructor: Hallie Dizdarevic + TBDDates: June 29-July 11
Sharings:
July 10 @ 5:30
July 11 @ 12:30 and 5:30
Session 3
Instructor: Jacqui Blue + TBDDates: July 13-25
Sharings:
July 24 @ 5:30
July 25 @ 12:30 and 5:30
Imagination Junior Academy Payment Options
- Option 1 – $375 full payment due with registration form
- Option 2 – $415 ($120 deposit due with registration form ; $295 balance due on or before first day of program)
Cancellation policy: $120.00 non-refundable fee regardless of payment option ; cancellation notice must be received via email to donna@CommonwealthTheatre.org seven days prior to first day of program.
Preschool Camps
(Students must be potty trained.)
Ages: (3-5)
$200 each
Animal Adventures
July 27-31
Jack and the Beanstalk
August 3-7
Meets Monday-Friday
9:30a-2:00p
Children may enroll in one or both of these programs.
- Wear comfortable clothes that you don’t mind getting a little messy and shoes that will stay on. (No flip-flops.)
- Sleeping bag/mat or a contained, comfortable surface for rest time.
- A marked lunch and snacks.
- Preschool students will NOT have access to drink and snack machines during camp hours.
- Bring a laundry basket for projects/props and an art smock that can stay in the classroom during the week.
- Please no electronic devices (photo/video/game/music), jewelry, excessive cash, weapons, or chewing gum.
These introductions to theatre follow the process drama model – children use creative expression and role-play to act out a story together with our Teaching Artists as guides. Children learn about acting in a non-competitive and nurturing environment, focusing on the experience of play. Our day will include enrichment time, where children may select from a variety of activities deepening their connection to early literacy and school readiness skills.
Animal Adventures
Instructor:Mera Kathryn Corlett, Jessi ForstDates: July 27-31
Times: 9:30-2:00
Sharing for families on the final afternoon
Jack and the Beanstalk
Instructors: Mera Kathryn Corlett, Meg CaudillDates: August 3-7
Times: 9:30-2:00
Sharing for families on the final afternoon
Pre-K Camps Payment Options
- Option 1 – $200 (full payment due with registration form)
- Option 2 – $240 ($100 deposit due with registration form ; $140 balance due on or before first day of program)
Cancellation policy: $100.00 non-refundable fee regardless of payment option ; cancellation notice must be received via email to donna@CommonwealthTheatre.org seven days prior to first day of program.
Fine Art Camps
Ages: 5-12
$175
Session 1: June 22-26 (Waitlist only)
Session 2: July 6-10 (Waitlist only)
Session 3: July 13-17 (Waitlist only)
Session 4: July 27-31 (Waitlist only)
Monday-Friday
9:30am-12:00pm
- Wear comfortable clothes that you don’t mind getting messy from art making.
- Send your child with a marked snack.
- Bring a laundry basket for projects/props and an art smock that can stay at Walden during the week.
- Please no electronic devices (photo/video/game/music), jewelry, excessive cash, weapons, or chewing gum.
Laura Patterson is former resident costume designer at Actors Theatre of Louisville and has designed costumes for Walden Theatre’s productions of Summer and Smoke, The Liar, Summer Brave, Titus Andronicus, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Learned Ladies, Love’s Labour’s Lost, The Crucible, Of Mice and Men, Holy Ghosts, The Winter’s Tale, Misalliance, The Time of Your Life, King Lear, Tartuffe, Playing For Time, Summer and Smoke, Picnic, Pride and Prejudice, The Crucible, Charley’s Aunt, Much Ado About Nothing, The Tempest, and Hamlet. Patterson holds a BFA in Set & Costume Design from Syracuse University and an MFA in Costume Design from Boston University. Her designs for Actors included Dracula, Corpse, I Hate Hamlet, Shadowlands, 1969, Betty the Yeti, Sherlock Holmes, To Kill a Mockingbird, Keely and Du, Stanton’s Garage, La Bete, The Beaux’ Strategem, The Heidi Chronicles, Prelude to a Kiss, Quartermaine’s Terms, and Picnic, as well as many Humana Festival plays. Patterson has worked at the Dallas Theatre Center, Syracuse Stage, Stage West, Huntington Theatre Company, and Houston Grand Opera, and her work has been shown in Prague, Czechoslovakia. A Walden Theatre alumna, she’s married to Walden Theatre’s Artistic Director, Charlie Sexton, and they have two sons, Aaron & Ian.
An opportunity to explore, experiment and create pieces of art using a variety of materials and techniques—which may include drawing, painting, sculpture, mask-making, paper mache, junk art, and more. All art materials are provided and kids bring home creations at the end of the week.
Session 1 (Waitlist only)
Instructor: Laura PattersonDates: June 22-26 (Waitlist only)
Art Sharing: Friday
Session 2 (Waitlist only)
Instructor: Laura PattersonDates: July 6-10 (Waitlist only)
Art Sharing: Friday
Session 3 (Waitlist only)
Instructor: Laura PattersonDates: July 13-17 (Waitlist only)
Art Sharing: Friday
Session 4 (Waitlist only)
Instructor: Laura PattersonDates: July 27-31 (Waitlist only)
Art Sharing: Friday
Art Camps Payment Options
- $175 (full payment due with registration form)
Cancellation policy: $100.00 non-refundable fee regardless of payment option ; cancellation notice must be received via email to donna@CommonwealthTheatre.org seven days prior to first day of program.