Soo Theatre Arts Resource Studios (STARS) announces summer classes and day camps. Complete schedule and tuition fee information is available online and at the STARS office. Registration opens May 5 at the STARS office at 534 Ashmun St., Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, or call (906) 632-1930.DANCE
Dianna George, instructor
Movement and Dance ages 3-5
Pre-Ballet ages 5-7
Ballet I ages 7-12
Ballet II-III-IV ages 8-12 with previous experience
Ballet/Jazz A-B teen-adult
Ballet/Jazz C-D teen-adult, by audition
Pre-Pointe and Pointe must be a STARS ballet student
MUSIC
Tunes for Toddlers
Nancy Powers, instructor
Ages 2-4 with parent
Beginning Piano classes
Ronda McGreevy, instructor
Ages 9-12, 13-16 and adult
Must have a piano or keyboard for at home practice
Chamber Music
Dottie Case and Nancy Powers, directors
For advancing middle school and high school string players
“Not Quite Ready for Prime Time” Players
Nancy Powers, director
For adults who are learning or re-learning a string instrument
Private music lessons
Violin, viola - Dottie Case, Nancy Powers
Cello - Nancy Powers
Flute - Meg Stevens
Clarinet - Dottie Case
Piano - Dottie Case, Ronda McGreevy
Voice - Karen Hughes, Ronda McGreevy
YOGA
Lee Carlson, instructor
THEATRE
Stage-fighting Workshop June 30-July 5
Orion Couling, workshop director
Whether you are a Jedi, Lord of the Rings, Kung Fu Master, or Pirate of the Caribbean, you have one thing in common—you are a stage fighter. Now, you can learn the secrets of fast-paced, adrenaline-pumping action from one of the leading experts in the film and stage industry.
Mr. Orion Couling will be teaching a two-day workshop, June 30 and July 2, at 6-8 p.m. The workshop will culminate in an on-stage production Saturday July 5, at 7:30 p.m. The workshop is limited to 30 middle and high school students. Tuition is $48.
ARTS DAY CAMPS
Musical Theater Day Camp July 7-18
Dottie Case and Dianna George, directors
When James P. Penny Packer (a shady accountant) announces that he’ll have to shut down “The Best Little Theater in Town” due to lack of funds, the theater’s owner Mrs. Goodman, popular director Cecille Deville, and the tightly-knit cast go into action! Be a part of this fun-filled “play within a play” as the small town theater company struggles to make ends meet.
This day camp is limited to 30 middle and high school students (grade 6-12). No previous experience is needed. Students will meet Monday through Friday 9 am to 3 pm. Tuition is $150 for the two-week session. The performance of “The Best Little Theater in Town” will be Friday July 18, at 7 p.m. on the Soo Theatre stage. Admission will be $5 per person.
Be a part of the production of “The Best Little Theater in Town.”
Elementary Arts Exploration Camp July 21-25
Ronda McGreevy, Nancy Powers and Linda Warrington, instructors
Take an adventure around the world through music, dance, storytelling, creative writing and art. Come sing and play music using the piano, recorder, Boomwhackers and other instruments. Write stories, do art work and learn dances inspired by life in countries around the world.
This day camp is limited to 30 children who have completed grades 1-5. No previous experience is needed. Students will meet Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The camp will conclude with an open house for families Friday July 25, at 2 p.m.
Elementary Musical Theater Camp July 28-August 1
Dottie Case and Nancy Powers, director
Hansel and Gretel have moved into the Gingerbread House in the forest. But the house is in terrible shape because their neighbors have found the temptation of the tasty house too much to ignore. So they decide to move out. Realizing they have wronged Hansel and Gretel, the neighbors pool their resources and hire the “This Old Home Improvement” team to repair the house.
“This Old Gingerbread House” is a fun musical for children who have completed grades 1-5. No previous experience is needed. Students will meet Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuition is $75. Enrollment is limited to 30 students. The performance of “This Old Gingerbread House” will be on the Soo Theatre stage on Friday August 1 at 2 pm.
Complete schedule and tuition fee information is available online and at the STARS office. Registration opens May 5 at the STARS office at 534 Ashmun St., Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, or call (906) 632-1930.
Soo Theatre Arts Resource Studios (STARS) is a community arts center offering instruction in music, dance, theater, visual arts and yoga for students of all ages. STARS is a program of the Soo Theatre Project, housed in the historic Soo Theatre complex. For more information on classes and lessons, call the STARS office, 632-1930.
