The Pagosa Springs Center for the Arts is a lively place in the summers, this year with three major musicals running in repertory — “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical,” “Escape to Margaritaville” and “Beauty and the Beast”— with more than 30 professional artists, designers and performers rehearsing and performing — dancing, singing, acting — for four months straight.
And right in the middle of it all is the Whatchamawhozits Children’s Theatre Summer Camp. This super fun and wildly popular summer camp is in its 13th summer at the Center for the Arts.
The camp works with 7- to 14-year-olds (you can inquire about special requests for 6-year-olds) and is taught by the professional performers that come in for Thingamajig’s main stage shows.
From singing to costume design, from dancing to character development and storytelling, from painting with lights to aerial silks — theater is the place where all the art forms come together and create collaborative masterpieces. Theater teaches students the valuable skills of teamwork, collaboration, public speaking, articulation, critical thinking, self-confidence, physical fitness and, above all, empathy.
This summer the two-week camp runs from July 1 to 12, Monday through Friday (there will be no camp on the Fourth of July) from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. with public performances of “Finding Nemo KIDS”on July 13, 14, 15 and 16.
Camper registration includes an invitation to see the professional main stage production of “Beauty and the Beast” on Wednesday, July 10, at 7 p.m., which features all the camp counselors.
Campers are encouraged to attend Audition Day on June 29. Kids 7-10 years will audition from noon to 1:30 p.m. and kids 11-14 will audition from 1:45 to 3:30 p.m. If your child cannot attend, a video audition is welcome An Audition Day song will be sent out to all the registered kids in time to prepare for this super fun day that helps us organize the casting.
What parents say:
“THANK YOU for your awesome work with the kids during the Improv class. It was great fun to watch their growth.”
“Many thanks for your invaluable instruction & encouragement to all the kids in the Whatchamawhozits program. [My son] had a blast and it was a fun program to watch.”
For more information or tickets, visitpagosacenter.org or call (970) 731-SHOW (7469).
