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The Theatre Company of Saugus presents its fourth annual summer Youth Theatre Workshop 2014.  A place where imaginations can learn and grow!  Back by popular demand.

The show we will present this summer is Into the Woods Jr.

July 14-18 and 21-25, 2014.  Sessions run from 9 AM until 4 PM Monday through Thursday.  We will start at 12:00 noon on Fridays.  The workshop ends with performances of the junior version of this popular Sondheim musical show.  The performances are on Friday, July 25 at 7 PM, and on Saturday, July 26 at 2 PM and 7 PM.

There was already meeting for all parents and an audition for all youth who will participate in the workshop. We wanted to get scripts out to the kids earlier, because it is a longer show.  It is not too late to sign up for the workshop, in fact we would like to have a bunch more kids.  Please Contact us, so we can get you signed up and give you a script.

The location of both weeks and of the performances will be at Cliftondale Congregational Church (CCC).  In Saugus, Massachusetts.  Please see our Directions page.

Most of our teachers are returning this year and are ready to lead you through our awesome show-making process:  Musical/Vocal coach:  Shawn Gelzleichter.  Dance coach:  Amanda Allen.  Acting coach:  Britt Mitchell.  Technical Theater coach:  Jen Gelzleichter.

The fee is $400 per youth.   (Ask about the multiple-child discount.)  (If you had registered by July 1, 2014 you could have paid pay only $350.)

For more info on fees or the curriculum, email us at TCSaugus@gmail.com or call us at 781-816-7019.

If you want to find out more and have us send you a registration packet, click here for the Request form.

Click here for the flyer.

If you are ready to sign up, click here for the Registration form.

(The initial meeting was on Wednesday 2 July 2014, starting at 7:00 PM.  The location of this meeting was the East Saugus United Methodist Church  /  85 Chestnut Street  /  Saugus, Massachusetts 01906.  This is a different location than where the workshop will be during July 14 thru 26.  You can bring your registration forms and tuition checks with you to the meeting.)

The Theatre Company of Saugus presents its third annual summer Youth Theatre Workshop 2013.  A place where imaginations can learn and grow!  Back by popular demand. 

The show we will present this summer is Schoolhouse Rock Live! Jr.

July 15-19 and 22-26, 2013.  Sessions run from 9 AM until 4 PM Monday through Friday.  Ending with a junior version of a popular musical show, with performances on Friday, July 26 at 7 PM, and on Saturday, July 27 at 2 PM and 7 PM. 

There has been a partial location change.  The sessions the first week July 15-19 will be at the Cliftondale Congregational Church (CCC).  The  sessions the second week July 22-26 and the performances will be at the East Saugus United Methodist Church (ESUMC).  For both, see our Directions page.

The fee is $400 per youth.  (Ask about the multiple-child discount.)  Register by July 1 and get a discount. 

This year we are adding a more technical element to the workshop; email us to find out more.  Musical/vocal coach:  Shawn Gelzleichter.  Dance coach:  Thea Wigglesworth.  Acting coach:  Britt Mitchell.  Producer:  Amanda Allen. 

For more info on fees or the curriculum, email us at TCSaugus@gmail.com or call us at 781-816-7019. 

Click here for the Flyer. 

If you want to find out more and have us send you a registration packet, click here for the Request form. 

If you are ready to sign up, click here for the Registration form.

The Theatre Company of Saugus committee on Youth Theatre Activities is working on planning two events for the summer of 2013.

Youth Talent Show “Hey, Look What I Can Do!”.  Performances planned for Friday & Saturday 14 & 15 June 2013.  Performers are kids ages 18 and under.  We are looking for talents of all kinds, including but not limited to singing, dancing, improvisation, martial arts, story telling, etc.  Rehearsals will occur during May and June, in one hour increments on a schedule to be determined.  Rehearsals will be during our usual time slots:  Sundays 6-9 PM, Tuesdays 7-10 PM, Thursdays 7-10 PM.  The facilitator will be Jessica Stockton, with help from other TCS members and parents.  Tickets for the performances will cost $10.  A fundraiser for our next event …

Youth Summer Theatre Workshop.  A return of our successful summer camp, culminating in performances of a musical show, to be determined.  (In 2012 we did Godspell.)  Two weeks Monday through Friday all day morning and afternoon.  July 15-19 & 22-26, 2013.  Performances on July 26 & 27.  Staffed by three experienced teachers:  For Drama, Britt Mitchell.  For Music, Sean Gelzleichter.  For Dance, Thea Wigglesworth.  This year we also plan to add more Technical Theatre elements to the workshop, teaching the kids about stage management, set design and building, lighting, makeup, etc.  Watch this website for further info about fees and applications.

Both events will be at ESUMC in Saugus, Massachusetts; please see our Directions page.  All staff members are credentialed to work with children.

For more info or to sign up, please send us an email at tcsaugus@gmail.com.

After our initial effort last summer was immensely successful, we were happy to bring back our Youth Summer Workshop series for another year.  This year, 2012,  we expanded the program to two weeks and adding a full production at the end of the program!  We were excited to be offering this opportunity again, so if you know someone in grades 1 thru 8 who loves to perform and is looking to get more training and experience, our Workshop next summer is the place for them.

The Workshop was held on the following schedule:

 July 16-20, 2012:  M-Th, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and F, 12 to 4 p.m.

  Location:  Cliftondale Congregational Church, Saugus

 July 23-27, 2012:  M-Th, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and F, 2 to 5 p.m.

Location: East Saugus United Methodist Church, Saugus

 The workshop attendees presented their production on Thursday, July 26 and Friday, July 27 at 7 p.m.  The production was Godspell [Junior].

The fee for the Workshop was $350 for all registrations before July 1, 2012, and $400 thereafter.  Spaces for last year’s workshop filled quickly, so get in your registration at early as possible. 

Families registering multiple children can do so for $400 for the first child, and only $200 for each additional child.  All the children must be reside in the same household and be siblings (not cousins).  There is no early registration discount for multiple-child families.

Click below to download:

• Flyer and information request
• Registration forms 

The Workshop was led by:

• Music Teacher – Shawn Gelzleichter (has provided music direction for recent TCS productions of Oliver!, our Christmas Revue, and our Twelve Months of Music revue)
• Dance Teacher – Crystal Joyce (taught dance at last year’s Workshop)
• Acting Teacher – Brit Mitchell (appeared as Capulet in our Romeo & Juliet, BA in Theater Education).  She has replaced Bobby Imperato, who had new work commitments.

This summer the Theatre Company of Saugus provided a Youth Theatre Workshop. A place where children’s imaginations can learn and grow! Led by Music and Vocal coach Lori L’Italien, with Dance coach Crystal Joyce, and Acting coach Bobby Imperato. 15-19 August 2011. The location of the workshop was the Cliftondale Congregational Church, near Cliftondale Square.

It finished off with a Showcase performance starting at 7 PM on Friday (located at the East Saugus Methodist Church).