Summer Scamp camp AT the S&S
Join us for a summer of crime capers, mysteries, and investigation!
Do you think you could pull off the perfect heist? Or are you the detective who can crack any case? Or maybe you’re the mastermind who’d go toe to toe with the famous private investigator? Whether you imagine yourself as the one covering your tracks or the one piecing together evidence, you’ll want to toss your gear in the getaway car and join The Scoundrel & Scamp Theatre for our 2024 Scamp Camp: Summer of Sleuthing!
This four-week youth theatre camp during the month of June is designed to be accessible as either a modular two-week session or a month-long deep dive into stories, tales, and imagination. Scamps can easily participate in one or both sessions!
The first session will culminate in an evening showcase of Sherlock Holmes-inspired scenes, the second session in a performance of the play Rogues’ Gallery, and we’ll close out the month with a “cast party” for all campers and their families.
Summer of Sleuthing (June 3 - 28, 2024)
Who: Youth aged 8-18 (rising third through twelfth grades)
When: Scamp Camp runs daily Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Session 1 (June 3 - 14): Scamps will write and perform works of their own devising based on classic Sherlock Holmes tales
Session 2: (June 17 - 28): Scamps will perform the play Rogues’ Gallery, an art-heist whodunnit
Cost: $545 per session, or $995 for the full month (save $95!)
Where: The Scoundrel & Scamp Theatre in the Historic Y (738 N. 5th Ave., Ste. 131, Tucson, AZ, 85705)
Instructors: Summer of Sleuthing will be led by Director of Education Betsy Labiner, Resident Teaching Artist Zachary Austin, and Resident Production Manager Annika Maher.
(Labiner, Austin, and Maher all have educator fingerprint clearance cards from the Arizona Department of Public Safety.)
Skills students will develop during this camp:
Ensemble building and nurturing
Movement and gesture
Performance skills, including vocal skills and physical presence
Collaborative storytelling
Observation and listening
An understanding of theatre terms and technologies
Reading comprehension and literary analysis
Understanding of historical and contemporary contexts for stories, including fairy tales and the Brothers Grimm
Communication
Please read The Scoundrel & Scamp Class Policy prior to registration.
NOTE: We are pleased to make available several scholarships to Scamps every year. If the cost of Scamp Camp presents a barrier to your child enrolling, please contact us at classes@scoundrelandscamp.org and let us know — we’d love to connect you with a scholarship.
On a related note, if you know of someone who would be interested in supporting our Scamp Scholarship program, please reach out to betsy@scoundrelandscamp.org.