Summer Camp

Early Elementary
Grades K – 2

For our youngest students (Kindergarten – 2nd Grade), PAA provides week long, 1/2 day programs (9am-12pm) that are filled with fun activities including theatre, crafts, snack and outdoor time (weather permitting). The emphasis is on learning, engagement and social development through fun and playful exploration of a weekly theme. The week concludes with a Shareformance where students can show what they learned during the week.

Middle School
Grades 6-8

Middle School camps start the day with a morning conversation around a positive, enriching value or theme for the day, such as compassion, leadership, and communication. There is also wrap up time at the end of the day, which concludes the day with reflection on the day’s value or theme. Students embark on a journey of putting on a fully-staged 60 minute musical.

These programs are either one week long, running from 9 am – 4 pm, including a lunch time (campers bring a lunch) or two weeks long, where campers will be placed in either the am session (8:30 am – 12:30 pm) or pm session (1:00 pm – 5:00 pm) with a short snack break (campers bring a snack). These are action-packed and challenging weeks, fully of learning, fun and friends! Students will study acting, music and dance as part of the rehearsal process, which will include technical elements such as lights, sound, set, costumes, props, and projections. These programs end with a fully-staged performance!

Middle School Audition Information
Students audition prior to the start of the program, however, upon enrollment, every student has a place in the cast (or technical team). The auditions allow the teaching artists to find the best role for each student. Auditions are 45 minutes long in small groups, have music, dance, and acting sections, and are structured to provide a supportive atmosphere where students are encouraged to be brave and show the team engagement, willingness to learn, and a positive, collaborative spirit. No previous experience is needed.

High School
Grades 9-12

High School camps start the day with a morning conversation around a positive, enriching value or theme for the day, such as compassion. leadership and communication. There is also wrap up time at the end of the day, which concludes the day with reflection on the day’s value or theme. Students embark on a journey of putting on a fully-staged 60 minute musical.

These programs are either one week long, running from 9 am – 4 pm, including a lunch time (campers bring a lunch) or two weeks long, where campers will be placed in either the am session (8:30 am – 12:30 pm) or pm session (1:00 pm – 5:00 pm) with a short snack break (campers bring a snack). These are action-packed and challenging weeks, fully of learning, fun and friends! Students will study acting, music and dance as part of the rehearsal process, which will include technical elements such as lights, sound, set, costumes, props, and projections. These programs end with a fully-staged performance!

High School Audition Information
Students audition prior to the start of the program, however, upon enrollment, every student has a place in the cast (or technical team). The auditions allow the teaching artists to find the best role for each student. **The conservatory program Mama Mia has a different audition policy** Auditions are 45 minutes long in small groups, have music, dance, and acting sections, and are structured to provide a supportive atmosphere where students are encouraged to be brave and show the team engagement, willingness to learn, and a positive, collaborative spirit. No previous experience is needed.

Conservatory
Grades 9-12*

*8 grade with prior PAA production experience are welcome. Please contact producer@paacolorado.org.

The Conservatory Theatre program at PAA is our top level program, appropriate for serious, experienced high-school students who want to take their acting, singing, and dancing to the next level. The Conservatory Theatre program is different from our standard high school theatre programs. Students are required to participate in a rigorous audition process. The directors for PAA conservatory theatre programs are all current industry professionals with a vast amount of experience in their field. We expect Conservatory Theatre students to bring a professional level of effort and dedication to each rehearsal. A higher degree of learning and technical application to performance. Through the PAA Conservatory Theatre program, students will gain a level of experience that will prepare them for college theatre programs and beyond.

Conservatory Audition Information
Mamma Mia is an advanced level, conservatory program and students are required to audition for a part. Between 25 & 30 students will be accepted into this program. Previous fully staged production theatre experience is required. The auditions are modeled after professional auditions with acting, music, and dance sections. Please come prepared with a 16 bars music selection showing vocal range, a short (1 minute monologue), and be prepared to dance. Auditions will take place on a single day for four hours. Students are requested to stay for the entirety of the audition time. Due to the audition requirements, tuition refunds will be made for students who are not assigned a part. For voluntary cancellations, our cancelation policy will apply.