Spend the Summer in the Spotlight!
 Don’t miss out on a GREAT Theatre Summer Camp!

GREAT 2009 Summer Theatre Camp Registration Is Now Open

GREAT Summer Camps provide a safe, rewarding environment for youth to explore theatre and build life skills. But the best part is making new friends! Last year, over 1,000 youth attended GREAT Summer Camps! This summer we've expanded our program to include six locations to make our experience even more convenient for you.

KINDERPLAY
Ages 3 - 4
Cost: $35
Through dramatic play, children develop their imagination, build self esteem and confidence.  Kinderplay camps feature creative movement, crafts and literature-based activities.  Camper Sharing Time with parents on the last day!

Bear-ific
From teddies to Pooh, polar to grizzly, we LOVE bears! Snuggle and roar your
way through a beary fun week of camp! Each week will feature a Teddy Bear Picnic Day when our furry friends join us for camp!
            K1R1 – June 1-5 – 9-9:55am – Sauk Rapids High School - Location Change
            K1S4 – June 22-26 – 9-9:55am – Sartell High School
            K1R7 – July 20-24 – 9-9:55am – Sauk Rapids Middle School

Mother Goose is on the Loose
Jump into the land of Nursery Rhymes as we pretend with Miss Muffet, Jack
Horner and many more of our favorite rhyme characters. Each week will feature a Pajama Party Day (can you guess what we wear?)!
            K2R2 – June 8-12 – 9-9:55am – Sauk Rapids High School - FULL
            K2A3 – June 15-19 – 9-9:55am – Apollo High School
            K2S6 – July 13-17 – 9-9:55am – Sartell High School

Green Eggs & Ham
Delve into the mind of Dr. Seuss...Whether it's cats in hats or noodle-eating
poodles, Seuss captures our imagination and keeps us running, hopping and diving through amazing worlds. Each week will feature a Wild & Wacky Seuss Day!
            K3R4 – June 22-26 – 9-9:55am – Sauk Rapids Middle School
            K3R6 – July 13-17 – 9-9:55am – Sauk Rapids Middle School
            K3S8 – July 27-31 – 9-9:55am – Sartell High School - FULL

EXPLORER THEATRE
Ages 5 - 7
Cost: $45
Explorers develop their creativity and self-expression through a wide-range of imaginative theatrical experiences.  Explorer camps feature drama exploration, crafts and theatre games.  Camper Sharing Time with parents on the last day!

Teddy Bear Tales
Get ready to snuggle and roar your way through a beary fun week of camp! Each week will feature a Teddy Bear Picnic Day when our furry friends join us for camp!
            E1R1 – June 1-5 – 10-11:25am–Sauk Rapids High School-Location Change
            E1S2 -  June 8-12 – 9-10:25am – Sartell High School - FULL
            E1R3 – June 15-19 – 9-10:25am – Sauk Rapids High School - FULL
            E1S4 – June 22-26 – 10-11:25am – Sartell High School
            E1A7 – July 20-24 – 9-10:25am – Apollo High School
            E1R9 – Aug. 3-7 – 9-10:25am – Sauk Rapids Middle School

Mother Goose’s Rhyme Time
Humpty Dumpty, Little Bo Peep and more of your favorite rhyming characters will help make this week a ton of fun!  Each week will feature a Pajama Party Day!
           E2R2 – June 8-12 – 10-11:25am – Sauk Rapids High School
           E2A3 – June 15-19 – 10-11:25am – Apollo High School
           E2R4 – June 22-26 – 10-11:25am – Sauk Rapids Middle School
           E2S5 – July 6-10 – 9-10:25am – Sartell High School
           E2S6 – July 13-17 – 10-11:25am – Sartell High School
           E2R7 – July 20-24 – 10-11:25am – Sauk Rapids Middle School - Cancelled
          

Super Seuss-erific
Would you read Seuss on a train?  In the rain?  We would!  Come explore the wonderful world of Seuss with The Cat in the Hat, Horton, The Lorax and all your favorite Seuss characters.  Each week will have a Wild & Wacky Seuss Day!
           E3S2 – June 8-12 – 10:30 – 11:55am – Sartell High School - FULL
           E3R3 – June 15-19 – 10:30 – 11:55am – Sauk Rapids High School - FULL
           E3S5 – July 6-10 – 10:30 – 11:55am – Sartell High School - FULL
           E3R6 – July 13-17 – 10-11:25am – Sauk Rapids Middle School - FULL
           E3A7 – July 20-24 – 10:30 – 11:55am – Apollo High School - FULL
           E3S8 – July 27-31 – 10-11:25am – Sartell High School - FULL
           E3R9 - Aug. 3-7, 10:30-11:55am - Sauk Rapids Middle School - FULL

MINI-PLAYERS
Ages: 6 - 8
Cost: $55
This mini-play-in-a-week camp is specially designed for first-time actors!  Aspiring young actors experience the steps involved in performing from auditioning and memorizing lines to performing for a live audience!  Final performance for friends and family on the last day of camp.

Snow White
Join the Dwarfs as they try to protect Snow White from the evil Queen.  Great costumes and lots of laughs await in this fun fairy tale.
            MPR2 – June 8-12 – 12:30 – 2:30pm – Sauk Rapids High School - FULL
            MPA3 – June 15-19 – 12:30 – 2:30pm – Apollo High School - FULL
            MPS4 – June 22-26 – 12:30 – 2:30pm – Sartell High School - FULL
            MPB6 – July 13-17 – 9:30 – 11:30am – Becker High School - FULL
           MPR7 - July 20-24 - 10:00 - Noon - Sauk Rapids Middle School - ADDED
            MPS8 – July 27-31 – 12:30 – 2:30pm – Sartell High School - FULL
            MPJ10 – Aug. 10-14 – 9:30 – 11:30am – College of Saint Benedict - FULL

PLAY-IN-A-WEEK
Ages 8-14
Cost: $75
Developing actors will be immersed in the production process from auditions to performing.  Young actors will develop dramatic expression and theatrical experience.  Every actor receives lines to memorize and perform in the final performance for family and friends, featuring professional costumes. 

The Little Mermaid - Nonmusical
Spend a week under-the-sea with Ariel and all her underwater friends in this non-musical adventure.
            P1S2 – June 8-12 – 12:30 – 4:30pm – Sartell High School - FULL
            P1R3 – June 15-19 – 12:30 – 4:30pm – Sauk Rapids High School - FULL
            P1S6 – July 13-17 – 12:30 – 4:30pm – Sartell High School - FULL
            P1J10 – Aug. 10-14 – 12:30 – 4:30pm – College of Saint Benedict - FULL

The Jungle Book - Nonmusical
Join the adventure as Baloo the bear and Bagheera the panther try to save Mowgli from the evil tiger, Shere Kahn.
            P2R1 – June 1-5 – 12:30 – 4:30pm – Sauk Rapids High School - FULL
            P2R4 – June 22-26 – 12:30 – 4:30pm – Sauk Rapids Middle School - FULL
            P2S5 – July 6-10 – 12:30 – 4:30pm - Sartell High School - FULL
            P2B6 – July 13-17 – 12:30 – 4:30pm - Becker High School - FULL
            P2A7 – July 20-24 – 12:30 – 4:30pm - Apollo High School - FULL
            P2R9 – Aug. 3-7 – 12:30 – 4:30pm – Sauk Rapids Middle School - FULL

All-Day Play-In-A-Week – NEW!
Ages 12-18 (GREAT summer camp & mainstage alumni only)
Cost: $189
A NEW camp created just for GREAT summer camp and mainstage alumni.  This specially selected class will build on the basics and hone the acting skills of campers as they prepare for a final performance at the end of the week.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Get ready to get lost in the fairy world of one of the Bard’s famous comedy’s.  Dazzling costumes and a beautiful script combine for a fantastical week of camp!
           P3P5 – July 6-10 – 9-4pm – GREAT Studios* - FULL

ALL DAY MUSICAL
The best of Broadway jumps to life as campers prepare a musical from auditioning to performing.  These specially selected all-day camps will broaden the acting, singing and dancing skills of campers and prepare them for a final performance at the end of the week.

High School Musical
Ages 8-16
Cost: $189
By popular demand, the smash hit musical based on the Disney Channel Movie returns!  Get your head in the game as you dance and sing your way through this amazing phenomenon.
            M1R5 – July 6-10 – 9-4pm – Sauk Rapids Middle School
            M1S7 – July 20-24 – 9-4pm – Sartell High School
            M1R8 – July 27-31 – 9-4pm – Sauk Rapids Middle School
            M1P9 – Aug. 3-7 – 9-4pm – GREAT Studios* - FULL

Seussical the Musical
Ages 10-18
Cost: $189
Exciting dances, fun music, amazing costumes – Seussical has it all!  You’ll have non-stop fun as Horton, The Cat in the Hat, Gertrude McFuzz and many of your favorite Seuss characters show you all the Thinks you can Think!
            M2P2 – June 8-12 – 9-4pm – GREAT Studios*
            M2S3 – June 15-19 – 9-4pm – Sartell High School
            M2P4 – June 22-26 – 9-4pm – GREAT Studios*
            M2J5 – July 6-10 – 9-4pm – College of Saint Benedict - FULL
            M2P6 – July 13-17 – 9-4pm – GREAT Studios*
            M2A8 – July 27-31 – 9-4pm – Apollo High School - FULL
            M2R9 – Aug. 3-7 – 9-4pm – Sauk Rapids Middle School

Notes:
* Camps that meet at the GREAT Studios will host final performances at the Paramount Theatre.

Locations:
GREAT Studios 919 W St. Germain St, St. Cloud, 56301
Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School (Community Arts Center) 901 1st St. S, Sauk Rapids, 56379
Sauk Rapids-Rice High School (Performing Arts Center) 1835 Osauka Rd NE, Sauk Rapids, 56379
Sartell High School 748 7th St. N, Sartell, 56377
Apollo High School 1000 44th Ave. N, St. Cloud, 56303
Becker High School 12000 Hancock St SE, Becker, 55308
College of Saint Benedict’s Gorecki Theater (CSB’s Benedicta Arts Center) 37 South College Avenue, St. Joseph, Minnesota 56374

Again this year, the camp fee INCLUDES a free T-Shirt!

Cancellation & Class Changes: There will be a fee of $5.00 for each switched camp.  Cancellations may be made up to two weeks prior to the start of camp, subject to a 15% cancellation fee.  There will be no refunds made within the two weeks prior to the start of camp.

Register early, as camps fill up fast!

All dates, times and prices are subject to change.

Scholarships are available. Please call (320)258-2787 for information.

Season Members remember to have your code ready to receive your discount.