Playwrights Theatre’s Creative Arts Academy teaches classes year-round for children, teens and adults. In addition to traditional enrollment where students take one session at a time, the Creative Arts Academy is offering a Creative Arts Academy Degree Program for children and teens only. The Degree Program is a complete Creative Education where students can matriculate and earn credits towards a Creative Arts Academy Degree. Summer Camp credits towards the Degree Program are available on the website.

For additional information or to register, visit www.ptnj.org or call Alex Sarian at ext. 21.

Camp Sessions for 2008:

Session A: June 23-July 3

Session B: July 7-August 1

Session C: July 21-August 1

Session D: August 4-August 15

The Full-Day Theatre Academy (Monday through Friday, 9:30 am – 4:30 pm) is designed for grades 4-6 and 7-9. Students work with a team of artists and alternate daily through classes in acting technique, musical performance, play production, and playwriting. Students explore each skill and learn how to weave the various elements together into an engaging, original performance piece presented to family and friends. Tuition is $595 per two-week session and a multiple student or multiple session discount is available. Each session concludes with a presentation for family and friends.

The Two-Week, Half-Day Summer Camp sessions are an opportunity for students at all levels of experience to bring their imagination to life, while practicing basic performance and writing skills. Tuition is $275 per two-week session and multiple student, multiple session and returning student discounts are available. Each session concludes with a presentation for family and friends. The morning session (Monday through Friday, 9:30 am – 12:30pm) classes include: Playmakers (grades 1-3), Acting Lab (grades 4-6), Musical Performance (grades 4-6) and the Creative Play class (ages 4 & 5) which meets (Monday through Friday, 9:30 – 11:30am) and the tuition for this class is $250. The afternoon session (Monday through Friday, 1:30 pm – 4:30pm) classes include: Playmakers (grades 1-3), The 2-Week Play (grades 4-6), and Playwriting Lab (grades 4-6).

The Summer Theatre Half-Day Program for teens is an opportunity for students at all levels of experience to discover new facets of creativity while developing their theatrical skills. Tuition is $275 per two-week session and multiple student, multiple session and returning student discounts are available. Each session concludes with a presentation for family and friends. Classes are Monday through Friday, 1:30 – 4:30 pm and include The 2-Week Play (grades 7-9), Acting Workshop (grades 10-12), Playwriting Workshop (grades 7-9 and 10-12), Musical Performance (grades 7-9), Poetry (grades 7-9 and 10-12) and Acting for the Camera (grades 7-9 and 10-12). The Acting Workshop (grades 7-9) meets Monday through Friday, 9:30 – 12:30pm. Other specialty classes may be offered over the summer and will be announced on the website www.ptnj.org and via email updates.

The Creative Arts Academy is committed to nurturing independent thinking, artistic and personal development through the literary and performing arts. At the Creative Arts Academy, students are part of a community where self-expression and creativity thrive and every person is a valuable member of the whole. Playwrights Theatre’s Creative Arts Academy strives for artistic excellence while emphasizing the creative process, both of which are vital to the personal, social and academic evolution of students of all ages. Creative Arts Academy instructors are highly experienced professional artists who are perceptive and dynamic in the classroom. Creative Arts Academy teachers are committed to developing their own skills, as well as those of their students, and to refining their artistry through continued practice and education.