Guthrie Theater

Theater Audition Boot Camp

June 24-30, 2012
Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minn.

The Guthrie and Gustavus Adolphus College are joining efforts to offer an immersive Summer Theater Audition Boot Camp for young performers, to be held on the Gustavus Adolphus campus. The program is open to students entering grades 10-12 who seriously intend to pursue a career in theatrical performance. It will focus strongly on audition techniques and monologues, and afford young actors the opportunity to work with master teachers and theater artists from both the Guthrie Theater and the Gustavus Adolphus Department of Theatre and Dance.

The weeklong camp will be directed by Henry MacCarthy, Gustavus assistant professor of theater and dance. It will take place at Gustavus in its state-of-the-art facilities including its 280-seat thrust stage, black box, two dance studios and several classrooms. The daily schedule will incorporate instruction in ballet, movement, voice, acting and script analysis, as well as one-on-one coaching sessions.

On Thursday, June 28, participants will spend the day at the Guthrie working with Guthrie artists, touring the theater and learning up-close the workings of a major theater organization. Students will experience 80-minute teaching sessions including Intro to Stage Combat, How to Handle Shakespearean Text and How Improvisation Skills Can Enhance Your Audition. Following their day of instruction, students and staff will attend the Guthrie's production of Roman Holiday on the McGuire Proscenium Stage.   

Supervised room and board will be provided throughout the camp. Students will be housed in dormitory-style bedrooms in Gustavus' residence halls, including Wi-Fi internet, air conditioning, laundry facilities and common lounge areas. Students will receive three meals a day at Gustavus' Marketplace, repeatedly ranked by the Princeton Review as one of the nation's top 10 college cafeterias.

The Theater Audition Boot Camp tuition is $1,200. For more information, including how to register, visit gustavus.edu/camps/theatre or call 507.933.7486.



photo provided by Gustavus Adolphus College