BARD DAYS WILL BE BACK SUMMER 2012
What stuff 'tis made of, whereof it is born, I am to learn"
"BARD DAYS"
Shakespeare Camp for Youth
JULY 2012
Though the works of William Shakespeare are over 400 years old, local youth still feel that “Shakespeare rocks!” during the Montana Shakespeare Company’s annual camp, Bard Days.
Back by popular demand, the Montana Shakespeare Company presents its weeklong, user-friendly camp devoted to learning about the words and world of William Shakespeare.
Bard Days celebrates the words and world of William Shakespeare through performance, cultural and literary activities. Students have opportunities to perform scenes from some of theatre’s greatest masterpieces, but also actively explore the Elizabethan world in a kid friendly atmosphere by dueling with insults, scavenger hunts, Elizabethan costume relays and battling in the hugely popular stage combat, taught by MSC’s artistic director, Kim DeLong.
Coursework includes, among others:
•The Language of the Bard,
•Stage Combat,
•Elizabethan Games & Dance
•Searching for Shakespeare Scavenger Hunt
Afternoons are devoted to exploring and performing Shakespeare's texts with stage speech, acting and an applied techniques (rehearsal) class.
The program concludes Friday night, with a shared evening of works at "A Bard Days Night." on July 30.
Bard Days is held at Performance Square on Helena's downtown walking mall.
For additional information: please e-mail:
msc@montanashakespeare.org
BARD DAYS is sponsored in part by the MONTANA ARTS COUNCIL
MEET THE FACULTY
LOUISE ROSAGER, Los Angeles, CA
This professional actress and writer has recently created a historical TV series on Shakespeare’s sonnets that was acquired by HBO as well as a contemporary retelling of Shakespere’s Macbeth. Originally from Denmark, she has studied extensively and performed with the renowned Shakespeare & Co. and the Lee Strasberg Institute and continues to pursue a career in stage and film. She has performed in numerous Shakespearean productions on both coasts including Measure for Measure, Othello, The Comedy of Errors and Romeo & Juliet.
Louisa will be teaching Language of the Bard, Elizabethan dance and directing a scene.
KATY WRIGHT, Helena, MT
When not acting and singing, Katy is a 2nd grade teacher at Hawthorne Elementary School. She is a member of the Actors Equity Association, the professional stage actors union, and appeared as Titania in MSC’s, A Midsummer Night’s Dream in 2007. She can often be heard singing with the
“MachoBand.” Katy worked as an actress in Los Angeles before relocating to Helena. She has appeared in countless musical theatre productions and has received several awards for her outstanding performances.
Katy will be teaching Language of the Bard, Stage Speech and directing a scene.
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KIM DELONG
As Artistic Director and co-founder of the Montana Shakespeare Co., Kim has been a lifelong arts advocate and theatre professional – a director, actor, fight choreographer and instructor – and has taught collegiate theatre for over 25 years. He is member of the Screen Actors Guild and Actors Equity
Association and has worked in theatre and film across the country. This 4th generation Montanan received his MFA in Acting from Cornell University and is a member of the Shakespeare Theatre Association of America. He has also written numerous screenplays for Meridian Films.
Kim will be teaching Stage Combat & Acting Shakespeare.
JEMUEL MORRIS
Jemuel is extremely happy to be back in Helena working with the Montana Shakespeare Company. Originally from Seattle, Jemuel attended Carroll College where he studied acting with Kim DeLong and improv with Mike McNeilly. He now resides in LA where he works as an actor doing film, TV, theatre and commercials. Jemuel has starred in 7 feature films and appeared on the hit comedy show, MADTV. He has also created a short film festival called The Shortie Challenge, written and directed 15 short films, and is currently in post-production on his directorial debut feature film, N.A.P.
Jemuel will be teaching movement and improvisation and will be directing a scene.
CLASSES AT U OF M HELENA THIS Fall
MSC is offering classes for adults and older teens in Playing Shakespeare (an acting class), this Fall on the U of M Helena campus. Classes will be taught by MSC Artistic Director Kim DeLong
Playing Shakespeare is offered:
October 10 thru November 3, 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Monday and Thursday nights.
Fee: The class is 99.00
Registration is thru U of M Helena Continuing Education 406-444-6858
Or go to http://umhelena.edu/continuing/fine arts.aspx
U of M Helen is located at 1115N. Roberts St. Helena, Mt. 59601
