2024 Summer Theatre Camps
SUMMER CAMP
June 3rd through June 16th
Directed by Josh McDaniel
Leeds Arts Council is thrilled to announce our 2024 Summer Camp One musical Annie Jr. directed by Josh McDaniel.
Josh McDaniel is well known throughout the Birmingham local community theatre network. He is a graduate of Southeastern Bible College holding a bachelor’s degree in Bible and theology. He has led as a Youth/Children’s pastor and has twenty years’ experience directing youth camps and vacation Bible school camps as well as writing and directing plays and skits for area churches. Josh is also a seasoned actor and is currently in rehearsal for Leeds Arts Council production of the musical She Loves Me. You may have also seen him as Buddy the Elf in ACTA theatre’s production of Elf the Musical. Additionally, Josh is a character performer with The Party Palace. He is extremely excited to be your camp Director and to see each student bring Annie Jr. to life.
Based on the popular comic strip and adapted from the Tony Award-winning Best Musical, with a beloved book and score by Tony Award winners, Thomas Meehan, Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin, Annie JR. features everyone’s favorite little redhead in her very first adventure.
With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan Annie charms everyone’s hearts despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930s New York City. Annie is determined to find the parents who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of an orphanage run by the cruel Miss Hannigan. Annie eventually foils Miss Hannigan’s evil machinations, finding a new home and family in billionaire Oliver Warbucks, his personal secretary, Grace Farrell, and a lovable mutt named Sandy.
This camp is designed for rising 2nd graders through rising 12th graders. The workshop will be held June 3rd- 16th with performances June 14th-16th. Each child who attends the workshop will have a part in the play and will appear on stage. Tickets to all performances will be open to family and friends of students for $10 each.
We would love for your student to be a part of this wonderful experience! The cost of camp is $225 per student, and if more than one sibling attends, the cost of each additional sibling is $200. Please click on the link below to register. Enrollment is limited to 40 students so reserve your spot today!
2024 Summer Camp Annie Jr – Google Forms
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Summer Camp Two
Mean Girls Jr
June 17th-June 30th
Directed by Allie Picou
Leeds Arts Council is thrilled to announce our 2024 Summer Camp Two musical Mean Girls Jr. directed by Allie Picou.
Allie is excited to be directing her first camp at Leeds Arts Council. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Florida Southern College, where she studied Musical Theatre. She is currently completing her Master’s Degree at the University of Montevallo in Secondary Education. Allie teaches 7th and 8th grade English but has a passion for theatrical performance. Her most recent roles include Louise/Gypsy, Audrey/Little Shop of Horrors and Sally Bowles/Cabaret. She is excited to combine her passion for teaching with her passion for theatre.
The Plastics have deemed Broadway Junior worthy of their presence in Mean Girls JR! This “fetch” musical from book writer Tina Fey (30 Rock), lyricist Nell Benjamin (Legally Blonde) and composer Jeff Richmond (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) is packed with keen wit, an undeniably catchy score, and a sincere message for everyone.
Cady Heron may have grown up on an African savanna, but nothing prepared her for the wild and vicious ways of her strange new home: suburban Illinois. How will this naïve newbie rise to the top of the popularity pecking order? By taking on The Plastics, a trio of lionized frenemies led by the charming but ruthless Regina George. Cady and her friends devise a “Revenge Party” to end Regina’s reign with Cady going undercover as an aspiring Plastic. When the lines between the real Cady and her Plastic self get blurred, she must find her way back to herself and her true friends.
This camp is designed for rising 2nd graders through rising 12th graders. The workshop will be held June 17th- 30th with performances June 28th-30th. Each child who attends the workshop will have a part in the play and will appear on stage. Tickets to all performances will be open to family and friends of students for $10 each.
We would love for your student to be a part of this wonderful experience! The cost of camp is $225 per student, and if more than one sibling attends, the cost of each additional sibling is $200. Please click on the link below to register. Enrollment is limited to 40 students so reserve your spot today!