Estevan鈥檚 Souris Valley Theatre youth summer camps have come to their conclusion.
The camps are designed as a way for young people to learn aspects of theatre, including acting, lighting, choreography, sound design and positive peer interaction.
The camps are offered for three separate age groups, which are categorized into Act 1 for ages six to eight, Act 2 for ages nine to 12, and Act 3 for ages 10 and up.
鈥淭oday (Aug. 17) is the Act 3 final performance of Lost and Found: A Neverland Adventure,鈥� said Kelsey Potoma, theatre camp director for the Souris Valley Theatre.
鈥淲e鈥檝e had the kids with us for two weeks now and we did an audition process with them all and cast them for their parts. Then we spent the last two weeks learning lines and practising scenes and learning full musical numbers.鈥�
Lost and Found: A Neverland Adventure was written by Lampman鈥檚 Maureen Ulrich, who also wrote Pirate Heart, which recently concluded at the Souris Valley Theatre. Lost and Found follows the story of seven young girls living in an orphanage. The girls are told the story of a magical place called Neverland and ultimately end up on an adventure of their own, travelling to Neverland where they end up meeting up with the likes of beloved characters like Tinker Bell and Captain Hook.
鈥淲e have 16 kids with us this year in Act 3, and the age ranges from 10 and up,鈥� said Potoma.
鈥淓very kid has a part in the play. We have three boys who decided to do tech, so we had some people from the theatre come and teach them how to do the lights and sound and stuff like that.鈥�
The youths involved in the camps walk away with new friends and a deeper understanding of the world of theatre.
Kylie Phillipchuk, who was in the Act 3 camp for the first time this year, said she definitely plans on attending the camp again next year.
鈥淲e got to learn how to pronounce new things and we learned lots of famous dances and moves that were really fun,鈥� said Phillipchuk.
鈥淧lus we got to play lots of games in our spare time when we weren鈥檛 rehearsing for the show. 鈥�
Riller Lay-Street, who was also in the Act 3 camp, said he plans on returning next year as well.
听鈥淚 enjoyed that we got to learn to do all these dances and everyone got a part and we all learned how to sing. I鈥檒l definitely want to come back next year to be in another play,鈥� said Lay-Street.
The camps vary in length and price based off of their corresponding group.
Act 1 camp, which runs for one week, has the lowest cost at $125, Act 2, which also runs for one week is $175 and Act 3, which runs for two weeks is $275.
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