Since its founding in 1974, Bay Street Players at the State Theatre has been committed to youth education. The Young People’s Theatre program (YPT) is the oldest of its kind in the state and among the longest running youth theatre education initiatives in the nation.
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We are proud to provide a creative outlet to students who have limited access to the arts by affording them the opportunity to learn in a live production environment. In class, students learn proper acting styles, techniques, and character development on their way to a weekend of public performances complete with costumes, props, sets, and light and sound elements—just as they would be in our Main Stage Series. Classes are regularly visited by experts from the Central Florida theatre community for master classes in a range of theatrical techniques.
Young People’s Theatre students are encouraged to use skills developed in class and continue learning by participating in our Main Stage Series, both on and offstage
SUMMER CAMP 2024
SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK LIVE! JR.
JULY 8TH-AUGUST 4TH
MONDAYS – FRIDAYS
9:00AM-4:00PM
PERFORMANCES: AUGUST 2ND-4TH.
The Emmy Award-winning Saturday morning educational cartoon series and pop culture phenomenon is now the basis for one of the most fun and easily mounted musicals ever to hit the stage, Schoolhouse Rock Live! JR.
A loose, revue-like structure allows for a great deal of flexibility in staging and cast size in this energetic musical, which follows Tom, a young schoolteacher, who is nervous about his first day of teaching. He tries to relax by watching TV, when various characters representing facets of his personality emerge from the set and show him how to win his students over with imagination and music. Memorable songs as “Just a Bill,” “Lolly, Lolly, Lolly” and “Conjunction Junction” bring his lesson plans vividly to life.
From 9:00am-12:00pm, students will break out into a variety of master theatre classes led by seasoned directors, actors, teachers, and artisans from across the region for specialized training in a variety of theatrical techniques: monologue and audition preparation, voice coaching, stage combat, puppetry, special effects makeup, and more! Following lunch—provided by the student—students will rehearse the classic Schoolhouse Rock Live! JR. from 1:00pm-4:00pm.
Summer camp tuition is $495. Need-based financial assistance and payment plans are available. Families who enroll two or more siblings receive a 25% tuition discount. For Students age 8-18. Please contact us at info@baystreetplayers.org or 352.357.7777 for more information.