UNO to Offer Additional Theater Camp for Ages 5 to 7 July 27-August 2
7/15/2009
(July 15, 2009, New Orleans, La.) The University of New Orleans Lakefront Youth Theatre Experiment (LYTE) will hold an additional weeklong half-day theater camp July 27-August 2 for children ages 5 to 7.
Munchkins & Monkeys Mini Summer Theatre Camp will be held Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to noon at the UNO Performing Arts Center Robert E. Nims Theatre on the Lakefront Campus. The mini-camp will run concurrently with the final week of "The Wizard of Oz" summer camp.
Throughout the weeklong program, campers will be introduced to the basics of movement and theater techniques through various games and activities. The mini-camp will culminate in a live performance of the Frank L. Baum classic, "The Wizard of Oz," adapted for young performers by Kathryn Schultz Miller.
Performances will be held on Friday, July 31 and Saturday, August 1 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, August 2 at 2:30 p.m.
Tuition is $75 and each camper will receive a free camp T-shirt.
Enrollment is limited to 10 campers.
The University of New Orleans (UNO), the urban research University of the State of Louisiana, provides essential support for the educational, economic, cultural and social well-being of the culturally rich and diverse New Orleans metropolitan area. It opened its doors in 1958 as part of the Louisiana State University System "to bring public-supported higher education to Louisiana's largest urban community." Today, UNO offers 43 undergraduate degree programs, 37 masters, and 11 doctoral programs. The 340-acre main campus sits on the south shore of Lake Pontchartrain, offering easy access to all parts of the metro area. For more information, visit http://www.uno.edu/.
Johanna M. Schindler
Director of Public Relations
(504) 280-6939
Fax (504) 280-1080
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