Actors Academy

Mission Statement of Lewis University’s Actors Academy

• Provide a unique educational experience in theatre arts
• Encourage participation in and appreciation of theatre
• Foster creativity, self-expression and leadership skills
• Promote self-confidence and improve communications skills
• Develop creative potential through active participation in theatre art
• Offer opportunities to explore the world of theatre in an enjoyable and supportive atmosphere

Summer Theatre Camp Offered Unique and Educational Experience for Kids

Each summer parents search for activities to keep their children productive, and Lewis University¹s Philip Lynch Theatre (PLT) in partnership with Heritage Theatre Company (HTC) answered the call with a unique musical theatre experience for children ages 6-12 years old. The newly formed "Actors Academy" offered theatre classes for junior drama stars on July 20-31. On the last day of class, 17 budding theatre stars performed "America's Tallest Tales: The Musical" complete with costumes, lights and props on the beautifully intimate PLT stage.

Lewis Actors Academy was an educational experience including dance, music, and acting. Lewis University alumna, Barbara Eberhard of Joliet, who taught for 4 years at the Rialto School of the Arts, taught the Actors Academy classes. Her company, Eberhard and Friends, is now with Lewis University's Actors Academy. A local educator for over 30 years, Barbara Eberhard is the Academy's director. She was recently named a recipient of the 2009 Joliet Area Great Teacher Award for commitment to the highest standard of teaching excellence.

Registration forms are now available for Actors Academy's winter classes to be held on Saturday mornings beginning January 16 through March 13, 2010. On the last day of winter classes, the drama stars will perform the classic tale, "The Emperor's New Clothes".

Registration forms are available by calling the PLT box office (815) 836-5500 or download the online form.

All classes will be held at the Philip Lynch Theatre located on the main campus of Lewis University on Route 53 in Romeoville. A Catholic university sponsored by the De La Salle Christian Brothers, Lewis offers nearly 80 undergraduate majors and programs of study, accelerated degree completion options for working adults, various aviation programs and 22 graduate programs in nine fields. The 10th largest private, not-for-profit university in Illinois is being honored for the fifth consecutive year by The Princeton Review and U.S. News & World Report. For more information please visit www.lewisu.edu.

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