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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 University’s Philip Lynch Theatre (PLT) in partnership with Heritage Theatre Company (HTC) is answering the call with a unique musical theatre experience for children ages 6-12 years old. The newly formed “Actors Academy” will offer theatre classes for junior drama stars on July 27-30, and August 2-7 from 9 a.m. to noon. On the last day of class, participants will perform “Little Red Riding Hood” complete with costumes, lights and props on the beautifully intimate PLT stage. Participants will also have two free public outdoor performances at Kidzfest sponsored by Lewis University on Saturday, August 7, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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.

The fractured fairy tale musical version of “Little Red Riding Hood” is filled with fun – Little Red’s Mom is unusually proud of the Riding Hood family tree, the Woodsman has some spectacularly u n t a l e n t e d apprentices, the Wolf needs some ketchup, Granny is a math quiz, and Little Red learns how to do the Acorn Dance with an odd band of Squirrels.

Students in the class need not have music or acting experience.

Lewis’ Actors Academy will be an educational experience that includes dance, music, and acting. Lewis University alumna, Barbara Eberhard of Joliet, who taught for 4 years at the former Rialto School of the Arts, will teach the 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, and was 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 summer theatre camp to be held July 27-30 and August 2-7.

Registration forms are available by calling the PLT box office (815) 836-5500 ordownload 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.

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