2025 Summer Theatre Workshop
Info about City Park Players’ 2025 Summer Theatre Workshop-for Kids will be available Spring 2025! If you’d like to be added to our e-newsletter to stay up-to-date, click on “NEWS” in the header above!
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City Park Players held their annual summer theatre workshop for kids July 15-26, 2024, giving students an opportunity to learn theater basics in a fun environment. Children entering grades 1-12 enjoyed the Summer Theatre Workshop, directed by Jill Dupont, at the Kress Theatre in Downtown Alexandria. This week-long workshop offered children the opportunity to develop acting and staging skills through rehearsals, games, and activities. Participants auditioned for their scenes, learned how to block, and rehearsed together. This camp culminated in a performance of “Broadway Beat!” on Friday, July 26, 2024 on Hearn Stage at Kress Theatre.
2023 Summer Theatre Workshop
City Park Players held their annual summer theatre workshop for kids July 10-14, 2023, giving students an opportunity to learn theater basics in a fun environment. Children entering grades 1-10 enjoyed the Summer Theatre Workshop, directed by Jill Dupont, at the Kress Theatre in Downtown Alexandria. This week-long workshop offered children the opportunity to develop acting and staging skills through rehearsals, games, and activities. Participants auditioned for their scenes, learned how to block, and rehearsed together. This camp culminated in a performance of “At the Bandstand on Friday, July 14, 2023 on Hearn Stage at Kress Theatre.
CPP’s Summer Theatre Workshop is sponsored by the Martin Foundation through a grant administered by the Arts Council of Central Louisiana.
This workshop is sponsored by the Martin Foundation through a grant administered by the Arts Council of Central Louisiana.
2022 Summer Theatre Workshop
City Park Players held their annual summer theatre workshop for kids July 11-15, 2022, giving students an opportunity to learn theater basics in a fun environment. Children entering grades 1-7 enjoyed the Summer Theatre Workshop, directed by Diane Falcone, at the Kress Theatre in Downtown Alexandria. This week-long workshop offered children the opportunity to develop acting and staging skills through rehearsals, games, and activities. Participants auditioned for their scenes, learned how to block, and rehearsed together. This camp culminated in a performance of “The Boy Who Cried Wolf” by Stacey Lane on Friday, July 15, 2022 on Hearn Stage at Kress Theatre.
CPP’s Summer Theatre Workshop is sponsored by the Martin Foundation through a grant administered by the Arts Council of Central Louisiana.
This workshop is sponsored by the Martin Foundation through a grant administered by the Arts Council of Central Louisiana.
2021 Summer Theatre Workshop
City Park Players held their annual summer theatre workshop for kids, giving students an opportunity to learn about the theater. Children entering grades 1-7 enjoyed the Summer Theatre Workshop, directed by Diane Falcone, at the Kress Theatre in Downtown Alexandria. This week-long workshop offered children the opportunity to develop acting and staging skills through rehearsals, music, and activities. Participants auditioned for their scenes, learned how to block, and rehearsed. This camp culminated in a performance of “The Happy Prince” by Oscar Wilde, adapted by Diane Falcone, on Friday, July 30, 2021 at Kress Theatre.
CPP’s Summer Theatre Workshop is sponsored by the Martin Foundation through a grant administered by the Arts Council of Central Louisiana.
CPP Theatre Workshop with Pia Wyatt - October 19, 2019
City Park Players was pleased to present a CPP Theatre Workshop free of charge on Saturday, October 19, with guest speaker Pia Wyatt. Wyatt is a Professor of Theatre and Dance and Associate Director of Theatre and Dance at Northwestern State University School of Creative and Performing Arts in Natchitoches, LA.
The workshop featured two sessions. The acting session explored “Auditioning Tips”. Actors learned how to make a great impression and stand out at a live audition, and got the inside scoop of what casting directors look for when hiring actors, with an option for the participants to present an audition and receive feedback.
The directing session covered “Directing for the Stage”. New and experienced directors learned and discussed the demands and problems of directing as they study and practice essential tools of directing. Topics covered included how to find a concept, how to block a scene, and how to successfully work with actors.
The CPP Theatre Workshop was held at the Rapides Foundation building in Downtown Alexandria. This workshop was brought to you free of charge as a community service.
2019 Summer Theatre Workshop
City Park Players held their annual summer theatre camp for kids, giving students an opportunity to learn about the theater, both on-stage and behind-the-scenes. Children entering grades Kindergarten through 7th grade enjoyed the Summer Theatre Workshop, directed by Tina Smith, at the Hearn Stage in Downtown Alexandria. This two-weeklong camp offered children the opportunity to develop acting and staging skills through theatre games, music, and activities. Participants auditioned for their scenes, learned how to block, and rehearsed, learning acting and singing techniques. This camp culminated in a performance of “Treasure Island-for Kids” by Robert Louis Stevenson, adapted by Brendan Kelso, on Friday, July 26, 2019 on Hearn Stage at Kress Theatre.
CPP’s Summer Theatre Workshop is sponsored by the Martin Foundation through a grant administered by the Arts Council of Central Louisiana.
2018 Summer Theatre Workshop
City Park Players held their annual summer theatre camp for kids, giving students an opportunity to learn about the theater, both on-stage and behind-the-scenes. Children entering grades 1-6 enjoyed the Summer Theatre Workshop’s “Future Stars”, directed by Tina Smith with assistance from Emma Sullivan, at the Hearn Stage in Downtown Alexandria. This 2 weeklong camp offered children the opportunity to develop acting and staging skills through theatre games, music, and activities. Participants auditioned for their scenes, learned how to block, and rehearsed, learning acting and singing techniques. This camp culminated in a performance of “Snow White Lite” by Jacob Dorn on Friday, August 3, 2018 on Hearn Stage at Kress Theatre.
City Park Players also held a second summer theatre camp for kids, giving older students an opportunity to learn about the theater, both on-stage and behind-the-scenes. Children entering grades 7-12 enjoyed the Summer Theatre Workshop’s “Rising Stars”, directed by Kathy Richey, at the Hearn Stage in Downtown Alexandria. This weeklong camp offered these older students the opportunity to develop acting and staging skills. This camp culminated in a performance of excerpts from Johnathan Dorn’s “Dear Chuck” on Friday, August 3, 2018 on Hearn Stage at Kress Theatre.
The 2018 Summer Theatre Workshops were sponsored by the RoyOMartin Foundation through a grant administered by the Arts Council of Central Louisiana, and is also supported by a grant from the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, in cooperation with the Louisiana State Arts Council, and as administered by the Arts Council of Central Louisiana. Funding has also been provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, Art Works. For additional information, reservations and more, please email cityparkplayers@gmail.com or call 318-484-4478.
2017 Summer Theatre Workshop: "Crazy Kids Camp"
City Park Players held their annual one-week summer theatre camp for kids, giving students an opportunity to learn in-depth about the theater, both on-stage and behind-the-scenes. Children aged 7-12 enjoyed the Summer Theatre Workshop, directed by Tina Smith with assistance from Shayla Simmons, at the Hearn Stage in Downtown Alexandria. This crazy character camp offered children the opportunity to develop acting and staging skills through theatre games, music, and activities. Participants auditioned for their scenes, learned how to block, and rehearsed, learning acting and singing techniques. The week-long camp culminated in a short performance on Friday, August 4, 2017 on Hearn Stage at Kress Theatre. This workshop was sponsored by the RoyOMartin Foundation through a grant administered by the Arts Council of Central Louisiana.
2016 Summer Theatre Workshop: "Totally Red"
City Park Players held a summer theatre camp for kids June 6-July 1, 2016. Children learned about multiple theatre genres through their rehearsals and performance of “Totally Red”. The children involved, learning through theatre games and five different genres, were enthusiastic. The culmination of the summer camp was a presentation of the complete show to an audience comprising the play author, parents, friends, City Park Players actors and directors. This workshop was sponsored by the RoyOMartin Foundation through a grant administered by the Arts Council of Central Louisiana.
2014 Summer Theatre Workshop: "Mr. Skellybones"
“Mr. Skellybones”, a children’s interactive musical play with dance based on readings about human anatomy, was the production of the 2014 Summer Theatre Workshop for City Park Players. Children involved were cheerful and upbeat and enjoyed learning the songs and dances to “Mr. Skellybones”, by Douglas Wootton. This workshop was sponsored by the RoyOMartin Foundation through a grant administered by the Arts Council of Central Louisiana.
This workshop is sponsored by the Martin Foundation through a grant administered by the Arts Council of Central Louisiana.
