HS/MS Summer Theatre Camp for Ages 11-18

Join Erin Cawley for a more advanced middle and high school theatre camp for ages Ages 11-18 (students entering grades 6-12) . This two-week camp focuses on building theatre skills while creating and performing a full-length, Tony-award winning production. Students can focus on acting, production, or both during this camp.

Daily activities include:

* Rehearsals
* Set, prop, costume design and creation
* Theatre games
* Collaboration and teamwork
* Preparing a fully realized performance in two weeks

Camp includes three public performances. Show dates:

* Friday, July 24 @ 6:30pm
* Saturday, July 25 @ 2:00 pm
* Saturday, July 25 @ 6:30 pm

Students should arrive 90 minutes before each show. There will be a break from 4:00pm–5:00pm between the two Saturday performances. An early potluck dinner will be organized during this break.

Performance runtime: approximately 90 minutes. One ticket is included per registration.

About the Play:

Peter and the Starcatcher is a Tony Award-winning prequel to Peter Pan that tells the story of an orphan boy’s journey with a girl named Molly, pirates, and magical "starstuff". Actors play dozens of characters and use minimal sets and props to create a production that relies on storytelling and imagination. Key characters include the Boy (Peter), Molly, and the villainous pirate Black Stache (who becomes Captain Hook). The play explores greed, love, duty, and the transition from childhood to adulthood, all in a fun, adventurous package. The play premiered Off-Broadway in 2011, transferred to Broadway in 2012, and received nine Tony Award nominations, winning five.

About the Instructor: Erin Cawley

Erin Cawley is a freelance director and theatre educator based in Ouray, CO. She is the Executive Director of the Ouray County Performing Arts Guild (OCPAG) and Board President of Ouray Made.

Previously, Erin served as Chair of the Performing Arts Department at the Lincoln School in Providence, RI, overseeing theatre and music education for students from Pre-K through 12th grade.

She is an Associate Member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC). Erin holds a double major in Theatre Studies and Humanities from Yale University and studied acting at LAMDA (London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art). She trained in directing through the MA Theatre program at Texas Tech University and has worked professionally in New York City as a literary associate with Abingdon Theatre Company.

If you're having issues with registration, please email lexi@weehawkenarts.org.

Class Sub-Category

Acting/Theatre

Location

Sherbino Classroom at Sherbino Theater

Instructor

Erin Cawley

Schedule

From: Jul 12 2026 to Jul 23 2026
Every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 9:30am to 2:30pm