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SUMMER CAMP 2023
AT CREATIVE ROOT
Registration Opens in January!
Spend your summer with Creative Root where campers will be encouraged to become their best, silliest, and most creative selves!
Learn MoreZeus the Mighty
Ages: 6-9
Mondays - Fridays, 9-3pm
June 26, 2023 -
July 14, 2023
(No camp on July 3th & 4th)
Program Fee: $900, Early Bird $825
Early Bird $75 Discount Automatically Applied if you register by April 14, 2023
Based on the National Geographic series by Crispin Boyer
Greek Mythology takes over the Mount Olympus Pet Center in Athens, Georgia and hilarity ensues as Zeus the Mighty, an over-confident hamster, and his God Squad—Athena the cat, Demeter the cricket, Ares the dog, and Poseidon the puffer fish—face Herculean challenges that take them from the dark underworld to voyages on the Oddest Sea!
Percy Jackson
Ages: 10-14
Mondays - Fridays, 9-3pm
June 26, 2023 -
July 14, 2023
(No camp on July 3rd & 4th)
Program Fee: $900, Early Bird $825
Early Bird $75 Discount Automatically Applied if you register by April 14, 2023
Based on the series by Rick Riordan
Have you ever dreamed of battling a minotaur, facing Medusa or triumphing over one-eyed giants? What would you do if you came face-to-face with gods and goddesses or woke up one day learning you were a demi-God? Explore what it really means to be brave while devising your own ancient quest inspired by the many heroes and heroines of Camp Half Blood.
Charlotte's Web
Ages: Ages: 6-7 (SOLD OUT) & 8-12 Group (SPACE STILL AVAILABLE)
Mondays - Fridays, 9-3pm
July 17, 2023 -
July 28, 2023
Program Fee: Program Fee: $700, Early Bird $625
Early Bird $75 Discount Automatically Applied if you register by April 14, 2023
Based on the book by E.B. White
What a Pig! The farm can be a very lonely place for a young pig named Wilbur who fears a frightening fate. That is until Wilbur meets the barn spider Charlotte who saves his life while showing him what it means to be a true and loyal friend!
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Ages: 10-14
Mondays - Fridays, 9-3pm
July 17, 2023 -
July 28, 2023
Program Fee: Program Fee: $700, Early Bird $625
Early Bird $75 Discount Automatically Applied if you register by April 14, 2023
Based on the book by Roald Dahl
It’s a raid! From hen heckling to turkey-taking to cider sipping, Mr. Fox has done it again and now he’s on the run! Bogus, Bunce and Bean–the three meanest farmers around—are out to get him and everyone he loves! Is this the end, or will Mr. Fox come up with the most fantastic of all plans to save the day?
Explore-a-story-dom: The Gruffalo
Ages: 4-6
Mondays - Fridays, 9:30am - 12:30pm
July 31, 2023 -
August 4, 2023
Program Fee: One Week: $300, Early Bird $225
Early Bird $75 Discount Automatically Applied if you register by April 2, 2023
What’s a mouse to do when the three biggest bullies in the forest—fox, owl and snake—are out to get her? She invents the Gruffalo to protect her!! But what happens when she realizes her imaginary friend with terrible tusks, terrible claws and terrible teeth in his terrible jaws is actually real?
Junior Acting Intensive: The Fundamentals
Ages: 11-16
Mondays - Friday, 9:30am - 12:30pm
July 31, 2023 -
August 4, 2023
Program Fee: One Week: $375, Early Bird $300
Early Bird $75 Discount Automatically Applied if you register by April 2, 2023
For aspiring young performers looking to explore and hone their craft. This intensive will offer a series of specialized classes that will focus on the fundamentals of audition technique (stage//on camera), scene study, and monologue coaching. Additional classes may be offered in other areas such as improv, musical theater and stage combat. (Class schedule TBD)
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Wait, Creative Root is at the Theatre School at DePaul?
We sure are! Creative Root is an auxiliary program of The Theatre School at DePaul specifically designed for the community! All of our classes and camps take place at the state-of-the-art Theatre Building (2350 N Racine Ave).
Can Creative Root teach a class at the school I work at?
Yes, if you can’t come to us, we’ll do our best to come to you! We work in schools and with community organizations all year long offering both in-school and after-school programs. For more information, contact [email protected].
Do you offer discounts or scholarships?
Yes, we want as many people to have an opportunity to exercise their imaginations as possible. For camps, we offer an early bird discount and discount for active DePaul staff and students. Discounts cannot be combined. And we do offer a limited amount of partial or full scholarships for our camps and class programs. To inquire, please reach out to Mechelle Moe at [email protected]
What is DePaul’s Tax ID Number?
DePaul’s Tax ID Number is 36-2167048. You can also find this on your receipt once you’ve registered.
I’d love to talk to someone. Who can I reach out to?
You can email Creative Root directly at [email protected] and we’ll get back to you right away!
Growing a Strong Ensemble
The foundation of all Creative Root programming is based on the principal of ensemble—our practice to be aware, respectful and kind to one another as we collaborate and create theatre together. On our very first day of class or camp, each ensemble will create their own agreement together so that everyone can offer and share what they need in order to be their best, most confident, creative self and collaborator.
Inclusivity
Creative Root works towards always holding an inclusive space. Let us know how best to support your child in order to create an environment where they can be their most happy, silliest, imaginative and brilliant selves.
Respect for Ourselves & Others
At Creative Root, we want to make sure that every student feels safe emotionally, physically, and creatively while working together. This includes being a respectful artistic collaborator and mindful of how we use our words and physical actions while working together. Creative Root celebrates leading with kindness by actively listening to all ideas, making space for others, taking turns during an exercise, using safety and awareness with our bodies, observing personal boundaries, being a positive, supportive ensemble member and offering feedback that is constructive. We all shine when we take care of each other!
Respect for the Creative Process & Work
We have a collective goal to explore theater through a variety of lenses (movement, writing, singing, designing) and let that inspire the art we make together—all guided by our experienced instructors. Theater is a team effort, and we invite and encourage everyone to fully participate in the creative process in order to develop a piece of theater that is entirely unique to that ensemble. And while casting and performing is one aspect of the process, at Creative Root, we don’t believe it’s the most important and we don’t want it to define our entire experience. Who knows, maybe you’ll discover something new you love that you never knew about before! We hope so!
Respect for our Work & Play Spaces
How lucky we are to get to have classes and camp at the amazing Theatre School building and DePaul campus! We ask that campers always respect the physical spaces that we work —rehearsal rooms, the lobby, The Quad, bathrooms, and the playground. Also, for your students’s safety, we want to make sure we are always using the spaces for what they were designed for and that we leave no trace! (Except for all the positive, creative energy we put into the universe!) Staff and Instructors will always let campers know what are able to, or not able to do, in our work and play spaces. Or if you don’t know, just ask!