We now have a page on Facebook! Please visit us and become a Fan. We have posted a short clip from this year's production, Jailhouse Rock:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ramseur-Performing-Arts-Camp/141899872497865?v=wall&ref=ts
Wednesday, August 04, 2010
Sunday, July 11, 2010
We Did It!
I am thrilled to report that the 2010 Ramseur Performing Arts Camp was a huge success thanks to the hard work and awesome talent of the kids who participated!
We suspected on Monday that we were going to have a good week. We'd started learning the first few songs, and the kids seemed to be picking them up really fast! Halfway through the day, we stopped for lunch (and for the grownups to take a breather), and we let the music play on the sound system as background noise. After a little while, we realized that the kids who had finished their lunches were up at the front of the hall, doing the moves and singing the words - it's always a good sign when the kids like the music well enough to work on them on their own!
On Tuesday morning we assigned speaking parts and started working on memorizing. The kids were great - focused and eager to help each other. It's wonderful to see the kids with strong reading skills step up to help the younger kids figure out the harder words!
On Wednesday we start rehearsing the entire musical, start to finish. From that point on, we usually do the entire musical three or four times in a day. The kids were great! No matter how many times we repeated something, they put everything they had into it!
Thursday is when we go script-free. This is the day when I am reminded that as young as I feel, my brain will probably never work as well as it did when I was a child. After only two days with their scripts, the kids already have their parts memorized (mostly)! I have a hard time remembering my own phone number! We did our first full dress-rehearsal and recorded it so the kids could see the musical from the audience's perspective.
Friday was our last day of camp, and we celebrated with a pizza party at lunch. Mona Lisa (Ramseur) provided our pizzas and the kids provided their appetites - it was a good match! Getting ready for our final performance on Friday night always gives the kids a lot of energy, and they worked hard all day to get ready.
Finally, it was time for our performance! The audience was seated and the music for the first song started...and the kids rocked for the next 45 minutes! They all put in awesome performances - memorized lines flowed effortlessly, songs were right on time, and costume changes were smooth. By the time they took their last bows, the audience was having a great time, and so were the kids!
I'm happy to say that our video came out great (copies are available for $10), and we have a great record of the campers' hard work! If you'd like a copy of the DVD, just contact us by the e-mail to the right with your information.
We are already planning for next year's camp! Stay tuned for the details, and thank you for all your support and prayers!
We suspected on Monday that we were going to have a good week. We'd started learning the first few songs, and the kids seemed to be picking them up really fast! Halfway through the day, we stopped for lunch (and for the grownups to take a breather), and we let the music play on the sound system as background noise. After a little while, we realized that the kids who had finished their lunches were up at the front of the hall, doing the moves and singing the words - it's always a good sign when the kids like the music well enough to work on them on their own!
On Tuesday morning we assigned speaking parts and started working on memorizing. The kids were great - focused and eager to help each other. It's wonderful to see the kids with strong reading skills step up to help the younger kids figure out the harder words!
On Wednesday we start rehearsing the entire musical, start to finish. From that point on, we usually do the entire musical three or four times in a day. The kids were great! No matter how many times we repeated something, they put everything they had into it!
Thursday is when we go script-free. This is the day when I am reminded that as young as I feel, my brain will probably never work as well as it did when I was a child. After only two days with their scripts, the kids already have their parts memorized (mostly)! I have a hard time remembering my own phone number! We did our first full dress-rehearsal and recorded it so the kids could see the musical from the audience's perspective.
Friday was our last day of camp, and we celebrated with a pizza party at lunch. Mona Lisa (Ramseur) provided our pizzas and the kids provided their appetites - it was a good match! Getting ready for our final performance on Friday night always gives the kids a lot of energy, and they worked hard all day to get ready.
Finally, it was time for our performance! The audience was seated and the music for the first song started...and the kids rocked for the next 45 minutes! They all put in awesome performances - memorized lines flowed effortlessly, songs were right on time, and costume changes were smooth. By the time they took their last bows, the audience was having a great time, and so were the kids!
I'm happy to say that our video came out great (copies are available for $10), and we have a great record of the campers' hard work! If you'd like a copy of the DVD, just contact us by the e-mail to the right with your information.
We are already planning for next year's camp! Stay tuned for the details, and thank you for all your support and prayers!
Wednesday, May 05, 2010
We're BACK!!
Hello everyone! We're BACK!! Did you miss us?
Yes, after a one year hiatus, the Ramseur Performing Arts Camp is back and ready to take on the musical "Jailhouse Rock!" To quote the Word Music website:
Yes, after a one year hiatus, the Ramseur Performing Arts Camp is back and ready to take on the musical "Jailhouse Rock!" To quote the Word Music website:
Camp will be June 21 through our final performance on the night of June 25. Once again we are asking family and friends to bring canned goods and non-perishable food items for the Ramseur Food Bank to the performane as your "ticket." Camp starts at 8:00am and ends at 5:00pm each day. Registration forms with more information are being distributed to schools this week. Spaces fill up fast, so don't wait to send in your registration! We'll be posting updates on this site - so visit often!Jailhouse Rock!, an upbeat musical from Celeste Clydesdale, teaches children about our freedom in Christ as believers. The musical opens as the children embark on a fun week of hiking and swimming at Camp Koinonia. But much to their disappointment, when they arrive a torrential
downpour leaves them "jailed up" in the mess hall.
While the children are inside, the Camp Director and the Junior Counselors teach them about Paul, Silas and Peter's experiences being "locked up," and how prayer and praise makes a difference.
As a bonus, on the performance video, Joni Eareckson Tada shares her testimony and teaches both children and congregation that God has a sovereign plan for each of us. Even though
seen or unseen things may confine us, when we are reborn through Christ, we are always free in our hearts.
Filled the variety of music styles you expect from Celeste Clydesdale, Jailhouse Rock! is a musical kids will love as they learn that true freedom comes from being reborn in Christ.
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