ECT SUMMER CAMPS
REGISTRATION Week of July 10 intensive classes - Registration now open! Click on the buttons below
For Middle School-Aged Performers
Entering Grades 5-8
Entering Grades 5-8
For High School-Aged Performers
Entering Grades 9-10
Entering Grades 9-10
DATES
Monday, July 10 - Friday, July 14
LOCATION
ECT's Headquarters, 121 W. First St (formerly Pink Elephant Resale)
SUPERVISION
Supervision is provided for campers no more than 10 minutes prior to the start of each session.
Monday, July 10 - Friday, July 14
LOCATION
ECT's Headquarters, 121 W. First St (formerly Pink Elephant Resale)
SUPERVISION
Supervision is provided for campers no more than 10 minutes prior to the start of each session.
CLASS OPTIONS
For Middle School-Aged Performers
Entering Grades 5-8
Entering Grades 5-8
ACTING INTENSIVE
Sharpen Your Skills: Nailing the Audition and Callback
Sharpen Your Skills: Nailing the Audition and Callback
In this five-day advanced class, students will focus on their acting technique, be given specially curated monologues to use for their next audition, and learn how to stand out in both the audition and callback. This class is all about building confidence, finding strengths, and shining onstage even when the nerves hit. The week will end with a mock-audition showcase which is sure to have you wanting every student as your next star!
Instructor
Helen Knudsen, ECT and York Drama alumnus and past ECT director
Time
9:30 am – 12:30 pm
Cost
$225
Who can participate in this class?
Students entering 5th - 8th grades who are Elmhurst residents or attend Elmhurst schools.
If space allows, children from neighboring communities will be admitted.
For High School-Aged Performers
Entering Grades 9-10
Entering Grades 9-10
ACTING INTENSIVE
Sharpen Your Skills: Actor’s Bootcamp (in the Round)
Sharpen Your Skills: Actor’s Bootcamp (in the Round)
A never-before-offered ECT class focused on acting techniques and audition skills exclusively for grades 9-10. In this five-day intensive, actors will deep-dive into new and exciting characters, be challenged by advanced texts and techniques, and learn how to story-tell to an immersed audience “in the Round.” Finish the week with a showcase of skills learned, and a new determination going into the high school’s audition season.
Instructor
Helen Knudsen, ECT and York Drama alumnus and past ECT director
Time
1:45-4:45pm
Cost
$225
Who can participate in this class?
Students entering 9th - 10th grades who are Elmhurst residents or attend Elmhurst schools.
If space allows, children from neighboring communities will be admitted.
Instructor
Helen Knudsen, ECT and York Drama alumnus and past ECT director
Time
1:45-4:45pm
Cost
$225
Who can participate in this class?
Students entering 9th - 10th grades who are Elmhurst residents or attend Elmhurst schools.
If space allows, children from neighboring communities will be admitted.
Helen Knudsen’s Bio:
Helen is a proud ECT and York Drama alumnus and past ECT director. She is thrilled to return to Elmhurst this summer for two never-before-offered acting classes!
Helen is an enthusiastic and experienced teacher and director for professional and youth theatre. She is a knowledgeable acting and singing coach who values building students’ confidence and celebrating creativity through the power of ensemble. Helen specializes in musical theatre, Shakespeare, story/devised theatre, clown, and in-depth scene study.
Helen founded her own youth theatre company, Hatbox Theatrix (DIY Teen Theatre) in 2009, and ran successful musicals and drama camps in Elmhurst for several years. She has performed in many productions in and around Chicago, and taught for the Piven Theatre Workshop and Regarding Actors (Drury Lane). Since relocating to the UK in 2021, she has continued performing and is a member of UK Equity. She has recently directed and lead theatre classes for Nonsuch Studios, Chorus Theatre, the Rugby School, and Coventry University Scarborough, and continues privately coaching all ages of actors and singers via zoom each week.
Helen is a proud ECT and York Drama alumnus and past ECT director. She is thrilled to return to Elmhurst this summer for two never-before-offered acting classes!
Helen is an enthusiastic and experienced teacher and director for professional and youth theatre. She is a knowledgeable acting and singing coach who values building students’ confidence and celebrating creativity through the power of ensemble. Helen specializes in musical theatre, Shakespeare, story/devised theatre, clown, and in-depth scene study.
Helen founded her own youth theatre company, Hatbox Theatrix (DIY Teen Theatre) in 2009, and ran successful musicals and drama camps in Elmhurst for several years. She has performed in many productions in and around Chicago, and taught for the Piven Theatre Workshop and Regarding Actors (Drury Lane). Since relocating to the UK in 2021, she has continued performing and is a member of UK Equity. She has recently directed and lead theatre classes for Nonsuch Studios, Chorus Theatre, the Rugby School, and Coventry University Scarborough, and continues privately coaching all ages of actors and singers via zoom each week.
