live musical theatre camps
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Hadestown Teen Edition-Cork & Kildare
Residential Musical Theatre Camp for 2027 (suitable for 12 to 19 year olds across Ireland and overseas students welcome!)Students stay on Bandon Grammar School Campus for rehearsals and accommodation and our 5pm show will be at The Briery Gap Theatre, Macroom Cork on July 10th. Our second date for students and parents is Clongowes Wood College, with a 5pm show at the dlr Mill Theatre, Dundrum, Dublin.
During our musical theatre programme of Hadestown Teen Edition, students work with our leading industry team! A choreographer, musical director, and professional theatre director to create acting, voice, movement, singing and dance skills in a safe space. Through ensemble, individual classes and company rehearsal, participants develop the skills necessary for performing in a musical production in seven days. In addition to day rehearsal, evening entertainment and guest workshops are all included for an action packed day up to hot chocolate at 10pm!
This intensive immersion in musical theatre helps build self esteem, develop new skills and enhance performance. Our students acquire audition technique and these vital life skills complement school in September for increased confidence while creating amazing memories. For many students, this is the best week of the entire year and early booking recommended.
On final day of the summer course, students travel by coach to perform a full show with professional technicians, to a live audience of family and friends! PLEASE NOTE: THIS COURSE WAS FULLY BOOKED WITH A LARGE WAITING LIST LAST YEAR. EARLY DEPOSIT IS RECOMMENDED TO SECURE A SPACE.
Hadestown Teen Edition..
Page to stage in seven days..This Teen Edition of Anaïs Mitchell’s haunting, jazz-inflected folk opera follows Orpheus’ mythical quest to overcome Hades and regain the favour of his one true love, Eurydice.
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This intriguing and beautiful folk opera delivers a deeply resonant and defiantly hopeful theatrical experience. Following two intertwining love stories – that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of immortal King Hades and lady Persephone – Hadestown invites audiences on a hell-raising journey to the underworld and back. Inspired by traditions of classic American folk music and vintage New Orleans jazz, Mitchell’s beguiling sung-through musical pits industry against nature, doubt against faith, and fear against love.
ACCOLADES
Winner! Eight 2019 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Score and Best Orchestrations
Winner! Four 2019 Drama Desk Awards
Winner! Six 2019 Outer Critics Circle Awards, including Outstanding New Broadway Musical
Winner! 2019 Drama League Award for Outstanding Production of a Musical
Winner! 2020 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album
HISTORY
After its origins as a DIY community theatre project in 2006 and a studio album in 2010, Hadestown electrified audiences with its 2016 world premiere at New York Theatre Workshop, becoming the longest-running show in that celebrated theatre’s 40-year history. The production then received its Canadian premiere at Edmonton’s Citadel Theatre in 2017 and then a 2018 sold-out engagement at London’s National Theatre. Hadestown opened on Broadway at the Walter Kerr Theatre on 17 April 2019, developed with and directed by Rachel Chavkin, starring Reeve Carney, André De Shields, Amber Gray, Eva Noblezada and Patrick Page. Hadestown made its West End debut in February 2024 at the Lyric Theatre, London. Directed by Chavkin, the production featured Dónal Finn, Grace Hodgett Young, Zachary James, Melanie La Barrie and Gloria Onitiri.
“Achingly beautiful, thought-provoking, powerful and prophetic.” – Newsday
“Sumptuous... Gorgeous... As good as it gets... You wish you could live in the glowy moment forever.” – The New York Times
“Utterly fabulous... arrives on Broadway with a furnace-like blast of creativity.” – The Hollywood Reporter
“A transporting musical hit... Anaïs Mitchell’s score is a joyful combination of folk, pop, Dixieland and blues that will make you want to rehear it as soon as the lights come up.” – Time Out
“Unforgettable. Simply one of the most exquisite works of musical storytelling I’ve seen in my more than 25 years as a theater critic. In its supple convergence of story and song, Hadestown represents a step forward for the art form.” – Los Angeles Times
“Visionary and ravishing. An intricate and gorgeous feat of songwriting, a vehicle for dynamite performances and a courageous experiment with form, Hadestown is cause for celebration.” – New York Magazine
“Heavenly. Haunting. Exquisite.” – WNYC
“The songs are gorgeous, the band is hot, and the lyrics are eerily apt for the times.” – The New Yorker
“Hadestown feels like something more intuitive, elemental, and finely woven than a traditional musical.” – The Guardian
"Anaïs Mitchell Author
Anaïs Mitchell is a Vermont-based singer-songwriter and the Tony and Grammy award-winning creator of the Broadway musical Hadestown, for which she wrote book, music and lyrics. Hadestown won eight Tony Awards overall, including Best Musical, as well as the Grammy for Best Musical Theater Album. Mitchell was named to TIME’s prestigious TIME100 list in 2020, and her first book, Working on a Song – The Lyrics of Hadestown, was published by Penguin/Plume in the same year.
Dubbed by NPR as “one of the greatest songwriters of her generation,” Mitchell comes from the world of narrative folksong, poetry and balladry. Her Grammy-nominated recordings include her recent self-titled album Anaïs Mitchell (2022) and the self-titled debut of her folk-rock band Bonny Light Horseman (2020), whose third album will be released in 2024. Anaïs tours worldwide, and her music has featured in year-end best lists including NPR, The Wall Street Journal, MOJO, Uncut, The Guardian, The Sunday Times and The Observer.
QUALITY STUDENT ACCOMMODATION IN SAME GENDER BOARDING SCHOOLS WITH 24/7 SUPERVISION.
EXCELLENT FACILITIES, CATERING, REHEARSAL ROOMS WITH LEADING DIRECTORS EACH YEAR.
LIVE FINALE IN A THEATRE WITH LIGHTING AND PROFESSIONAL SOUND.
EVENING ENTERTAINMENT AND SPECIAL GUEST WORKSHOPS.
CREATIVE LIFE SKILLS TO COMPLEMENT NORMAL ACADEMIC STUDY.
FINALIST IN THE FAMILY FRIENDLY IRELAND AWARDS AND ASSOCIATE AITA MEMBERSHIP.
International students are always welcome at Teenage Stage 2027!
July 4th to 10th! This course is at Bandon Grammar School. As one of the longest serving educational institutions in Ireland, Bandon Grammar School since 1642, is located in the rural landscape of beautiful west Cork and just 30 minutes from Cork City airport. This unique summer school will appeal to young students interested in musical theatre and experienced performers. All auditions, solo, group rehearsals, classes, theatre workshops, meals and accommodation take place at this wonderful venue. No experience necessary but enthusiasm is essential
July 18th to 24th! Due to popular demand, this course will also run at the wonderful residential facilities of Clongowes Wood College, Kildare near Dublin in their brand new performing arts centre with a finale in the stunning dlr Mill Theatre, Dundrum in Dublin. Please note all courses are conducted in English and mobile phone use is restricted.
“This unique and special summer school will appeal to young students interested in musical theatre and experienced performers alike”
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