July 3- July 29
Monday - Thursday, 9:00am - 12:30pm
Tuition per Student: $1,100
Performances on July 28 & 29
Matilda Jr.
Come join the revolt in this inspiring, energy packed musical! Students take to the stage in this fast-paced and exhilarating experience in the full-scale production of Roald Dahl's timesess story, Matilda Jr.!
Open to both performers (rising 4th through 8th grade) and volunteer crew (7th grade through high school).
Students will have the opportunity to rehearse and perform in the beautiful, newly renovated MLHS Theatre.
This camp will culminate in three performances to provide students an opportunity to share their experiences, discoveries and new skills with their families.
Age Group
Open to rising
4th through 8th Grade
Tuition
Tuition is $1,100 per cast member.
Tuition is free for crew members.
Time
Monday- Thursday
July 3rd- July 29th
9:00am - 12:30pm
Cast Members
Rising 4th - 8th Grade Students
Students will be cast as a character in the show and gain experience developing a character, performing a role and stage performance.
Click below to register as a Cast Member!
Volunteer Crew
Rising 7th Grade - High School Students
Students will be assigned a role to help with running the production such as Assistant Director or Stage Manager.
High School Students who wish to volunteer will receive service hours if applicable!
Great for College Applications!
To register as a Volunteer Crew Member, click below!
About Matilda Jr.
Book by Dennis Kelly
Music & Lyrics by Tim Minchin
Rebellion is nigh in Matilda JR., a gleefully witty ode to the the anarchy of childhood and the power of imagination! This story of a girl who dreams of a better life and the children she inspires will have audiences rooting for the "revolting children" who are out to teach the grown-ups a lesson.
Matilda has astonishing wit, intelligence... and special powers! She's unloved by her cruel parents but impresses her schoolteacher, the highly loveable Miss Honey. Matilda's school life isn't completely smooth sailing, however – the school's mean headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, hates children and just loves thinking up new punishments for those who don't abide by her rules. But Matilda has courage and cleverness in equal amounts, and could be the school pupils' saving grace!
Packed with high-energy dance numbers and catchy songs, Matilda JR. is a joyous girl power romp. Children and adults alike will be thrilled and delighted by the story of the special little girl with an extraordinary imagination.
Meet the Directors
Michael Hollick
DIRECTOR
Michael Hollick is a veteran Broadway actor and educator with two children in the Mountain Lakes Schools. He has run a Theatre Camp every summer for the elementary level, and works closely with the high school casts of the MLHS productions. He has taught acting master classes at Sacramento Theatre Company, Louisiana's NOCCA Arts Conservatory, and University of New Mexico.
On Broadway, he's starred in Tarzan, Jumpers, and The Lion King. He spent a decade with the Off-Broadway experiential Argentinian shows De La Guarda and Fuerzabruta (original cast), and has traveled the globe extensively with both shows. A seasoned veteran in live corporate events, Michael has choreographed, directed, produced and performed for industry clients such as Redkin, Canon, and bio-pharmaceuticals AstraZeneca, Celgene and Sanofi-Pasteur. His television credits include "Law and Order", "Sex and the City" and "Hawaii Five-0". He also performed both motion capture and voice for the anti-hero Niko Bellic in the critically acclaimed video game Grand Theft Auto IV, which broke industry sales records by earning $500 million in the first week of its release and earned him a Video Game Award for Best Performance.
Judy Kolek
DIRECTOR
Judy Kolek is a classically trained opera singer and high school theatre director in Mountain Lakes. She has experience both performing and directing shows at various levels and has been teaching theatre throughout New Jersey for 6 years.
Throughout her career as a performing professional, Judy has traveled throughout the tri-state area performing roles with the Garden State Opera, Schola Cantorum on the Hudson, NYC Opera, Papermill Playhouse, Manhattan School of Music, Caldwell University, and many more. Judy made her professional debut with the Garden State Opera in the world premiere of Francesco Santeli’s Il Negozio and since has performed starring roles in operas such as Donizetti’s L’Elisir d’Amore, Mozart’s L’Oca del Cairo, Die Zauberflöte, and Le nozze di Figaro, Puccini’s Il Tabarro and Suor Angelica and musicals such as Newsies, The Fantasticks, West Side Story, A Little Night Music, Beauty and the Beast, The Sound of Music, and Carousel. Judy has also performed the title roles in touring Children’s Opera Outreach productions of Little Red Riding Hood, The Tiger of Chungshan, and the Happy Prince throughout Essex County.
Laura Menard
VOCAL MUSIC DIRECTOR
Laura Menard is a voice teacher, vocal coach and musical director in New Jersey and New York City. She holds a B.M. from The New England Conservatory of Music and has done graduate work at The Juilliard School. For 8 years she was the director of The Children’s Chorus at The New York City Opera Company, and she has taught at Brooklyn College, Mannes School of Music and Juilliard American Opera Center. She has many students on Broadway in shows including Hamilton, The Phantom of the Opera, Wicked, The Lion King, Fun Home, Kinky Boots, Finding Neverland, Matilda, Fiddler on the Roof, White Christmas, On The Town, Jersey Boys and Mary Poppins.
ROALD DAHL'S MATILDA THE MUSICAL JUNIOR
is presented in special arrangement with Musical Theatre International (MTI).
All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.
Questions or Comments?
Reach out to the Directors!