"The Kids Troupe" is Shenendehowa's summer musical theater camp for students entering or attending grades 2 - 5. The Kids Troupe will partake in all aspects of theater including acting, singing, dancing, set constructing and costuming. Students should come ready with a positive attitude and willing join in our safe, fun learning environment! Kids camps are capped at 45 students.

Miss Nelson’s class is the worst behaved in the whole school. Spitballs flying across the room, paper airplanes sailing every which way and uncontrollable children send gentle, long-suffering Miss Nelson over the edge. But the students of Room 207 are in for a surprise when Miss Nelson goes missing and is replaced by Viola Swamp, a no-nonsense substitute who assigns piles of homework! The students learn lessons of appreciation and respect as they set out to find their beloved Miss Nelson … but will they ever get her back?

Based on the popular comic strip and adapted from the Tony Award-winning Best Musical, with a beloved book and score by Tony Award-winners, Thomas Meehan, Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin, Annie KIDS features everyone’s favorite little redhead in her very first adventure.

With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan Annie charms everyone's hearts despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930s New York City. Annie is determined to find the parents who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of an orphanage run by the cruel Miss Hannigan. Annie eventually foils Miss Hannigan's evil machinations, finding a new home and family in billionaire, Oliver Warbucks, his personal secretary, Grace Farrell, and a lovable mutt named Sandy.

Musical Theater Camp runs 9:00 am to 4:00 pm with drop off beginning at 8:30 am, and is located at Shenendehowa High School East. All campers will audition on their first day and begin rehearsals once the show is cast! Each day campers will prepare for their big performance, play theater games and participate in theater-related workshops. Each two-week camp concludes with a performance at 2:00pm on the last day. Parents are encouraged to attend the free performance. The Musical Theater Camp is an encouraging and safe learning environment with lots of opportunities to grow and learn in the community of theater!

Students will need to bring the following items:

• Water/Drink

• Snacks

• Lunch

• Sneaker/Dance Shoes

• Pencil

• Three ring binder