The curtain has closed on STAGES theater camp 2017.  Some highlights from this year include:

• All students learning how to operate the sound and/or light board.  We even had an 8th grader programming the show cues!
• Four student written scripts performed 
• All students performing in at least one piece
• All students costuming their own and each other's characters
• Building mermaid costumes from scratch
• Mastering projection (no mics needed here!)
• Students trying new things and gaining confidence in the process

If you haven't yet followed us on Twitter, please do @stagestheater to follow our process from day one to show day.

One of our campers stated "This is the best camp I've ever been to.  I'm actually learning things I can apply later."  We couldn't have gotten a better compliment.

Thank you for supporting STAGES.  We couldn't have done it without you.

We are excited to inform all donors who supported our Duquesne University STAGES crowdfunding campaign that we are having a wonderful summer camp! Our campers have been hard at work preparing an original production, and we want to invite you to its world premiere this Saturday, July 22, at 2 p.m. The show will be held in Duquesne University's Genesius Theater and is free for our crowdfunding campaign donors to attend.

Below is a press release for the show, which was written by the students. We hope to see you Saturday! Thank you again for making this special camp possible!

For additional updates, follow STAGES on Twitter www.twitter.com/STAGEStheater.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact information: ​stages@duq.edu

S.T.A.G.E.S Theater Camp presents:

​The Fantastic 6

July 22, 2017 | 2 p.m.      

Duquesne University's Genesius Theater

Pittsburgh, PA - S.T.A.G.E.S presents​ ​The Fantastic 6.

The show is a mash-up of classics, original pieces written by the campers, and more. This event promises a fun afternoon of both famous and original works performed, produced, and directed by the campers themselves. 

S.T.A.G.E.S is a summer theater camp that promotes theater education for students in grades 7-12. The camp focuses on improving skills in various aspects of theater including acting, directing, writing, sound and light design, and more. After only three weeks, the campers are able to construct their own production. 

Family and friends are encouraged to come enjoy this afternoon of theater on Saturday, July 22, 2017 at 2 p.m. in Duquesne University's Genesius Theater. Admission is free.

For more information contact ​stages@duq.edu​.

S.T.A.G.E.S. theater camp is sponsored by

• Cognizant via Maker Ed
• McKinney Charitable Foundation
• Duquesne University Department of English and Theater

Thank you for supporting STAGES summer theater camp.  With your help, we met and surpassed our goal with $3,029 raised from 53 donors! Because of your generosity, we will be able to provide a quality summer program to teens who may not otherwise experience the joy of creating live theater.

We are currently accepting applications for the program.  Please feel free to spread the word!

We'd love to see you at the end-of-camp production, so mark your calendar for July 22.  More details will be provided as the campers write their shows and make their own publicity materials. 

Again, thank you for supporting STAGES and theater arts education!

Ro Vigilante and John Lane

Thank you for donating to our crowdfunding campaign. Your support has helped us raise $1,732!

With 11 days left in our campaign, we wanted to remind how you can further add to the campaign’s success by taking a moment to help us spread the word. Please share this link www.spirit.duq.edu/stages17 on social media and with anyone who might be interested in supporting our efforts. Every donation counts and this would really help us reach our goal of $2,500.

Thank you again for your support!

Ro Vigilante & John Lane