Youth Theater: Ages 12-18
Seussical Jr
June 7-17, 2021
(performances June18-19)
Return to Mitford
July 26-August 5, 2021
(performances August 6-7)
Kids' Camp: Ages 7-12
Magic Tree House: Pirates Past Noon
June 22-25, 2021
(performances June 26)
101 Dalmatians
July 6-9, 2021
(performances July 10)
Jr. Camp: Ages 5-6
July 8-9, 2021
(performance July 10)
At Overshadowed’s Youth Theater camps, you will:
- Participate in workshops including text work, movement, voice, audition skills, and team building
- Learn more about the theatrical arts
- Sharpen your acting skills
- Develop life skills like confidence and teamwork
- Make new friends and lasting memories!
- Audition for and perform a real production
Choose from two exciting camps, or attend them both for a discounted price!
Each two-week camp includes drama, team competitions, game times and more!!
At Overshadowed’s Jr Theater Camp, you will focus on the three musical theater disciplines:
- Acting
- Dance
- Voice
Students will learn audition techniques for all three areas and learn key principles of each to create a well-balanced musical theater actor.
This one-week camp finishes with a performance where the skills learned during the week are put into practice!
At Overshadowed's camp for our youngest thespians, the focus is less on a specific production and more on theater skills such as:
- Singing
- Choreography
- Diction
- Staging
In order to keep these young campers engaged, games and drama activities will be used to reinforce learning.
This 3 day camp conclues with a showcase for friends and family to see the newly acquired skills!
Youth Theater Camp: Ages 12-18
CAMP 1:
Seussical Jr
June 7-17 • M-F • 8:30am to 3:30pm
(lunch is not provided; students should bring a sack lunch)
Location: 200 N Roselle Rd, Schaumburg
Performing: June 18 @ 7:30pm, June 19 @ 2pm and 7:30pm
"Oh the thinks you can think" when Dr. Seuss' best-loved characters collide and cavort in an unforgettable musical caper!
Horton the Elephant, the Cat in the Hat and all of your favorite Dr. Seuss characters spring to life onstage in Seussical JR., a fantastical musical extravaganza from Tony-winners, Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty.
Transporting audiences from the Jungle of Nool to the Circus McGurkus, the Cat in the Hat narrates the story of Horton the Elephant, who discovers a speck of dust containing tiny people called the Whos. Horton must protect the Whos from a world of naysayers and dangers, and he must also guard an abandoned egg that's been left in his care by the irresponsible Mayzie La Bird. Although Horton faces ridicule, danger and a trial, the intrepid Gertrude McFuzz never loses faith in him. Ultimately, the powers of friendship, loyalty, family and community are challenged and emerge triumphant!
Seussical JR. provides wonderful creative opportunities and has a large cast of “Seussian” creatures.
CAMP 2:
SOLD OUT! Return to Mitford
July 26 - August 5 • M-F • 8:30am to 3:30pm (lunch is not provided; students should bring a sack lunch)
Location: 900 Foster Ave, Medinah
Performing: August 6 @ 7:30pm & August 7 @ 2pm and 7:30pm
Return to Mitford by Robert Inman. Adapted from the Mitford novels by Jan Karon
Father Tim Kavanagh is the much-loved bachelor rector of Lord's Chapel church in the close-knit mountain community of Mitford, surrounded by long-time friends and parishioners—church secretary Emma, housekeeper Puny, local mayor Esther, a covey of eccentric regulars at the Main Street Grill, elderly heiress Miss Sadie Baxter, and jokester Uncle Billy and his dotty wife, Miss Rose, who likes to direct traffic wearing a military trench coat and rubber boots. Father Tim's life is absorbed with the life of his town and the pastoring of his lively congregation. But things change radically when Father Tim takes in teenager Dooley Barlow, the unruly orphaned grandson of the church gardener, and again when he falls in love with and weds his new next-door neighbor, Cynthia Coppersmith, who writes and illustrates award-winning children's books. Father Tim and Cynthia struggle with the idea of his possibly retiring from his long career as a parish priest. He neglects his diet and exercise and is injured when he goes into a diabetic coma while driving and wrecks his car. During his recuperation, he battles depression as he agonizes over questions about his worth, his work and his future. Meanwhile, Dooley has grown into a fine young man, and as he heads off to a prestigious college (financed by Miss Sadie), he asks Father Tim and Cynthia to adopt him. Father Tim prays for direction and finds an answer through scripture. In a final sermon, he surrenders himself to God's will and is soon rewarded by his bishop with a new job as part-time minister of a struggling rural church. Hand in hand with Cynthia, he steps confidently into his future.
Please note that these camps are held at different locations! One in Schaumburg and one in Elk Grove Village.
Each camp costs $265
Multiple discounts are available – see the application form for details.
WHERE DO I SIGN UP?!
Just download the application form, fill it out, and send it and a $50 non-refundable deposit to:
Overshadowed Summer Camp
333 Pierce Road, Ste. 195
Itasca, IL 60143
*Deposit due at registration. Balance due by the first day of camp.
No refunds after the first day of camp
Unfortunately, neither camp performances are able to be recorded
Would you like to send your child a Kudos message in the program?
Download the Cast Kudos Form here
Kid's Camp: Ages 7-12
CAMP 1:
SOLD OUT! Magic Tree House: Pirates Past Noon Kids
June 22-25 • T-F • 9am to 3pm
(prepackaged snack provided; students should bring a water bottle with a name label)
Location: 900 Foster Rd, Medinah
Performance: June 26 @ 10am
Based on the best-selling book series, Jack and Annie journey in their magical tree house to the eighteenth-century Caribbean and the time of Pirates
Magic Tree House: Pirates Past Noon KIDS is an adaptation of the fourth of Mary Pope Osborne's award-winning fantasy adventure books from the Magic Tree House book series, which has sold more than 100 million copies and is available in more than a hundred countries around the world. This time around, Jack and Annie’s tree house takes them to an exotic island with pirates, where the two discover the power of friendship and the simple pleasures in everyday life.
The two siblings return to visit the magic tree house on a dreary, rainy day. They find a book where the sun is shining and the waves are crashing, so they wish to travel to this tropical place. They realize that they are in the eighteenth-century Caribbean, the time of pirates! The siblings meet Captain Bones, a mean old pirate who captures the two and forces them to help him find buried treasure. It's up to Jack and Annie to find their way back to the tree house and make their way home.
July 6-9 • T-F • 9am to 3pm
(prepackaged snack provided; students should bring a water bottle with a name label)
Location: 777 Meacham Rd, Elk Grove Village
Performance: July 10 @ 10am
Based on the classic animated film, Disney's 101 Dalmatians KIDS is a fur-raising adventure featuring Cruella De Vil, Disney's most outrageous villain, and 101 of the most adorable heroes to set their paws onstage. With a high-spirited score and lovable characters, this stage adaptation is certain to charm and delight all audiences.
Pet owners, Roger and Anita, live happily in London with their Dalmatians, Pongo and Perdita, stalwart dogs devoted to raising their puppies. Everything is quiet until Anita's former classmate, the monstrous Cruella De Vil, plots to steal the puppies for her new fur coat. The Dalmatians rally all the dogs of London for a daring rescue of the puppies from Cruella and her bumbling henchmen.
Please note that these camps are held at different locations! One in Elk Grove Village and one in Medinah.
Each camp costs $160
Multiple discounts are available – see the application form for details.
WHERE DO I SIGN UP?!
Just download the application, fill it out, and send it and a $50 non-refundable deposit to
Overshadowed Summer Camp
333 Pierce Road, Ste. 195
Itasca, IL 60143
*Deposit due at registration. Balance due by the first day of camp.
No refunds after the first day of camp
At this time, there is no permission for recording performances
Would you like to send your child a Kudos message in the program?
Download the Cast Kudos Form here
Jr. Camp: Ages 5-6
Intro to Theater
July 6-9 • W-F • 9am to 3pm
(snack provided)
Show: July 10 @ 10am
Young campers will be introduced to all things theater!
CAMP LOCATION
The camp is located at Living Hope Church
777 Meacham Rd, Elk Grove Village
Each camp costs $65
WHERE DO I SIGN UP?!
Just download the application form, fill it out, and send it and a $50 non-refundable deposit to
Overshadowed Summer Camp
333 Pierce Road, Ste. 195
Itasca, IL 60143
*Deposit due at registration. Balance due by the first day of camp.