OFC Creations recently announced the 2021 lineup for ROC Summer Theatre Experience, the largest theater summer camp program in Upstate New York.
From July 5 through August 27, 2021, campers ages four to 18 will participate in 14 musical theater productions across two venues with 25 directors. Most camps run two weeks from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. with options for before-care and after-care hours. Each camp concludes with performances open to family, friends, and the public.
Summer 2021 camps include productions at the following locations:
•The Kodak Center, 200 West Ridge Road, Rochester –
Little Red Riding Hood, Ugly Duckling, Jack and the Beanstalk, The Princess and the Pea, James and the Giant Peach, Oliver, Elf, Rent: School Edition, Jekyll and Hyde, and Newsies
•OFC Creations Theatre Center, 3450 Winton Place, Rochester –
Cinderella, Seussical, Beauty and the Beast, and Tinker Bell.
OFC Creations Executive Director, Eric Vaughn Johnson, is no stranger to summer camp programming. From 2013 to 2018, Johnson designed and spearheaded the Summer Stock program at RAPA, leading upwards of 400 campers throughout the summer. Johnson also served as the artistic director of SNAP Musical Theater for four summers with casts of 80 students performing shows including Hairspray and The Little Mermaid. Johnson expanded OFC’s ROC Summer Theatre Experience in 2019 with over 500 campers performing several musical productions.
In 2020, OFC continued with ROC Summer Theatre Experience with added precautions for preventing COVID-19, noting no COVID-related issues in the eight weeks of camp. From July to August, OFC welcomed over 500 campers in person, all wearing masks and social distancing, to present 17 summer musicals which were filmed instead of having live audiences.
“Our fingers and toes are crossed that life is back to normal by summer 2021 for camps,” Johnson said. “But we proved in 2020 that there is a safe way to hold theatre camps, and we are confident camps in 2021 will happen one way or another.”
Johnson has established a robust team for ROC Summer Theatre Experience, many of whom are well-known area actors and school teachers with training from New York City, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, and Orlando, Florida.
Registration is now open for 2021 summer programs. Information and details are available at www.ROCSummerTheatre.com and at www.OFCCreations.com.
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