The Acting Camp is the week of July 6 through July 10th. It will be held from 9:30 until 2:30 PM at the Red Barn. There will be a break for lunch from 11:30 to 12:30 everyday.
The Camp Director this year is Claire Wisniewski and her assistant is Allison Bennett. Both Claire and Allison are well known on the Island. Claire was the Assistant to a para professional and teacher at the Washington Island School for the past two years. For several years, Claire was a Naturalist at the Art and Nature Center and will be working again in the Nature Room this summer. Allison will be a senior at the Washington Island School next year. Allison was recently in the school play, “Rogue’s Gallery,” and has been in other school and Island Players Productions. Allison is a member of the Island Players Board.
Claire is a graduate of Knox College and is working towards a Master’s Degree in Special Education. Claire attended the Island Players Acting Camp as a pre-teen and worked as the Assistant to the Director at the camp in her last year at the camp. Claire has been in acting and singing groups throughout her life.
“Learning these acting skills is a new pathway to personal growth and having fun outside your usual comfort zone.” - Claire Wisniewski, Acting Camp Director