Groundlings Shakespeare Academy
Groundlings Shakespeare Academy
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Grades: 6 - 12
Dates & Times: June 15 - 26 (Week 3 - Week 4), 10 AM - 4 PM (Full-day!) 2-week camp
Location: Gruening 208, UAF Campus
Cost: $595
Description: Groundlings Shakespeare Camp is a two-week study in Shakespeare, including drama games, stage combat, acting lessons, text analysis, scene work, stage makeup, and sonnets. Students will develop public speaking skills, stage presence, and self-confidence. The camp will culminate in a performance of a short presentation of Shakespearean scenes and fight choreography.
Instructor: Flyn Ludington
A little about Flyn: Flyn Ludington is an adjunct professor of Theater, Film, and Music at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Film and Performing Arts from UAF (2024) and studied musical theater at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy (2001) in New York City. Her professional acting career began at 13 years old, and, except for a few years working as a deckhand on a commercial fishing boat out of Sitka, Alaska, she has been working and playing in the performing arts ever since. Flyn is currently directing the Fairbanks Peace Choir for her tenth year, and directed Fairbanks Shakespeare Theatre’s production of As You Like It, and STRIKE! at Theatre UAF.
Assistant Instructor: Jivan Gordon-Wolfe
A little about Jivan: Jivan Gordon-Wolfe is active in our local theater community, having appeared in productions with FLOT, FDA, and FST. He has also worked as an assistant teacher in summer camps with both FST and FDA. When not performing in a production, he spends his time training and teaching martial arts, where he has achieved the rank of 4th Degree Black Belt in TKD. He also works on and assists with training actors in the art and skill of stage fighting.
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