CHIMACUM — Key City Public Theatre, the nonprofit professional company based in Port Townsend, is offering a Theater Adventure Club in Chimacum next week as well as a slate of outdoor theater camps in Port Townsend this summer.
The Chimacum program for third- through sixth-graders starts this coming Monday at the Chimacum Grange, 9572 Rhody Drive, not far from the Chimacum Schools campus.
Sessions will run from 3:45 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. for five weeks.
Scholarships are available, and information can be found at keycitypublictheatre.org.
Students in Chimacum have the option of meeting KCPT instructors at the school’s flagpole directly after school, and walking together across the street to the grange hall, where parents can pick them up after class.
Theater Adventure Club is a longtime KCPT program that includes theater games, improvisation, storytelling, voice, character building and mime skills. It’s a low-pressure environment, the instructors note, where kids can both express themselves and work together as an ensemble.
KCPT is also preparing for summer camps to start in July at Chetzemoka Park at Blaine and Jackson streets in Port Townsend.
These programs can sell out, according to the webpage, so early registration is recommended.
As is traditional, each camp wraps up with a showcase for friends and family at the park.
The schedule includes:
• Theater day camp for children ages 8 to 11 from July 5-9, with sessions from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.;
• Day camp for ages 12 to 15 from July 11-15, sessions from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.;
• Day camp for kids ages 5 to 7 from July 18-22, sessions from 9 a.m. to noon.
The teachers of these youth programs in Chimacum and Port Townsend are Brendan Chambers, KCPT’s artistic associate and lead instructor; Maggie Jo Bulkley, a resident ensemble artist, actor and choreographer; and Bry Kifolo, an actor, director and stage manager.
All three are part of “Around the World in Less than 80 Days,” the new comedy at the Key City Playhouse, 419 Washington St. in Port Townsend, through May 8.
Information about the show can be found at keycitypublictheatre.org or by phoning 360-385-5278.
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Jefferson County Senior Reporter Diane Urbani de la Paz can be reached at 360-417-3509 or durbanidelapaz @ peninsuladailynews.com.
