A Summer Theater Experience That Makes an IMPACT! Playwrights, theater technicians, and actors impact the DC community through shared service and high quality theater! Playwrights, theater technicians, and actors will collaborate across 3 days of service in DC followed by issue-driven theater work at GDS. Amazing mentors will guide you through the experience of creating a professional-caliber performance from set to production in your chosen workshop track. Acting Track Move beyond improv and drama games! Refine your acting technique with GDS alumnus and drama teacher Patrick Tansor. Hone your skills, prepare for auditions and resume-writing for theater positions. Experience what it takes to collaborate with playwrights and technicians to mount an original production. Learn about a current piece Patrick is directing and about Patrick's work with the NC State University Theater! Playwriting Track Write a play! Hone your playwriting skills with playwright Cory Conley, whose recent play won Overall Excellence Award for Best Play at the 2011 New York International Fringe Festival. Experience the impact of your words as actors and technicians bring them to life! Technical Theater Track All the world's a stage, and you're going to build it! Learn the technical side of theater with GDS teacher Will Ley. Experience what it takes to focus the lights, build the set, run the sound board, and impact the final performance. Times, Dates, and Fees Details * Rising Grades 9-12 * July 27-August 10 * GDS Lower Middle School Campus (4200 Davenport St., NW) Times and Dates February 4 & April 21 • Acting Auditions (2 pm to 4 pm, please RSVP) July 27-29 • 9am-4pm • Service (earn up to 21 hours) July 30-August 3 • Actors: 10am-5pm • Playwrights and Technicians: 1pm-5pm August 4 • Off-Site Workshop • Times TBA August 6-10 • All: 10am-5pm August 10 • 6pm-8pm • Final Performance Fees Actors: $1800 Playwrights & Technicians: $1440