Act, Sing and Dance with us!
Spotlight Summer 2021
Camp sizes are limited and fill up quickly so register early!
Summer Camp Directors are highly regarded working musical theatre professionals. See bios below.
August 2nd-12th ~ Register TODAY
EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT: enter coupon code BIRDIE21 at time of registration & prior to Feb 6 to receive discount
Director/Choreographer: Camille Trinka
Musical Director: Laila Murphy
Dates: August 2nd-6th, weekdays 9am-3pm
Fees: $315 ($295 if registered with Early Bird code BIRDIE21 prior to Feb 6)
A musical theatre intensive camp where students sing, dance and act the song! All campers will be given individual opportunities for growth in triple threat training.
Musical Director: Laila Murphy
Dates: August 2nd-6th, weekdays 9am-3pm
Fees: $315 ($295 if registered with Early Bird code BIRDIE21 prior to Feb 6)
A musical theatre intensive camp where students sing, dance and act the song! All campers will be given individual opportunities for growth in triple threat training.
Director: Shannon Jung
Dates: August 9th-12th, weekdays 9am-12pm
Fees: $185 ($175 if registered with Early Bird code BIRDIE21 prior to Feb 6)
Sing, dance & act each day with this intro to musical theatre camp. Have FUN, build confidence & develop musical theatre skills using tunes inspired from Broadway. Campers will make new friends while learning some fun lines, songs & dances to share with their families at the end of the camp.
Dates: August 9th-12th, weekdays 9am-12pm
Fees: $185 ($175 if registered with Early Bird code BIRDIE21 prior to Feb 6)
Sing, dance & act each day with this intro to musical theatre camp. Have FUN, build confidence & develop musical theatre skills using tunes inspired from Broadway. Campers will make new friends while learning some fun lines, songs & dances to share with their families at the end of the camp.
IN PERSON CAMP LOCATION
Lake Oswego, OR 97034
Have questions? Call Sara Kennedy Adams at 503-740-6088
CANCELLATION POLICY: Once accepted by Spotlight, written notice must be given of intention to cancel and must be received at least thirty (30) days prior to the camp or term start date. If no notice is given, camp or term fees will be due in full.
Camp fees paid prior to June 1 are fully refundable minus the camp's processing fee stated in the Camp's Registration Terms & Agreements.
Lake Oswego, OR 97034
Have questions? Call Sara Kennedy Adams at 503-740-6088
CANCELLATION POLICY: Once accepted by Spotlight, written notice must be given of intention to cancel and must be received at least thirty (30) days prior to the camp or term start date. If no notice is given, camp or term fees will be due in full.
Camp fees paid prior to June 1 are fully refundable minus the camp's processing fee stated in the Camp's Registration Terms & Agreements.
SUMMER CAMP DIRECTOR BIOS
CAITLIN BROOKE after 10+ years in NYC and LA, is now a Portland-based actor, musician, director and instructor. She holds an MFA in Acting from the University of California, Irvine, and a BFA in Musical Theatre from Otterbein University. Recent work includes: Mrs. Johnstone in Blood Brothers (triangle productions!), Vicki in A Grand Night of Singing (Broadway Rose), Harold Hill in the concert staging of The Music Man (Third Rail Repertory Theatre), Rose in Dogfight (San Francisco Playhouse), Paulina in The Winter’s Tale (Texas Shakespeare Festival), Adriana in The Comedy of Errors (Texas Shakespeare Festival), Clara in Passion (Claire Trevor Theatre), and Clytemnestra in The Electra Project (dir. Mihai Măniuțiu, Romanian National Theatre.) Caitlin has directed Shakespeare, contemporary plays, and musical theatre all over the United States
CAMILLE TRINKA received a BFA in Musical Theater from The University of the Arts in Philadelphia. In New York City and Portland, she furthered her training with many artists including Shoshana Bean, Rose Riordan, Ben Vereen and Pink. A true triple threat, Camille has worked with many Portland area theater companies, such as Lakewood Theatre Company, Broadway Rose, Northwest Children's Theater (NWCT), Live Onstage, The Funhouse Lounge, and Enlightened Theatrics. Camille has been teaching dance, drama and vocal performance in the Portland area for over 10 years and has choreographed and or directed for Riverdale Grade School, Parkrose High School, Northwest Children's Theater, Enlightened Theatrics and Artists Repertory Theatre.
CAMILLE TRINKA received a BFA in Musical Theater from The University of the Arts in Philadelphia. In New York City and Portland, she furthered her training with many artists including Shoshana Bean, Rose Riordan, Ben Vereen and Pink. A true triple threat, Camille has worked with many Portland area theater companies, such as Lakewood Theatre Company, Broadway Rose, Northwest Children's Theater (NWCT), Live Onstage, The Funhouse Lounge, and Enlightened Theatrics. Camille has been teaching dance, drama and vocal performance in the Portland area for over 10 years and has choreographed and or directed for Riverdale Grade School, Parkrose High School, Northwest Children's Theater, Enlightened Theatrics and Artists Repertory Theatre.
ESSIE BERTAIN has a BFA in Musical Theatre from The American Musical and Dramatic Academy in Los Angeles, CA and New York City, NY. Essie has performed with several local theatre companies including Broadway Rose (Oklahoma!) and Beaverton Civic (Songs for a New World and Into the Woods) Lakewood (Matilda, Pippin) and received a Portland Area Musical Theatre Award for Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance as "Nina" in Stumptown's "In the Heights." Since moving to Portland, Essie has taught private voice and piano lessons, and finds no greater joy than teaching and watching her students learn, grow and succeed as performers.
HAYLEY GREEN received her Bachelor’s Degree and Master’s Degree in Musical Theatre Performance from Oklahoma City University. She recently relocated to Portland from New York City where she had a successful career in the performing arts for the past eight years. Hayley has worked professionally in almost every area of theater from performing to directing, music directing and writing to stage managing. Favorite performing roles include: Mayzie LaBird (Seussical: National Tour), Emma Bovary (Madame Bovary: The Musical: Times Square Little Theatre), and as a Mainstage Performer and Vocal Captain onboard Disney Cruise Lines. Hayley was the assistant choreographer to Tony Nominated director Marcia Milgrom-Dodge for two years. She has had three original shows produced as staged readings in New York City and Washington, DC and one show produced in an Off Broadway theatre. Hayley has been an established voice instructor (specializing in healthy technique and fixing existing vocal issues), vocal coach, piano instructor and acting instructor for the past ten years primarily working with professional performers who have worked in regional theatre, national tours, cabarets, cruise ships, Off-Broadway and on Broadway.
LAILA MURPHY is a proud graduate of Northwestern University with a degree in Flute Performance and Musical Theater. Most recently, Laila performed as Signora Naccarelli in Light in the Piazza with Mock’s Crest Productions. Other performance credits include; Eponine in Les Miserables with Broadway Rose Theatre, Erzulie in Once on This Island with Stumptown Stages, Fantine in Les Miserables with Metropolitan Performing Arts Academy, Julie LaVerne in Showboat with Lakewood Theatre Company (OTAS Award for Best Supporting Musical Actress). She has also performed with The Portland Opera, Artists Repertory Theatre, Opera Company, and Anonymous Theater. She won first place for the National Association of Teachers of Singing, National Music Theater Competition in 2011. As a flutist Laila has performed with the Oregon Symphony, Portland Opera, Broadway Across America, and continues to play in pit orchestras around town. She has been teaching voice, flute, and piano in the Greater Portland area for over 15 years.
MEGAN TUDOR received her BFA in Theatre Arts with specialization in Musical Theatre from Central Washington University. While in school, she was a member of the Orchesis Dance Company in Ellensburg, WA. Megan began her dance training at a young age and danced as a member of Ballet Northwest in Olympia, WA. She has taught dance and theatric movement for students of all ages throughout the Pacific Northwest. Megan has choreographed for West Side Story, as well as excerpts from Hairspray, Matilda, Mary Poppins, and Footloose. Megan also loves to perform in musicals, some of her favorite roles include Velma Kelly in Chicago, Rizzo in Grease, and Reno Sweeney in Anything Goes. Megan is excited for the opportunity to work with everyone at Spotlight Musical Theatre Academy!
SHANNON JUNG is a dancer, actor, choreographer, and teaching artist based out of the Vancouver/Portland area. An alumna of Western Washington University, she has a Bachelor of Arts in Theater (Acting) and Dance (Performance). She has trained heavily in tap, modern, musical theater, ballet, devising, viewpoints, Suzuki, and Stanislavski Technique. Currently, Shannon is the Kid’s Company director at Northwest Children’s Theater and teaching artist at Metropolitan Performing Arts in Vancouver, WA. Recent theater choreography credits include: Matilda (Metropolitan Performing Arts), Young Frankenstein (Western Washington University), The Fantasticks (Metropolitan Performing Arts), Annie Jr. (Riverdale Grade School), and Into the Woods (Metropolitan Performing Arts. Notable acting credits include Ophelia (Hamlet, Western Washington University) Johnna (August: Osage County, Bellingham Theater Guild), and Portia (Julius Caesar, Western Washington University).