ENHANCE performance skills in this advanced training for highly committed teens. Courses are taught by some of Portland's top theatre professionals, and include in-depth training in a plethora of skills required for a career in the performing arts. 
2021/22 Term Dates and Tuition
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​Fall Term: September 11 - November 20
Winter Term: January 8 - March 19
Spring Term: April 2 - June 4  
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Times: Saturdays ~ 8:45 am - 12 pm

Tuition:  Each term is $485.00
Testimonial
"Wow!  Our huge 15-year old athlete grudgingly agreed to take theatre camp this summer, as a part of his "I don't want to get a summer job" negotiation.  He groused about it right up until we dropped him off.  He got home that night totally engaged.  He worked his tail off all week - singing, dancing & acting.  He voluntarily put his social life on hold and completely focused on the numbers.  We were in complete shock (& were thrilled!).
He and the other participants knocked our socks off at the final performance.  It was like watching a Broadway troupe.  I was literally in tears most of the time."  ~ Parent
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Dance Teachers
BRYCE BRITTON received his Master of Fine Arts degree in theater direction from Ohio University and a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in directing from the University of Puget Sound. He is a Theatre Generalist with a specialty of Musical Theatre at Ohio University, Shepherd University, Penn State University and most recently created the BFA of Musical Theatre at West Virginia University. His extensive professional credits include Seattle Children’s Theatre, Seattle Repertory Theatre, ACT, Village Theatre, Lyric Theatre and Contemporary American Theatre Festival.

With a passion for Original Theatre, he has worked on numerous new works with the Village Originals Festival and the Seaberry Quinn Playwriting Festival. He is an active member of Actor's Equity Association, Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, was the recipient of the Milo Cline Award and was Volunteer of the Year at Hazelton Federal Penitentiary for his work with lifetime inmates creating a re-imagining rock opera version of Macbeth.

Some of his favorite directorial credits include West Side Story, Pippin, Into the Woods, Extremities, Sleuth, The Dumb Waiter, The Grapes of Wrath, Humperdinck’s opera version of Hansel and Gretel, An Actor’s Nightmare, Sweet Charity, Spamalot, Kiss Me Kate, Eurydice, and Kurt Weil's opera Street Scene.
KRISTIN HELLER received her Bachelor of Arts and Communications in Theater Arts from Bowling Green State University in Ohio. Kristin then moved to Chicago, IL where she was Artistic Director of a non-profit theater company that focused on new play development. 
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In 2009, she moved to Portland to pursue her Master in Theatre, graduating in 2011. Kristin has apprenticed under world renowned directors such as Tito Capobianco, David Edwards and Elizabeth Bachman. She has worked as Acting and Dance faculty for the Tyrolean Opera Program in Maurach Austria and the Napa Music Festival in California.   
​Recently, Kristin has worked with Portland Actors Ensembles as State Director for the touring production of The Winters Tale, Stage Director & Co-Choreographer for Anything Goes, and Music Director &  Choreographer for The Phantom Tollbooth.
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At Sherwood Foundation of the Arts, she directed The Odd Couple and  as the Choreographer for Oklahoma in the 2017/18 Season. 
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Currently she privately coaches voice, flute, acting, acting for singers, public speaking, and tap dance as well as instructs larger Master classes on Auditioning, Acting, Voice, and Movement. You can also find her instructing group classes at Vision8 studios in Portland.
EVE BRINDIS is a dance educator and choreographer in Portland, OR. She received her B.A. from Linfield University. She has been teaching dance for 10 years to youth and adults in the styles of ballet, contemporary, jazz, modern, musical theatre and tap in various studios and schools. For the last four years, she has directed the dance ensemble at Linfield University, where she teaches dance courses in modern, ballet, tap, jazz, choreography and performance.

Her choreography has been seen in many shows at Linfield and has been recognized with Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival for choreography in their production of Cabaret. Aside from teaching, Eve has served as a staff volunteer for Portland’s Dance Wire and is currently working to achieve her MFA in theatre arts. With over twenty years of dance training and performance, she focuses her passion for the arts on dance education, encouraging dance to be an art form used by students to convey expression and purpose.   
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.

This past year she was seen as Gertrude McFuzz in Seussical The Musical and as Mrs. Wormwood in Matilda, both at NWCT. She also appeared at Lakewood Theatre Company as a Phantom in Rocky Horror. Camille's favorite roles include Elle Woods in Legally Blonde and Fiona in Shrek, for which she received a PAMTA Outstanding Performer nomination.

Camille is currently working toward a Masters in Early Childhood Education; Infant/Toddler Mental Health at Portland State University and is delighted to be joining the teaching team at Spotlight.   
CANCELLATION POLICY: Once accepted by Spotlight, thirty (30) days notice must be given of intention to cancel, prior to the camp or term start date. If no notice is given, camp or term fees will be due in full. No refunds given thirty (30) or less days before camp or term start date.