20220612-CAPITALSTYLEMAGAZINE-T-0 - Flipbook - Page 73
Instructor Comacell Brown Jr., left,
guides Kalese Slade, 14, of Annapolis
during an outreach art class held at
Maryland Hall in partnership with
Anne Arundel County Public Schools.
“We give kids a safe
environment where they can
explore their emotions,
creativity and imagination and
develop empathy.”
— Jason Kimmel, Children’s Theatre
of Annapolis education director
wrapping up its 63rd season, is the granddaddy of youth programs in Annapolis. The
company has been training the performers
and crew members of tomorrow since 1959,
and has owned its own building for the past
dozen years.
Kids ages 5 to 18 can participate in weeklong cabarets ($200-$270) where they practice
musical styles ranging from musical theater
to hip-hop, or three-week production-intensive camps ($800) in which they will audition
for a production, rehearse it and perform
it while also participating in skills-building
workshops from improvisation to dance.
This summer will focus on two productions: “Disney’s Descendants: The Musical”
and “Footloose the Musical: Youth Edition.”
“We give kids a safe environment where
they can explore their emotions, creativity and imagination and develop empathy,”
said Jason Kimmel, the theater’s education
director.
“One of our alumni is a lawyer who says
that our camps helped her get over her fear
of public speaking. We also have graduates
who are dancing on Broadway now.”
Fearless Girls (and Boys)
Photography Camps
ArtFarm Studios, 111 Chinquapin Round Road,
Suite 200, Annapolis. 443-360-5278.
artfarmannapolis.com
A nature-inspired summer camp taught by Susan Mayberry (not pictured) in 2021. Camp assistant Holly
Staples, left, helps kids in the class, ages 8 to 11, make paper mache lanterns. COURTESY OF ARTFARM STUDIOS
ArtFarm is a 4,000-square-foot makers’
space in Annapolis co-created by Darin
Gilliam and Alison Harbaugh. In July and August, ArtFarm will offer courses in everything
from play production to building props to
the fine points of sampling music and beatmaking. Prices range from $275 to $475 for
weeklong sessions.
But the camp closest to Harbaugh’s heart
is her Fearless Girls Photography Camp. This
year, for the first time, ArtFarm will offer a
photography camp for fearless boys.
Harbaugh was inspired to create the pho-
capitalstylemag.com | SUMMER 2022 | 73