The Department of Curiosity at Lookingglass Theatre Company invites high school students to participate in a one-of-a-kind experience this summer in the historic Water Tower Water Works on Michigan Avenue. Lookingglass is offering two 2-week intensives that will be dynamic, inventive, collaborative, and intensely creative. Led by Lookingglass Teaching Artists and Ensemble Members, these intensives will offer a unique opportunity to work with leading innovators in the field, with workshops in writing, acting, design, and ensemble creation that will cultivate the complete theater-maker. Registration is now open!
During An American Road Trip, June 19-30, students will put that journey in their mind, bones, and muscles, as they explore the recurring theme of national identity.
Rebels and revolutionaries push the world forward, challenging known quantities and upending assumptions. During Rebellion and Renegades, July 17-28, students will get in touch with their inner vagabond while using theatre to shake things up!
“At Lookingglass, we are ardent believers in the power of ensemble-based theatre to transform the world within us and the world around us,” says Ensemble Member and Director of Community Engagement, Andrew White. “A two-week immersion is an ideal way for teens to expand their skill set as actors and theater-makers, explore new frontiers in their growth as artists, and dive deep into the techniques that have been the bedrock for the unique storytelling that has brought Lookingglass national acclaim.”
Lookingglass Theatre’s Summer Intensives will take place on June 19-30 and July 17-28, Mondays – Fridays from 10AM – 4PM at the Water Tower Water Works, 821 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611. Space is limited. Tuition for the 2-week camp is $800. Partial and full scholarships are available for those who would like to apply.
For more information, visit lookingglasstheatre.org/summer-teen-intensives.
To register, fill out this form.
About Lookingglass Theatre’s Department of Curiosity
Curiosity is a driving impulse behind Lookingglass Theatre Company’s work on stage and in our community. Guided by the Company’s mission to make theatre “exhilarating, inspirational, and accessible to all,” the Department of Curiosity at Lookingglass cultivates creativity, expands access, and transforms classrooms and communities across the City we call home.
Lookingglass teaching artists bring the Company’s core values of collaboration, invention, and transformation to address each organizational partner’s specific needs and goals, co-designing programs in which all participants are “changed, charged, and empowered.”
Lookingglass has engaged teachers, students, families, and community members since 1990, serving approximately 3,500 students per year. Our current programs include camps, classes, school programs, and young ensemble.
The Community Engagement programs expand access to Lookingglass art and artists and deepen the experience of the Company's work for our audiences. Lookingglass partners with more than 30 organizations each year, building sustained relationships with communities across the diverse Chicago landscape.
For more information, visit lookingglasstheatre.org/curiosity.
About Health and Safety
The health and safety of our audiences, artists, and staff are a top priority and we have invested our resources accordingly. As guidelines are constantly evolving, all policies are subject to change.
Please refer to the health and safety page for more information about our current policies and safety measures regarding COVID-19.
About Lookingglass Theatre Company
Inventive. Collaborative. Transformative. Lookingglass Theatre Company, recipient of the 2011 Regional Theatre Tony Award, was founded in 1988 by eight Northwestern University students. Now in its 35th Season, Lookingglass is home to a multi-disciplined ensemble of artists who create story-centered theatrical work that is physical, aurally rich and visually metaphoric. The Company, located in Chicago’s landmark Water Tower Water Works, has staged 70 world premieres received 161 Joseph Jefferson Award Nominations, and produced work all across the United States. In 2016, Lookingglass received the MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions and in 2017, was the recipient of the League of Chicago Theatres’ Artistic Achievement Award.
Lookingglass continues to expand its artistic, financial, and institutional boundaries under the guidance of Artistic Director Heidi Stillman, Executive Director Rachel L. Fink, a 29-member artistic ensemble, 22 artistic associates, an administrative staff, and a dedicated board of directors led by Chair Diane Whatton.
For more information, visit lookingglasstheatre.org.
Become A Scene Maker
Inside our 190-seat storycastle we work tirelessly to produce unique theatre that leaves YOU changed, charged, and empowered. Theatre making takes meticulous attention to detail and years of work, often unseen. We could not take that initial spark of an idea to the wonder we finally see on stage without you. While you might not be IN the room, you too are an artist and vital to the process. Through your support you play YOUR role in shaping a flourishing, arts-driven tomorrow. Become a Scene Maker, today.
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Listing for Lookingglass Theatre Company Summer Intensives
Lookingglass Theatre Company’s Summer Camp
Two 2-Week Intensives
June 12-30 & July 17-28
Lookingglass Theatre Company
Water Tower Water Works
821 N Michigan Ave
Chicago, IL 60611
The Department of Curiosity at Lookingglass invites your high school student to participate in a one-of-a-kind experience with us this summer at our home in the historic Water Tower Water Works on Michigan Avenue. We are offering two 2-week intensives that will feature Lookingglass Ensemble Members leading sessions in audition prep, monologue and scene-work, ensemble building, and devised theatre. Space is limited.
Intensive 1: An American Road Trip
Get on the road and put the pedal to the metal -- or, at least, put that journey in your mind, bones, and muscles, as we explore this recurring theme in our national identity.
Intensive 2: Rebellion and Renegades
Rebels and revolutionaries push the world forward, challenging known quantities and upending assumptions. Get in touch with your inner vagabond while we use theater to shake things up!
*Full and partial scholarships available! Please email curiosity@lookingglasstheatre.org for more information.
Register using this link.
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Dates: Weekdays, June 19-30
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Age: High school students aged 14-18
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Time: 10am-4pm
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Tuition: $800*
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Dates: Weekdays, July 17-28
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Age: High school students aged 14-18
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Time: 10am-4pm
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Tuition: $800*