Muskingum News

After a week of singing, dancing, acting and fun, the Summer High School Music Theatre CAMP will culminate in a musical theatre Showcase Performance at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 24 in Muskingum University’s Caldwell Hall.

The performance is free and open to the public. There is ample parking, and the facility is handicap accessible. A “Greet the Performers” reception will follow in the lobby.

Thirty-four students in grades 9-12 from 22 different schools will be featured. To prepare, the students participated in a week of musical training, including daily dance classes, private voice instruction, acting sessions with improvisation, master classes, and scene study. Evening recreational activities of square dancing, swimming, and movie musicals rounded out their week. Students will perform scenes from many different Broadway musicals.

The CAMP staff is led by CAMP Director Carol Wilcox Jones, Muskingum University artist-in-residence (ret.), and co-directors Todd Schreiber of Whiteford Schools in Michigan, Amy Leacock of Upper Arlington Schools in Ohio, Belinda Andrews-Smith of Tulane University, and Robert O. Jones, Muskingum University emeritus music professor.

Music Theatre CAMP, celebrating its 16th year, has been recognized and supported in part by the Ohio Arts Council, which helped fund this program to encourage educational excellence, cultural enrichment, and economic growth.  

The 2023 Summer H.S. Music Theatre CAMP features these students:

For camp information, visit muskingum.edu/music-theatre-camp.