Summer Camps require a $50.00 deposit upon registration.

Registration Steps:

1) Click on the REGISTER! link to the right. Sign-up through the Google Form.

2) Pay the $50.00 deposit on the link below.

3) You will receive a confirmation email for your session. Once a session is full, a waiting list will be started.

Deposit is non-refundable. In the case of a student canceling, the deposit may be applied to classes at The Rep. A deposit is required to hold a spot in one of our sessions.

When you click on the "Pay Deposit for Summer Camp" button, you can pay the $50.00 or the entire amount of $150.00 for your camp session.

If you pay the deposit, the remaining balance of $100.00 is due no later than the first day of your camp.

SUMMER CAMPS!

Summer Camp at THE REP is going to stellar! Each day students will have acting classes, movement, music, and more! On Friday of each week, students will present what they have learned for family and friends!

Artistic Director and acting coach, Darren Butler leads each session with help from a great staff!

Cost: $150.00 per student

Time: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon -

Monday - Friday each week

Ages: 1st grade - 8th grade

Session #1 June 9th - 13th

Session #2 June 16th - 20th

Session #3 June 23rd - 27th

Session #4 July 7th - 11th

Session #5 July 14th - 18th

Session #6 July 21st - 25th

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Or you can VENMO: @gulfcoastrep

What is the schedule for a weekly sesion at your summer camp?

Our daily summer camp begins at 9:00 a.m. and ends at 12:00 noon. Students have a schedule snack break at 10:30 each day.

In the classes, students learn acting techniques such as Meisner, Laban, and Inner Voice. They learn how to apply these techniques to monologues and scenes. Self-tapes are an important part of the film, tv, and stage industry now. Each student will learn how to create a self-tape of a scene. Audition skills are also an important part of the week-long camp. Students will leave with an acting toolbox filled with new skills and techniques to use!

Who is teaching?

Our Artisitic Director, Darren Butler will be leading the camps. For the month of June, his oldest daughter, Evie Rosa Butler will be a guest teacher. She will be a junior at the California Institute of the Arts (CAL-ARTS) near Los Angeles, which is one of the top acting programs in the country. We are very fortunate to have her join the team to share what she's learned with our young people.

Why take classes?

Quite simply - classes are where you learn "how to act." Productions are where you "perform." Yes, there are many great skills you learn while doing a production, but they cannot replace the valuable lessons you learn in an acting class. "Talent" will only get you so far. Acting classes provide you with the necessary techniques to build skills in the craft of acting. At The Gulf Coast Rep, we do not teach a single technique, instead, we teach multiple techniques for an actor to discover what works best for them.

To make a parallel to sports, a football team doesn't just run a few practices and play games. The coaches teach the players drills and skills. These drills are used to create plays. The plays are executed to move the football down the field to score points. One play at a time. Theatre is much the same. Classes teach those drills and skills. Actors take those skills into an audtion to get cast; into rehearsals to build authentic characters; and into peformances to peform.

Darren J. Butler, MFA - Acting Coach/Director

For 35 years, Mr. Butler has trained actors for the stage, film, and television. Versed in numerous acting techniques including Meisner, Stanislavsky, Laban, and Uta Hagen, Darren has helped countless young people and adults reach their goals. For over a decade, Darren has been developing and refining his Inner Voice Technique, to help actors peel off more layers to create an authentic performance. As a director, Darren's style mimicks his coaching - less is more; be natural; be present; and always be authentic in your performance. This style allows artists to properly prepare to perform on stage as well as in front of the camera. Last summer, Darren had the privilege of teaching at Acting Out! in Birmingham, one of the best acting programs in the South. Darren holds an MFA from Point Park University in Pittsburgh. Currently, he serves as the Artistic Director for The Gulf Coast Rep and the Theatre Teacher at Baldwin County High School.

Evie Rosa Butler - Acting Coach

Evie Rosa Butler is a rising junior at CalArts - the California Institute of the Arts in Los Angeles. Evie Rosa brings her college training in acting and voice to share current techniques with our students. Her credits include, "Annie Sullivan" in The Miracle Worker, "Helen Keller" in The Miracle Worker, "Emily" in Our Town, "Scout" in To Kill A Mockingbird to name a few. As a high school student she received superior ratings at The Trumbauer Theatre Festival as well as ThesFest for Alabama Thespians. At Trumbauer, she won first place in the state twice for her dramatic monologues, and Evie Rosa was named Best Actress for the One Act Play Festival for her portrayal of "Hannah" in The Last Mile. Evie Rosa is represented by Prestige Management, NYC.

Darren Butler has been teaching acting and directing young people for over thirty years. His students have gone on to work professionally on stage and in TV & Film, receive college scholarships, and have life long careeers in the business.

Currently, one of his former students, Norah Murphy, can be seen on Amazon Prime in the show - Clean Slate as "Opal."

ACTING - Darren J. Butler, MFA

Weekly Acting Classes are offered year round

Veteran acting coach and director, Darren Butler will teach students various acting techniques for stage and film including Meisner, Laban, Inner Voice technique and more. Students will learn about auditioning, script analysis, self-taping, mime, improv and so much more!

Mondays 5:30 - 6:30 Adults (15 +)

Tuesdays 5:30 - 6:30 3rd - 6th grade students

TUITION: $80.00 per month or $25.00 per class

Classes are ongoing!

Sign-up at the button to your left and step into class!

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Philosophy of Classes & Camps:

Classes at The Gulf Coast Rep are skills and techniques based. The skills you learn in classes or in our summer camps will help you in the stage and film/tv community and industry. Taking classes does not guarantee you roles in our shows. Casting is based on who is best suited for a role. We do have showcases or viewings for family and friends to see your progress!

We are not a "pay to play" organization. You will never pay fees to participate in our productions. We do ask that you promote the show, help sell tickets, etc