Project Broadway
Theatre Tuscaloosa is bringing back its popular summer camp for teens, Project Broadway, from June 8–12, held daily from 1–5 p.m., with a final performance at 6 p.m. on June 12. The camp offers a week of training for talented high school performers. The theme for this summer's camp is-Scene Stealers.
Click the button below to enroll through Shelton State's Elevate Enrollment System. After enrolling, you will receive a PayPal invoice from Theatre Tuscaloosa (if applicable) so that you can pay the tuition
Frequently Asked Questions
What will we do throughout the week?
This year, Project Broadway: Scene Stealers will be an intense week of auditioning, learning choreography, rehearsing music, creating blocking, and rehearsing lines - participants will prepare a cabaret style performance. Tuition includes two tickets to the final performance. Additional tickets will be $5 each.
What will a typical Project Broadway camp day look like?
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1:00 PM Campers arrive at the Shelton State Campus
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1:05 Company Warm-up
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1:20 Choreography Rehearsal
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2:15 Music Rehearsal
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3:10 Company Snack and Water Break (BYO Snack)
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3:25 Blocking/Acting Rehearsal
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4:20 Daily Review & Homework
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5:00 Dismissal
Will there be homework?
Each day, campers will be given homework: lines/lyrics to learn, music to listen to, choreography to rehearse, or even a link to a show to watch for inspiration. Each camper will be featured in some way through the final performance project. It is up to the individual to come into camp the following day prepared and ready to add on to the previous day’s material.
Are there scholarships available?
A limited number of scholarships are available and are awarded based on need. To help the most participants possible, most scholarships are partial-tuition awards, though full-tuition scholarships are occasionally awarded. Click the button below to apply.
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Meet Your Instructors
Sara-Margaret Cates grew up on the stages of Tuscaloosa’s vibrant theatre community, performing with Theatre Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa Children’s Theatre, The Rude Mechanicals, The Actors Charitable Theatre, and the West Alabama Repertory Theatre. She now serves as the Director of Performing Arts at Tuscaloosa Academy, where she has directed multiple award-winning productions and continues to inspire young artists. Beyond the classroom, Cates is an active leader in the theatre community, serving as Secretary for the Alabama Conference of Theatre Executive Board, District 2 Chair for ACT’s Trumbauer Festival, and co-founder and inaugural Chair/Festival Director for the Studio Theatre Festival with the Southeastern Theatre Conference. Her directing credits include Six: Teen Edition, Bright Star, and The Lightning Thief, and she was most recently seen on the Bean-Brown Stage in the title role of Sylvia. A Druid Arts Theatre Educator award recipient and an award-winning playwright, Cates is a dedicated professional theatre artist, advocate, and educator.
Nicholas Pappas is a multi-hyphenate theatre artist based in Tuscaloosa. Recent acting credits include "Various" (Big River) with Virginia Samford Theatre, "Dance Teacher Pat" (Dance Nation) with Theatre Downtown, "Manny" (Master Class) with Theatre Tuscaloosa, and "Louis/Billy" (Sunday in the Park with George) with Terrific New Theatre.