The Miami Beach SDYC features a unique and innovative program for young thespians that educates through play. Over the course of each of the two Camp Sessions, our young thespians will have the opportunity to learn and put into practice, skills including Singing, Vocal Techniques, Choreographed Dancing, Acting, Stagecraft, and Set Design. The end of each Camp Session will conclude with a public sh
owing of a Live Theatrical Production including all of our young thespians! CAMP SESSION 1: My Son, Pinocchio
June 10 - July 5
9am - 5pm
CAMP SESSION 2: Willy Wonka
July 8 - August 2
9am - 5pm
Tuition per session is $900, with discounts available for multiple sessions/campers. Late pick-up is free and available until 6 pm upon request and RSVP. Click on this link to download the REGISTRATION FORM:
https://www.yousendit.com/download/WFJWSXR3Q3R0QTNOUjhUQw
Further schedule/show announcements coming soon! FOR RESERVATIONS CALL THE STAGE DOOR BOX OFFICE AT (305) 397-8977 or 954-344-7765
Please be sure to leave a message with your name/phone number specifying that you are interested in the Theatre Summer Camp at the Byron Carlyle as well as, which Camp Session you are interested in applying your child for. SEE YOU AT THE THEATRE!!!
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Miami Beach Stage Door Youth Company
Instructor Bios:
Shane Tanner – Director, Instructor
Shane has been a professional, working actor for almost twenty years. He has performed all over the country and in the United Kingdom, both on national tours and in various regional productions. Since discovering theater during his years as an enlisted soldier in the U.S. Army, he has become passionate about sharing the joys and wonders of the stage with young performers. As an actor in the National Touring Company of Oliver!, he became an instructor, mentor, friend and chaperone to each of the 25 child-actors in the cast. He has been involved in Educational Theater Outreach for over a decade and has performed for young audiences throughout the state of Florida, most recently as the lead role in ROCK ODYSSEY at the Adrienne Arsht Center, which was seen by nearly 30,000 students in Miami-Dade. He has been responsible for hundreds of students and campers during his time at Hollywood Playhouse (Hollywood, FL), Riverside Theater (Jacksonville, FL), as Camp Director for Next Stop Broadway (Coral Springs, FL), and as Director of the Creative Camps program at Miami Childrens Theater (Kendall and Miami Beach, FL). He believes in "leading by example" and recognizes that every scenario in the world of theater offers a unique learning opportunity to all involved: from character discovery, staging and movement, to voice technique, camaraderie, and theater etiquette. He believes that theater should be an endless source of discovery for young performers, and knows that encouragement, experience, practical knowledge and personal investment are the greatest tools in helping a young person achieve their full potential, both on stage and in life. Shane is a multiple-award winning actor and multiple Carbonell nominee. He has appeared at many theaters in the region, including Actors' Playhouse (1776, Les Miserables, Johnny Guitar, The Full Monty), Stage Door Theater (Parade, A Little Night Music, Crazy for You, Mack & Mabel – 2011 Carbonell Winner Best Production of a Musical), Caldwell Theater Co. (She Loves Me, Sunday in the Park with George, The Secret Garden, Into the Woods), Palm Beach Dramaworks (CAMELOT in Concert) and Mosaic Theater (The Irish Curse -2011 Silver Palm Recipient). Lauderdale with the love of his life, Amy Miller Brennan, their adorable puppies, Annie and Gus, and his 10 year old son, Wiley.
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Amy Miller Brennan – Music Director, Instructor
As a performer, Amy has performed across the country, abroad in Germany, and has recently moved from NYC, now calling South Florida “home”. She is active in the condo and cabaret performance circuit as well as performing on many of South Florida’s stages and aboard the Spirit of Philadelphia cruise ship. Favorite roles in the region include: The Narrator in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Ariel in Footloose, Ellen in Miss Saigon, and Nancy in Oliver! (earning Carbonell nominations for all four roles) at Actors’ Playhouse, Amalia in She Loves Me and Martha in The Secret Garden at Caldwell Theater. Amy has worked closely with the production team of South Florida’s G4 on their productions of Motherhood and Respect. NYC credits include: Sunday in the Park with George (Dot), The Miracle Worker (Kate Keller) – directed by Arthur Penn, Body Language (Mary – MITF Best Actress Award), and Metamorphoses (Alcyone). Amy earned her MFA in Acting from The Actors Studio/New School and her BA in Musical Theater from Birmingham Southern College. As an educator, Amy is proud of her newest role as full-time Drama teacher at American Heritage School in Delray Beach, where she also music directs all musicals K-12th Grades. Amy has been an adjunct faculty member at many performance schools in the region and has directed for Miami Childrens Theater, Stage Door Theatre in VA, and Rising Stars in NYC. Having worked professionally as a nanny in NYC and Philadelphia, Amy understands the value of discipline, but allows the importance of expression and self-discovery. She passionately believes that her work with young people both enhances and changes lives and will help keep the performing arts vibrant, strong, and relevant.
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Sally Bondi – Administrator, Instructor
Sally has been in Show Business for over forty years, doing musicals and stage plays. She has also been seen on television, films, and heard on many voice-over reels all over the world. Her first love is “paying it forward”, and teaching the next generation of performers. She loves children of all ages (she has four of her own!) - and loves to see them find creative power within themselves. Not only was she instrumental to the classes, rehearsals and performances for last year’s camp in Miami Beach, but she also does private coaching to children of all ages. It’s with this enthusiasm that she returns with her favorite teaching team to the Byron Carlyle for two glorious summer sessions!! The discoveries made last year, the fun that was had creating a safe and wonderful space for the children to explore and learn about themselves and others, will be built upon this year with the same unsurpassed team - Shane Tanner, Amy Brennan, Terrence Brown, and Sally Bondi. Although her expertise is on the stage, she is eager to create the environment of love and discipline that is necessary to any creative process (or any process, as parents already know!). This is not just a job for Sally - it’s a passion. (And get ready for Sock Puppet Theater Season 2!)
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Cayce Moyer – Technical Director, Scenic Artist, Instructor
Cayce Moyer is a multi-media artist based in Miami, FL. She attended Miami Magnet Schools for the Arts throughout grade-school and on to Coral Reef Senior High. Afterwards, Cayce graduated from Savannah College of Art and Design in 2006 with a double BFA in Sequential Art and Painting, Cum Laude and is now the proud owner of her own freelance company, SpaceCase Creations, LLC. Projects include over 6 published Illustrated Books and Comic Books, privately and commercially commissioned Sculptures (including two that were cast for a moving fountain at Disney World,) Stagehand and Assistant Stage Manager duties for over 15 Theatre Productions at the Byron Carlyle, as well as, Set and Prop Painting for over 35 Theatre sets at GableStage, Miami Childrens Theatre (Kendall and Coral Gables), Broward Stage Door and Area Stage Company. Other projects have involved Set Painting for Television (including reality show “Tough Love 3,”) residential and commercial Flat Wall and Faux Painting (including several high end bars and clubs.) Finally, Cayce’s portfolio also includes commissioned Conceptual Design, Graphic Design, Canvas Painting, as well as her personal work for solo and group Gallery shows. Two of the latest Live Theatre Set Painting projects completed by Cayce were for Area Stage Company's "Sleeping Beauty" and "James and the Giant Peach." The Set Design Class will encompass basic design principles and how to apply them to a real Live Theatre Set in fun and engaging ways. The goal of this class is for the students to learn to think outside of the box through hands-on constructive play. In her free time, Cayce enjoys competitive long distance races and obstacle courses, traveling, reading historical and historical fiction novels, watching classic horror films and practicing homeopathic medicine through tea.
