New Summer Camps for All Ages

Bay Street Theater has added three new summer camps for kids, teens and adults to join its lineup this coming July and August. Three weeklong camps focusing on screenwriting, on-camera acting, and dramaturgy, led by industry professionals, are now open for registration.

All weeklong camps are held Monday through Friday. Registration is $450 at 631-725-9500 or baystreet.org.

“The First Ten Pages: A Screenwriting Workshop” With Matthew Kozlark

July 10 to 14, 1 to 4 p.m. Ages 13 to 17.

“The First Ten Pages” will take a look at the opening pages of a number of successful scripts, both new and old, to learn how to craft that all-important exposition — beyond which an underwhelmed reader will never venture. How does one structure and pace the first page or two to hook the reader into continuing? What should be accomplished in a script by the bottom of page 10 — and how to do it? What are some examples of scripts that defy — with wildly successful results — all of the conventional rules — and how do they get away with it? What makes a good title? Such are some of the questions that will be answered.

Matthew Kozlark is a writer based in Los Angeles. His tennis thriller “The Qualifier” is currently in development. His writing has been recognized by Amazon Audible’s Emerging Playwrights Fund, a James Patterson Fellowship, a Pflughaupt Fellowship, and the Wright and Willets Prizes. He served for two years as a judge for the Iowa Short Fiction Award. He has led seminars and writing workshops for students at the Pierrepont School in Westport, Connecticut and the Deep Center in Savannah, Georgia. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale University and an MFA from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop.

“On-Camera Intensive” With SJ Allocco-St. Germain

July 31 to August 4, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Ages 8 to 18

“On-Camera Intensive” will take a look at the business of auditions, on-camera acting and the process of putting together resumes, headshots and reels. The week will proceed with audition warmups and techniques, including lessons in improvisation, and will walk participants through the process of attending commercial auditions, lead and co-star auditioning, and how to prepare for callbacks.

SJ Allocco-St. Germain is a casting director who began her casting career 10 years ago as a casting assistant with Jennifer Euston Casting, working on hit shows including “Orange Is the New Black” and “Girls.” Her most recent title is casting director and her projects include the Emmy-nominated Roku anthology series “Immoral Compass.”

“The Our Town Project: A Theatrical Study and Staged Reading” With Allen O’Reilly

August 28 to September 1, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Ages 16 and up

“The Our Town Project” explores Thornton Wilder’s classic play “Our Town,” called by the celebrated American playwright, Edward Albee, “the greatest American play ever written.” Participants will spend the week studying all key aspects of the play including its themes, production history, casting choices, and contemporary resonance, culminating at the end of the week with a final staged reading of the play, open for all friends and family to attend.

Allen O’Reilly is the director of education and community outreach at Bay Street Theater. He has been an educator and professional actor for over 30 years.