PRESCOTT PARK ARTS FESTIVAL IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE
THE UPCOMING 2023 SUMMER SESSIONS
FOR ITS BELOVED YOUTH THEATRE PROGRAM,
CAMP ENCORE!

Three Camp Sessions for ages 7-17 running June 19 - August 6, 2023

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PORTSMOUTH, NH (January 5, 2023): Prescott Park Arts Festival, an independent non-pro?t arts organization, is preparing to celebrate its 49th year in the park this summer and is once again offering the beloved educational program, Camp ENCORE! The youth theatre camp serves 80+ kids ages 7-17 each summer where they gain valuable teamwork skills while cultivating a love for theater arts. Each session culminates with a fully staged public performance on PPAF’s Wilcox Main Stage, helping to build confidence and community.

In recent years the Arts Festival has reinvigorated the camp’s curriculum by bringing on their own in-house Camp Director. This shift in leadership has ampli?ed the Festival’s approach to teaching and strengthened the overall emotional intelligence of the program while offering real, tangible experience in theatre. The results have been meaningful and successful, receiving high praise from campers and caregivers alike.

“Last summer Camp ENCORE! was simply outstanding, from the day-to-today experiences to the performances themselves. We have grown so proud of this program and look forward to seeing the park fill with our campers’ enthusiasm. An exciting change for this summer is that we are expanding the teen musical theatre intensive to a two week session. We listened to the feedback from last year and can't wait to see how that session thrives even more so with an extra week. Camp ENCORE! is all about creating an intentional space for our campers that is in-line with the Festival’s mission of accessibility, where everyone is truly welcome. Building that community has made such a difference to our campers.” shared Prescott Park Arts Festival Executive Director, Courtney Perkins.

This season Camp ENCORE! is delighted to offer their three long-standing musical theatre sessions, while adding a second week to well-attended teen intensive. The goal of Camp ENCORE! is to make every camper feel included and valued in the show and at camp. In addition to learning the musical, campers will explore the art of theatre through games, improvisational activities, and masterclasses from local artists about some of the backstage and onstage specialities of the performing arts. Scholarships are available.

2023 Camp ENCORE! Sessions
Summer of Creatures and Creators

Session 1 | Theatre Creatures
Ages 7-17 | 3 weeks

Disney’s 101 Dalmatians and Aristocats Kids

June 19 - July 9 | 9:00am - 4:00pm
Tuition: $899 | Sibling: $825
Early Care (8:30am): $75
After Care (until 5:00pm): $150

*Public Performances July 8 & 9 at 11am

Session 2 | Stage Folks
Ages 7-17 | 2 weeks

The Music Man Jr.

July 10 - July 23 | 9:00am - 4:00pm
Tuition: $649 | Sibling: $575
Early Care (8:30am): $50
After Care (until 5:00pm): $100

*Public Performances July 22 & 23 at 11am

Session 3 | Prescott Teens
Teen Musical Theatre Intensive | 2 weeks

Into the Woods Jr.

July 24 - August 6 | 9:00am - 4:00pm
Tuition: $649 | Sibling: $575
Early Care (8:30am): $50
After Care (until 5:00pm): $100

*Public Performances August 5 & 6 at 1pm

Discounts for Multiple Sessions:

Session 1 and  2: $1,424.00
Session 1, 2, and 3: $1,977.00

Registration is open now. Visit PrescottPark.org

In addition to Camp ENCORE!, Prescott Park Arts Festival offers their signature musical theatre production, which will be Little Shop of Horrors in 2023, the River House Restaurant Concert Series, and the Wentworth-Douglass Hospital Monday Night Movie Series. Tables in the B2W Software VIP Seating Area can be reserved for all of the Festival’s series, in addition to limited blanket reservations, in front of the Wilcox Main Stage. The Best Seat in the House, sponsored by Key Auto Group, is a special seating area at the front of the VIP section that is available for reservation as well. Reservations for Camp ENCORE! performances will open in the Spring.

2023 Season Passes are on sale now. Season Passholders get early access to reservations for all of the Arts Festival’s series, including Camp ENCORE! performances. 

Prescott Park Arts Festival
FACT SHEET

Established in 1974, the Arts Festival stays true to its mission of accessibility to the arts by offering all of its events with no fixed admission. All performances of Camp ENCORE! have an optional, suggested donation of $3-5.

Tables in the B2W Software VIP Seating Area can be reserved for CAMP ENCORE! performances, in addition to limited blanket reservations, in front of the Wilcox Main Stage. Key Auto Group’s Best Seat in the House is also available for reservation at all camp shows. Special discount pricing is available for Festival season pass holders. Reservations will open in the Spring.

All reservations can be made at: www.prescottpark.org.

About Prescott Park Arts Festival

For nearly 50 years, Prescott Park Arts Festival has served the Seacoast community with family-friendly entertainment, inspiring artistic offerings, providing a public place to gather and share unique experiences. In an idyllic natural setting along the Piscataqua River in beautiful downtown Portsmouth, the Festival presents more than 80 arts events to nearly 150,000 people each season including a film series, music festivals and concerts, food festivals, dance, children’s events and the signature summer musical. Accessibility is deeply rooted in the Festival’s values and we proudly have a suggested donation model to ensure that everyone has access to these diverse, family-focused performances.