Summer Theater Program - The Odyssey

Eggtooth Productions, formerly Old Deerfield Productions and run by part-time Eaglebrook drama teacher Linda McInerney, sponsors a theater camp for children ages 8-13 at Eaglebrook each August. There were 18 children in the two-week program this year, all interested in producing and performing in a play. The choice of which play to perform was left up to the students this year, explained Emily Landau, who runs the drama program at Eaglebrook and was one of the two workshop teachers for this program. The kids chose to perform The Odyssey, which Emily said “touched on all of the themes the kids were interested in: gods and goddesses, monsters, myths, magic, and mystery.” They chose the play about five days in to the two-week program, which meant they had to quickly learn lines, figure out sets and costumes, and get ready to perform on the final Friday. They achieved their goal, and had a grand opening (and closing) of the show on the last day. Emily went on to say “The kids are creating something together, they are getting comfortable on stage, and they are indulging their acting bug.”