Summer Theater at Eaglebrook

Old Deerfield Productions, a local theater company founded by part-time faculty member Linda McInerney, runs a theater camp at Eaglebrook each August. For the last few years, the camp has been divided into two, one-week sessions. For the first time this summer, the camp is a full two-weeks, allowing the children participating to get the full experience of putting on a play. The group focused on producing a version of Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” at the end of the two weeks.

For the first week, the group learned theater games and began exploring their roles in the play. The boys and girls, who range in age from 8-12, were encouraged to take Shakespeare’s dialog and turn it into their own, thereby solidifying their understanding of their roles while also making the play accessible for them. They spent the second week running through the scenes.

Because of the construction on campus, the program was housed this year in the common room of Mayer House, one of the five dormitories on the Eaglebrook School campus. The room was large enough to accommodate the performance, and the dorm’s elevator was even used for a scene or two. If you would like more information about the theater camp, please email lmciner@gmail.com.