Summer Theatre Academy

SPEND YOUR 2022 SUMMER WITH BACKDOOR!

The Summer Theatre Academy at Backdoor Theatre promises two weeks of fun and learning! Your child will gain valuable theatre skills, confidence, self-esteem, and a love of creativity through theatre games, acting, and performance.

In this fun and fast-paced 2-week theatre academy, and under the direction and guidance of Cassie Toft, City View ISD Theatre Director, students will produce the play "Big Top" complete with costumes, lights, and stage makeup! 

We will also have opportunities for high school students to be STA Counselors for this production!

ADDITIONAL INFO

  • Camp Dates:  July 18th - July 29th 
  • Monday - Friday - 9 AM - Noon
  • Performance - July 30th
  • All dates will be held at Backdoor Theatre on our Main Stage
  • Only 20 spots available! 
  • $125/student and tuition waivers are available 

INTERESTED IN OUR
​CAMP COUNSELOR POSITIONS?
Tuition Waivers Available:
Thanks to very generous donors and friends, we have a few full and partial tuition waivers available.  These will be distributed on a financial needs basis. 

ABOUT CASSIE TOFT

ABOUT "BIG TOP" BY LAURA ROHRMAN
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Cassie Toft has been involved in the Theatre world for 16 years!  She holds a BFA in Technical/Design for Theatre from Midwestern State University & is currently the Theatre Director at City View Jr./Sr. High School where she runs the Junior High & High School Theatre Programs.
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Cassie has a number of theatrical credits that include Costume Designer for Wylie and the Hairy Man & Properties Designer for The Diary of Anne Frank at MSU Theatre, portraying the roles of Sarah & Abby in Backdoor’s production of LOVE/SICK, Quince in A Midsummer Night's Dream, & Mindy in Five Women Wearing the Same Dress. She has also directed several productions such as SF: Anatomy of Gray & The Actor’s Nightmare at City View. ​
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​Something is fishy about this circus! The elephants are loose, the ropes are greased, and an acrobat has fallen! Detective Alfredo is here to solve the mystery, but he is afraid of clowns! In this hilarious mystery, you will meet some quirky characters and enjoy being sucked into the wacky and wonderful world of the circus.