Happy #SummerPlanningSunday, Encore friends! This weekend we’re excited to share an interview with Education Programs Manager, Madaline Langston. You might remember our previous interview with Madaline, but today we’re looking ahead to 2018’s #EncoreSummer. We hope this sneak peek gets you ready to jump in!
Encore: Which Encore camp(s) are you involved in this upcoming summer?
Madaline Langston: This summer my focus will be on coordinating The Healthy Play Initiative. HPI is an ongoing partnership with the Arlington Food Assistance Center, serving ages 2-5 in the Arlington Community at Arlington Mill Community Center, as well as the Gates of Boston Community Center in the Buckingham area, while physically maintaining the daily operations of Encore’s partnership with Lola’s Lab and It’s Elementary summer camps. Lola’s Lab runs June 25th- July 6th. HPI and It’s Elementary will run thru the end of August.
What’s your favorite part of summer camp?
ML: My favorite part of camp is seeing the vision come to life and seeing the smiles and hearing the sounds of laughter of each camper.
What is the best memory you have from past camps you’ve worked on as staff?
ML: When I first began teaching at It’s Elementary many moons ago, the staff prepared talent to showcase for the campers. It was hilarious. This is now a tradition at the It’s Elementary camps. Every year each teacher brings a new talent to the stage.
Did you attend a theatre/arts camp as a child? If so, what’s been the most lasting impression that experience has had on you?
ML: I did not attend a Theater Arts Camp. When I was a child, I had many opportunities to perform in the school system. During the summer, as a Camp Fire girl, we would take trips to New York to see Broadway shows, go camping and other events in which we were encouraged to sing, participate in Arts and Crafts, swimming etc…
What are you most looking forward to about this #EncoreSummer?
ML: I am looking forward to observing the individual accomplishments achieved at our camps. Success looks different to each camper. Perhaps you attend our camps to make friends, develop confidence, overcome shyness, visual arts, performance, to learn about theatre and so much more.
Thank you for sharing your plans for your #EncoreSummer, Ms. Madaline! Still searching for your perfect summer theatre adventure? Fear not! We’ve got something for everyone – from pirates to Lost Boys and Shakespearean lords and ladies. With camps geared from ages 4-18, let this be the summer you dive into the theatrical deep end. Don’t be left on shore – click here to register today!
Photos by Larry McClemons, Shannon McCarthy, and Aileen Pangan. Blog contribution by Shannon McCarthy.