Camper Extraordinaire on Camp Arena Stage

posted by Moses, Camper Extraordinaire, Age 14

Camp Arena Stage will be entering its fourth year of artistic service to today’s youth. I have been a camper all three previous years and was asked to share my thoughts.

I started thinking about how amazing the counselors and counselors-in-training were, how they taught me so much every year I attended camp. I remembered the sometimes scenic and always beautiful campus on which Camp Arena Stage is held. Then I remembered my friends - campers and counselors. I realized that the one thing that makes this camp so much fun is that it isn’t one thing that makes camp enjoyable. It is everything! The teachers are actual people with actual arts experience that can’t be beat. Everyone is friendly, artistic, and intelligent, not to mention thoughtful and downright cool. The classes are innovative and exciting and have helped me expand myself as a person as well as an artist. Campers are bombarded with good vibes from the very beginning.

I have seen small children overcome stage fright and perform for the entire camp at the noontime show. I have seen counselors and campers work together to put on a show for the noontime audience. I’ve seen entire classes get up and execute a series of moves which will later help them create a stage combat routine. The greatest thing that I have seen, however, is the joy in every camper when they walk to their next class, knowing full well they will never forget their summer at Camp Arena Stage.