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News: Princess Theatre hosts drama camp for area students; See the students perform June 17

Bill Landry, former host of the long-running television program, "The Heartland Series," offers instruction to students in Roane State's first-ever drama camp, held in the historic Princess Theatre in Harriman.

June 13, 2017

By Bob Fowler
Roane State staff writer

HARRIMAN – On stage in an iconic venue, students from four counties are learning how to put on a play in a first-ever camp sponsored by Roane State Community College.

The weeklong drama camp, under the supervision of adjunct theatre professor Clarissa Feldt, is being held in the historic Princess Theatre, 421 N. Roane Street in downtown Harriman.

In hands-on workshops, campers from seven high schools are receiving instructions on all aspects of theatre production, from acting to set designs, from lighting to costumes.

The campers will put their skills on display Saturday, June 17, with two free performances of a 30-minute play by Jonathan Rand titled “How to Succeed in High School Without Really Trying.” Shows are at 2 p.m. and 3:30 p.m., and the public is cordially invited.

“This is some really incredible talent that you do not want to miss,” Feldt said. “There’s not one main character in the play,” she said. “They (the students) are all going to act.”

Bill Landry, who for 25 years hosted the popular “The Heartland Series” on television, was the instructor Monday, putting the students through wide-ranging exercises in acting basics.

“You have more of an opportunity to be courageous in the theatre than as an athlete on the playing field,” Landry told them.

“I haven’t worked with kids in the theatre for a long time, and a lot of people helped me when I was coming up,” Landry said of his own drama background. He’s a longtime member of the Princess Theatre Foundation, the nonprofit instrumental in reviving the Princess.

“I liked the advice he gave,” Roane County High School student Angel Bailey said of Landry’s acting tips. “I’m really interested in the theatre.”

Another camper, Cumberland County High School student Kaylee Cantrell, said acting “has always been a passion of mine.”

The camp, free for the attendees from seven high schools in Cumberland, Roane, Anderson and Morgan counties, is being supported by grants from the Tennessee Arts Commission – matched by the Princess Foundation. A 2016 Roane State President’s Imagination Mini-Grant also helped fund the camp.

To learn more about the Princess Theatre, call (865) 354-3000 ext. 4435.

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