After spending the past few months of the school year at home, this summer, many children are facing the prospect of spending much of their summer at home too. With COVID-19 continuing to affect the lives of everyone around the world, parents have fewer options for entertaining their kids - many summer favourites like community programs, sports leagues and summer camps are unable to operate or will be operating with limited capacity. That's why this summer, Something Gained Theatre Co. is offering totally virtual, no-contact theatre camps for kids! Something Gained Theatre Company is a brand-new theatre company based in Edmonton. We are made up of recent graduates from MacEwan University’'s Theatre Arts program. The end of our year was eclipsed by the pandemic, so we understand how everything feels a bit less fun right now. That is why we feel bringing some levity to the world, especially to children, is so very important right now. And we want to do that the best way we know how - through the magic of theatre! There are two camps to choose from: the week-long Theatre Fundamentals camp, or the one-day Puppetry camp. Each camp is 1.5 hours long per day, offering activities and education focused on live theatre. The camps are geared towards children between the ages of 8-11. Children will learn new methods for unleashing their creativity and will end the camp with a simple presentation to demonstrate what they've learned. The camps will run every week from the beginning of July until school starts back in September. If we exceed our funding goal, we will adapt our camps into an after-school program for the school year. When you choose to boost our campaign, you are also buying a free camp for a child. For every $75 donated, we will give away a spot at our week-long camp. We will be reaching out to agencies that work with families in need to extend these free camps to vulnerable children. If you wish to enroll your own child in our camps, we have that covered too! Simply pick the camp you want from our list of rewards, donate the proper amount, and we'll enroll your child in the camp of your choice!