French Woods Summer Camp Blog

If you speak french, or are otherwise interested, here’s a french article about French woods alumni Zoe Deschanel, that mentions the French Woods Festival of the Performing Arts.

• Rachel Curcio has been cast in A Midsummer Night’s Dream for the New Jersey Arts Incubator (www.njai.org) Festival at Verona Park in Verona, NJ.  This is NJAI’s inaugural production which will be part of a two-day Arts Festival in Verona Park on July 18 and 19, 2009.
  This spring Rachel was selected to sing a Jersey Boys Medley, in a sextet, at H.B. Whitehorne Middle School in Verona, for the school’s concerts. Rachel is also a member of the Acoustics Select Chorus at HBW and plays the clarinet in the Gold (highest level) Band.
• Sarah Shane is playing Helena in her schools production of A Mid Summers Night’s Dream
• Riley Sexton was part of Downtown Youth Behind the Camera Program at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City this year. Riley and his fellow filmmakers from the Children’s Museum of the Arts Film Class had a film in this years festival called The Pain. an homage to the old black and white silent film. He was an active participant in the Q and A following the film, and was interviewed by Marshall Curry, director of the documentary Racing Dreams, and winner of the 2005 Audience Award for Street Fight.
  Riley couldn’t be more excited attending French Woods this summer!
• Heather Braverman’s film Crickett and the Little Girl Power will be part of the Hoboken Film Festival. The screening will be in Teaneck on May 30, 2009 at noon!

Here’s a PSA put out by the ACA (American Camp Association), what did you get out of camp?

 

Our friends at Music Theatre International have posted a story about French Woods, MTV, and musical theater, MTI holds the legal rights to produce many of the shows we do at camp. Check it out. 

We have received some camper news that came in after the May newsletter went to print:

As of Jan 1, 2009, (Happy New Year) there are only 160 days left until session one begins and only 180 days to the beginning of session two.

Enid Marcus, will represent French Woods at the following open houses. We would love for some of our Frenchwoodites to join her in order to help her meet new French Woods Campers. Bring a friend or relative and introduce them to French Woods as well.

Saturday, January 17
12 Noon – 4 PM
Westchester Marriott Hotel
670 White Plains Road, Tarrytown, NY 10591
914-631-2200

Sunday, January 18
12 Noon – 4 PM
The Inn at Great Neck
30 Cutter Mill Road
Great Neck, NY 11121
516-773-2000

Saturday, January 24th
From 12 Noon – 4 PM
At the Doubletree Fort Lee/George Washington Bridge
2117 Route 4 Eastbound, Fort Lee, NJ 07024
Tel: 201-461-9000

Sunday, January 25th
From 12 noon – 4 PM
At The Moore-Bernards:
3 St. Bernard’s Road
Far Hills, NJ 07931
908-234-2702
Park directly across the street at the Gill St. Bernard School

SummerFare ’09 at
GREENWICH HIGH SCHOOL
10 Hillside Road Greenwich, CT 06830
Wednesday, January 28, 2009 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Larry will be in New York City for an open house
Open House ’09 at
The Leslie Lewis Residence at
521 East 14th Street apt 5B
(Stuyvesant Town)
New York, NY 10009
Buzzer 143
Saturday, January 17 & Sunday, January 18
From 12 noon – 4:00 pm

Isaac will be in the Boston From Friday January 23rd through Sunday, January 25th, and Philadelphia area on the dates below and would love to see you in those areas.

NEWTON MARRIOTT HOTEL
The address is:
2345 COMMONWEALTH AVENUE
NEWTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02466
PHONE: 617-969-1000

You can meet with Isaac at the KIDS Opportunities Fair 2009
Sunday, January 25 2008, 12pm – 3pm
Brookline High School • 115 Greenough St• Brookline MA • 02445

You can also see Isaac at the following camp fairs in the Philly, Cherry Hill, and Delaware areas:

2009 Main Line Camp Fair
Wednesday, January 28
5:30-8:30 pm
Conestoga High School
200 Irish Road
Berwyn, Pa 19312

Thursday, January 29th
3:30 to 7:00 p.m.
In the field house at Tower Hill School, Rising Sun Lane (off Route 52), Wilmington, De

Chestnut Hill Academy’s Camp Fair 2009
Saturday, January 31
11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
500 West Willow Grove Avenue
Philadelphia PA 19118
215.247.4700

Isaac will be staying at the

Omni Hotel at Independence Park from January 28th through February 1st

Call us or email us and let us know that you can participate in these fairs and open houses. We look forward to seeing you then.

We are also planning an open house in Chicago as well.  Anyone out of these areas interested in meeting with one of our representatives should call us at 800-634-1703.  I will keep you all posted.

Sunday, December 14th, 2008
From 12 noon until 4 PM
At The Schaefers:

9081 NW 68th Court (Quarter Horse Lane)
Parkland, Fl 33067

Kindly RSVP by December 5th
Call 954-346-7455 or email: admin@frenchwoods.com

We invite you, your family, and your neighbors to enjoy a
relaxing and friendly day of discovery. French Woods is a
place where children can perform in a Broadway show with
full orchestra, play another camp in soccer, basketball or
baseball, fly on the high trapeze, produce their own movie,
record original music, make a stained glass window, ride a
horse, dance in a ballet, play in the symphony orchestra,
water ski, play tennis, jam with a rock band and lots more.
If you are unable to attend our Open House, call us for an
appointment. The first of our 4, 3-week sessions begin on June 10th,
2009.

Dear Edwina is now finally making its official Off-Broadway debut at the DR2 Kids Theatre in Union Square this November. Dear Edwina features music by Zina Goldrich with book and lyrics by Marcy Heisler, the award-winning songwriting team behind the critically acclaimed Theatreworks USA’s family musical, Junie B. Jones.

So get a group together and bring every child (and adult) you know, and check out Dear Edwina. Below is a special $29 ticket offer for run (reg ticket price $39), Given the economy, it’s the best deal around town (and better than any musical playing on Broadway today). And from an educational standpoint, the basic life lessons and questions raised by the heroine, Edwina Spoonapple, make Dear Edwina the perfect outing for students aged 5 to 12 or higher. Everyone will leave with smiles on their faces and catchy tunes on their lips.

Here is the $10 off code for French Woods Festival (for $29 tickets)

The code is: DESCFWF
This can only be used at Broadwayoffers.com (not Telecharge!)
NY SHOWS: (212) 947-8844
OUTSIDE NY SHOWS: (800) 872-8997
Direct Link:
http://www.broadwayoffers.com/go.aspx?MD=2001&MC=DESCFWF

FWF alums Peter Duchan, Diana Glazer, Jesse Manocherian, and Kristin Miller are part of New Bar Theater, a recently formed company in Manhattan. They’re hosting a fun FWF themed benefit on Monday, Nov 17th at The Cell (338 W 23rd St). The mini-reunion will double as a cabaret, featuring performances by alums, including Bridget Barkan (Sherrybaby), Dani Spieler (Legally Blonde), Rebecca Kasper (Mamma Mia!), Shira Hofmekler Gregory (Frost/Nixon), Britt Shubow (Mamma Mia!), Sean Patrick Doyle (Wig Out!), YouTube sensation Natalie Weiss, and lots of others. Doors open at 7pm, $10. For more information, email NewBarTheater@gmail.com.