Theater Pro Camp focuses on theater preparation, collaboration, and exploration. By combining acting, voice, movement training, and performance skills, students will develop the necessary skills needed in theater performance and are empowered to grow and advance their creativity in a fun and supportive environment.
Through engaging activities, expressive arts, and collaborative performances, participants will discover how the stage can be a transformative space for self-discovery and emotional resilience. The camp fosters a supportive community where teens not only hone their theatrical skills but also learn valuable tools to cope with and express complex emotions.
The camp culminates in a performance on Friday, June 28.
Parent or guardian must read, complete, and submit the summer camp manual by the first day of camp. Download here.
Scholarships are available! Complete the scholarship application here.
This camp is sponsored by the Arkansas Arts Council, an agency of the Division of Arkansas Heritage.
Nisheedah Dévré Golden is a graduate of the University of Central Arkansas. A professional actor in her own right, some of the professional theaters for which she has performed include the Arkansas Repertory Theatre, Columbus Creative, Praeclara, Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre, Murry’s Dinner Playhouse, and Positive Images in Christ. Some of the prominent shows she has appeared in include Hairspray, The Sound of Music, South Pacific, Big River, To Kill a Mockingbird, Purlie, Macbeth, Jesus Christ Superstar, Godspell, The Auction Block, Menopause the Musical, and Smokey Joe's Cafe.
Ms. Golden is a resident theatre teaching artist with Bearden Productions Center for the Arts. She has served as assistant director for its shows Trial of Goldilocks, Annie Jr., The Wiz, Sister Act Jr., and Akeelah and the Bee.
As a professional director herself, Ms. Golden directed the Episcopal Collegiate School’s inaugural production of Homework Eats Dog and Other Woeful Tales. She also completed a professional residency at Jacksonville’s Murrell Taylor Elementary as the drama instructor for their afterschool program. She was also the theatre teacher at Westwind School for the Performing Arts in North Little Rock. There she was assistant director of their inaugural production Sister Act Jr. and director of their production of The Emperor’s New Clothes.
In 2021, 2022, and 2023 Ms. Golden had the privilege of being the artistic director for Children International: Arts in Action summer camp at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. This camp focused on poetry, vocal/instrumental music, and drama, and how these art forms aid in the emotional development of a child. She was also part of an educational tour with the Arkansas Repertory Theatre which included acting and improv workshops, playwriting workshops, and diversity workshops and history workshops (about the Little Rock Nine) for kids and teenagers at several schools across Arkansas.
In addition to theatre, Ms. Golden also has a professional background in opera. She is a four-time winner of the Arkansas District Metropolitan Opera vocal competition. She made her international debut as Zita in the opera Gianni Schicchi in Shanghai, China. She has been in numerous other operas, including some in which she held principal roles.
She is a proud member of Sigma Alpha Iota, the international music fraternity for women, and Delta Psi Omega, the theatre honor society.
