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Dream Big Performing Arts Workshop is a Chicago-based business that focuses on drama classes and camps to encourage creativity, self-expression and teamwork in children ages 3 to 18. Their upcoming four-week production camp is set to be an experience of a lifetime for students, who will receive a professional stage experience culminating in two full-scale performances of Seussical, Jr. on the historic Athenaeum Theatre's main stage! This full-day camp will include music, staging and choreography rehearsals, as well as specialized workshops in character development, scene study, ensemble building, and design elements. The performances will include full costumes, sets, lights, props, and sound, and ticket sales are open to the public!

Dream Big offers one-week drama camps, hosted over school breaks and throughout the summer, providing kids a great opportunity to build confidence, foster creative expression, and make new friends! Before care and aftercare options are available outside of camp hours. This business also provides after-school programs, lunchtime programs, curriculum-based drama activities, and customized residencies in your child's school, as well as neighborhood classes in Andersonville all year long. The classes are categorized under Musical Theatre, Theater, Drama, Performing Arts, Fine Arts, Acting, Singing, and Dance.

Founded in January 2006, Dream Big began with one class of four students in Chicago, and nearly 11 years later, they have grown to offer over 60 classes in and around the Chicagoland area, serving over 500 students weekly. They currently offer their classes in Andersonville and Lakeview, as well as in numerous schools including Bell, Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School, Boone, CICS-Irving Park, Hawthorne, Howe School of Excellence, Montessori Academy of Chicago, Newberry, Peirce, Pritzker, Solomon Schechter, St. Stanislaus-Kostka, Suder Montessori, Wildwood and Willa Cather (Super 7 Girls). They partner with JCC Apachi Northside, Source 4 Chicago, and various other non-profits to fulfill their mission of accommodating ALL students, regardless of financial circumstances.

Lisa, the founder of Dream Big Performing Arts Workshop, has been performing since the age of 5 and for the past 14 years has been sharing her love of the theatre with children of all ages. After graduating with degrees in both Elementary Education and Theatre Arts from the University of Iowa, Lisa taught 4th and 5th grades on Andros Island, Bahamas. She later became the Lower School Drama Integration Coordinator at the Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School where she developed and taught their K-4 Drama Program. Lisa has performed all over Chicago with companies including Metropolis, Light Opera Works and Chicago Kids Company. She has also worked as a tutor and child wrangler for national tours including Addam's Family, Billy Elliot, and Dreamwork's production of Shrek the Musical

Gift Ideas for Dream Big Performing Arts Workshop

Looking for a gift that will spark the creativity and imagination of a child in your life? Look no further than Dream Big Performing Arts Workshop! This Chicago-based business offers a variety of classes and camps that cater to the needs of children of all ages and interests. Whether they're interested in musical theatre, drama, or dance, Dream Big has a class that will inspire and challenge them to be their best.

For the little ones in your life, gift them with a spot in one of Dream Big's one-week drama camps. These camps are perfect for building confidence, fostering creative expression, and making new friends! With before care and aftercare options available, parents can feel confident that their child is in good hands.

For those with a passion for the stage, consider gifting them with a spot in Dream Big's upcoming four-week production camp. This camp offers a professional stage experience culminating in two full-scale performances of Seussical, Jr. on the historic Athenaeum Theatre's main stage! This full-day camp includes music, staging and choreography rehearsals, as well as specialized workshops in character development, scene study, ensemble building, and design elements. The performances will include full costumes, sets, lights, props, and sound, and ticket sales are open to the public!

In addition to camps, Dream Big also offers after-school programs, lunchtime programs, curriculum-based drama activities, and customized residencies in your child's school, as well as neighborhood classes in Andersonville all year long.

No matter what gift you choose from Dream Big Performing Arts Workshop, you can be confident that it will inspire and challenge the child in your life to dream big and reach for the stars!

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