Camden County hosts theater performers from across Georgia

CAMDEN COUNTY, Ga. – Highschool and group drama packages from all around the state of Georgia got here collectively at Camden County Excessive College for the 2022 Georgia Theater Convention.

The convention is a 58-year-old volunteer service group that brings working professionals, college students, and group theater fans into the identical place to have fun their craft.

“It’s simply been so thrilling to see the children interacting, to have stay public performances, to have the ability to hug each other. Theater persons are huggy individuals,” mentioned Dean Slusser, Wonderful Arts Director for Camden County Colleges. “We’re seeing individuals we haven’t seen since 2019 in lots of instances and it’s nice to come back collectively.”

Slusser mentioned it seems there are 850-900 attendees this yr.

Organizers and attendees are blissful to be collectively in individual, after going digital in the course of the pandemic.

“It’s a brand new power, it’s a beautiful power, it’s this pent-up power of getting to do digital theater for the previous two years,” mentioned Jono Davis, govt director of Georgia Theater Convention. “We’re getting this uncooked enthusiastic expertise that hasn’t been on the stage in fairly awhile.”

Camden County Excessive College has a brand new high quality arts constructing with a number of theaters and school rooms. It’s capable of showcase its new facility to convention attendees.

A mom of a performer with Augusta Junior Gamers instructed News4JAX she was in awe of what Camden County has to supply theater college students.

“After we first walked in, our jaws dropped. It’s tough in our space for a few of our children to even get one theater. To see a college that has a number of theaters is totally unimaginable,” mentioned Meredith Anderson.

Anderson mentioned she hopes the scholars in Camden County understand what they’ve with that facility.

Davis mentioned Camden County has been a beautiful host and it’s good being so near the seaside.

“It’s nearly like a paradise down right here. It’s an exquisite new facility that’s been nice to us,” mentioned Davis.

Subsequent yr’s convention will likely be in Columbus, Georgia.