Unbelievable!  What an amazing summer we had! In 4 short weeks, camp StarQuest became a home away from home… a place where our campers transformed into rockin’ StarQuest Super Stars!  The last week of camp was action packed! Not only did they perform in an incredible production of SHREK JR (and slayed the stage),  they also brought the spirit and battled it out in "true camper" style for our Battle of the Stars 2024 color war/Maccabi.  I’m including several videos below of our Battle of the Stars SongFest, the culmination of our Hollywood Red vs Broadway Blue.  Upon announcement of our winning team this year, Holiday Red, we all congratulated each other for the camaraderie, sportsmanship and fun!  As always, at StarQuest we concluded with our traditional award ceremony, closing appreciation circle, ice cream, hugs, tears and so much love!  Me and my Camp StarQuest Staff have been honored to have had the opportunity to experience your kids and watch their creativity soar and their minds grow. The bonds, the friendships, the life lessons learned and the memories made will be cherished for years to come. We miss our amazing campers already, and the countdown to Camp StarQuest 2024 has already begun!

Camp StarQuest Campers – Wow, just wow!

Our campers were mesmerizing from the moment they took the stage. The fabulous vibe and positive energy from the audience was palatable.  We couldn't be prouder of their hard work, commitment, and dedication, not only to their craft, but to each other. They clearly used all that we had learned in our specialty voice, dance, and acting classes in the mornings, and brought that focus and energy to our afternoon rehearsals to make SHREK JR. come to life for the J stage. We hope they are still relishing in their success.   Stay tuned as we will have a video available of the show likely towards the end of the month.  I will keep you posted by sending out an additional communication about the video in the weeks to come.  I will likely also a link to a photo album of some awesome photos our professional photographer took at our final tech rehearsal prior to showtime!

Battle of the Stars: 2024 Color War was a hit!  What an amazing Fake Out, then Break Out we had on Wednesday night.   Thank you for being in on our "secret.” The last two days of camp, we laughed, we ran, we cheered, we smiled, we sang, we danced, we hugged –. A snap shot of some special highlights…

We are all so sad Camp StarQuest has come to an end. The last four weeks have been amazing! Our closing circle last Friday solidified all we had wished this summer to be for our amazing campers. We can't wait for them to walk into the school year with a truer sense of self, more confidence, and a deeper compassion for others and for themselves. Their love of the arts certainly grew stronger, skill sets improved greatly for sure, but perhaps most importantly, they learned a wealth of life lessons they can carry with them wherever they go.  And finally, to top it off that they all made friendships that will last forever doing what they love. Hats off to our amazing staff for changing lives and to our awesome, fantastic super campers who gave 100% everyday. We will miss you, but look forward to seeing next year. We accomplished all we set out to do and then some. Miss everyone already…. So please join us during the year and be a part of our JPAS awesome programming.

Mark your calendars!!  If you loved Camp StarQuest, then you will enjoy many of our fall classes and our Spring Production too. Please don't fill up our camper's fall schedule until you consider what we will be offering. Registration will open in the next few weeks (by mid August latest) and registration will fill up quickly!  Many of our talented specialty staff will be teaching classes in the fall. While we don't put on a full-scale production in the fall that happens January – April, on Sundays 1:30 – 5:30 so save that date) we are putting on a Broadway Revue that will culminate in a final performance at the Galleria Mall along with a straight play (acting only, no singing and dancing) with a performance for family and friends in the Zale Auditorium.    We also will be creating, writing and performing our own show based on a book that will also culminate with a performance for family and friends.   We will be offering an acting improv and theater games class,  on-camera acting, visual arts classes and… keep an eye out for JPAS Social.  JPAS Social will be an opportunity for our JPAS/StarQuest Theater Family to meet up, hung out and do cool activities once a month or once every other month. This is an exciting program that will satisfy their theater bug, teach them new artistic skills to enhance their talent, encompass life lessons and good old fashion fun so these kids can be connected all year long!   We want to keep this positive energy going!

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