theatre camps
Alchemists' Workshop offers theatre camps for young people ages 6-18 in the summers and during school breaks...we've done these in thirty-two different communities and can tailor-make a camp to fit your community.
Summer 2025 schedule: (all at WMS stage)
July 28 to August 1: Cinderella
August 4 to 8: Improv workshops
August 11th-15th: Dudley Dudley a new musical about a NH legend
Past Camp communities: Henniker, Weare, Bow, Concord, Hopkinton, Hillsboro, Sutton, Bedford, Bradford, Hudson, New London, Weare, Queens and Manchester.
Our 2024 theater camp video of Thwacked, and Broadway Musical Revue: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1x9n5npC9c-8LuYdDeGYeQhGcBe_twffq/view
Bradford summer camp—The Lending Doll
Weare Middle School—The Children of MLK, Jr.
About Our Staff
Tom Dunn (Artistic Director): Tom Dunn has been working in theatre for 55 years as an actor, playwright and director. He has run theatres in NYC, Minnesota, Ohio, Washington D.C. and New Hampshire. This is his 25th year of running Alchemists' Workshop which includes Weare/Henniker Youth summer camps. Tom and his wife, Heidi, raised four children in Henniker.
Emma Guillemette (Director): Emma Guillemette is a rising freshman at Mount Holyoke College. She has participated in and worked at Alchemist Workshop’s theater camps for the past four years, and this year marks her first year directing. Emma recently won an Excellence in Acting award from the NHETG theater festival for her role as Iris in Soundscapes. She also directed her first show, Knock Knock, as her senior capstone project and served as president of her school’s International Thespian Society. Emma is involved in all aspects of theater, acting, directing, and prop management are her favorites.She’s excited to direct and act more in the future and see where theater takes her
Rebecca Scoledge (Assistant Director):Rebecca is a rising senior at John Stark Regional High School. She’s acted in many shows throughout her life; some of her more recent roles have been Amy March in Little Women the musical, Grace McPhee/Queen Maureen in Between the Line the musical and Duchess Winifred Dolores Crumbledunk in Pockets the musical, all with the John Stark Stage Company. After high school, she intends to study MusicalTheater within a BFA program. She participated in the Alchemist’s Workshop’s theater camps her first 2 years of high school and now she’s back and more excited than ever to be the assistant director! She’s so excited to be a part of this workshop and keep the passion for theatre alive!
