2023 Kansas

Northwest Kansas

WHO: All Kansas students entering high school – freshman in college. (Each workshop has a maximum capacity of 20 students.) Please note that if you live out of the Dane G. Hansen service area (see map below), you are not eligible for the scholarship program, but still welcome to apply for the program.

 

TUITION: $50 per one week workshop*

*Workshops are underwritten by the Dane G. Hansen Foundation which greatly reduces the cost for students who live in their service area. 

 

WHERE & WHEN (more detailed schedule below):

  • Hays, Kansas (residential housing available at Fort Hays State): Monday, June 5 – Friday, June 9, 2023. (Please note that if you are staying in the dorms you can move in on the evening of June 4th.)
  • Concordia, Kansas (Brown Grand Theatre):  Monday, June 12 – Saturday, June 17, 2023
  • Phillipsburg, Kansas: Monday, June 19 – Friday, June 23, 2023

Service Area:

Teens: entering high school – freshman in college

 

 

We are looking for a diverse group of students to join a professional staff of artists and educators and share their collective stories. In doing so, one, solid, unified piece of theatre with music is born. In order to make this happen, we need creative people of all types. This experience is about the creative process, and while the performance is an enormous part of our workshop, the focus is on the days of creation. We need writers, actors, poets, dreamers, singers, visual artists, composers, musicians, designers and creative people of all types.

Northwest Kansas Teen Lovewell Workshops (underwritten by the Dane G. Hansen Foundation)

 

Hays, Kansas (residential housing available): Monday, June 5 –  Friday, June 9, 2023
Fort Hays State University
Sunday, June 4th 5pm move into dorms (for those who choose stay)
Monday, June 5th 9am-5pm workshop hours; 5pm-10pm activities and downtime in the dorms
Tuesday, June 6th 9am-5pm workshop hours; 5pm-10pm activities and downtime in the dorms
Wednesday, June 7th 9am-5pm workshop hours; 5pm-10pm activities and downtime in the dorms
Thursday, June 8th 9am-7pm workshop hours; 5pm-10pm activities and downtime in the dorms
Friday, June 9th 9am until after 7pm show (Please note that all must move out of the dorms this day).

 

Concordia, Kansas: June 12 – 17, 2023
Brown Grand Theatre
310 W 6th St, Concordia, KS 66901
Monday, June 12th 9am-5pm workshop hours
Tuesday, June 13th 9am-5pm workshop hours
Wednesday, June 14th 9am-5pm workshop hours
Thursday, June 15th 9am-5pm workshop hours
Friday, June 16th 9am-5pm workshop hours
Saturday, June 17th 12pm- until after the 7pm show

 

Phillipsburg, Kansas: June 19 – 23, 2023
Monday, June 19th 9am-5pm workshop hours
Tuesday, June 20th 9am-5pm workshop hours
Wednesday, June 21st 9am-5pm workshop hours
Thursday, June 22nd 9am-7pm workshop hours
Friday, June 23rd 9am-until after the 7pm show

Students will join a professional staff to brainstorm, write, design, compose, choreograph and produce an original work of musical theatre – all in one week. What will the show be about? It’s up to the group! Lovewell workshops are a singular experience, unlike any other you’ve been a part of in the past; ideal for writers, builders, actors, musicians, designers, singers, composers, and imaginative young people of all types who want to dream big, work hard and experience the thrill of watching their collaborative creation come to life.

 

You’ll get to build on the skills you already have and flex your creative muscles by learning some new ones – at Lovewell, everybody gets to do a little bit of everything. Whether you’re a seasoned musical theatre vet seeking a new adventure or this your first step towards the stage, come spend your summer with other creative young folks just like you in a warmly inviting, wildly inspiring, and totally accepting environment. No matter who you are – you belong at Lovewell.

APPLICATION PROCESS

All applicants must fill out the application in its entirety and pay the $50 application/tuition fee (or apply for a scholarship). Your paperwork will not be processed and you will not have a secured slot in your chosen workshop until your application is complete.

 

COST

  • Concordia and Phillipsburg: $50 Application fee and tuition per student per one-week, non residential workshop.
  • Hays: $50 Application fee and tuition per student per one-week (non residential option).
    $40 lunches (5) + $50 app/tuition fee= $90 (non residential option)
    $200 room and board (double occupancy) + $50 app/tuition fee= $250
    $275 room and board (single occupancy) + $50 app/tuition fee= $325
    Once you have applied and been accepted into the Hays workshop, if you live in the Dane G. Hansen service area (see map above), you can apply for a scholarship to help with the cost of this experience. There are no scholarships available for students living outside of the Dane G. Hansen service area.

 

PAYMENT

When you apply you will be directed to pay the $50 application/tuition via Paypal at the time of submission and our system will guide you there when your application is complete. If you are in need of financial assistance, you can select that option (IF you live in the Dane G. Hansen service area [see map above]). Please note that we only accept payment for the workshop via Paypal to the address info@lovewell.org and you do NOT have to have a Paypal account in order to use this system. After you have received notification of acceptance into the workshop, those who have chosen the residential option (Hays) will be billed via Paypal.

 

REFUND POLICY

There are no refunds on the $50 tuition/app fee for our Kansas workshops (unless the workshop is cancelled). Once the fee has been paid, it cannot be refunded. Residential fees (Hays) can be refunded in full until May 1st, 2023.