Spring Break Theatre Camp (Ages 6–12)
“Twice Upon a Time”
Monday–Friday, March 30 – April 3, 2026
9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Sherbino Theatre, Ridgway
Tuition: $285

Join Erin Cawley for a fantastical and fun-filled Spring Break Theatre Camp! This week-long camp focuses on building theatre skills while creating and performing a short fractured fairy-tale play, "Twice Upon a Time".

Daily activities include:
Improvisational theatre games
Set and prop creation
Rehearsals
Collaboration, teamwork & fun!
Preparing a fully realized performance in just one week
The camp culminates in a live performance on Friday, April 3rd at the Sherbino Theatre. Doors open at 1:00 PM, and the show begins at 1:30 PM.

After the performance, students will participate in the “strike” (theatre cleanup) until 3:00 PM, learning important theatre behind-the-scenes procedures and skills.

Tuition includes two complimentary show tickets per enrollment.
Additional tickets may be purchased at the door.

Play Synopsis: Twice Upon a Time

Grandma doesn’t really like fairy tales — she prefers adventure stories about pirates and astronauts. So when her grandkids ask for fairy tales at bedtime, Grandma puts some very silly twists on the classics.

“Twice upon a time…” begins each goofy retelling.
Cindy-Rella is now an obsessive neat freak who refuses to leave her chores to attend the prince’s barbecue (even with a bouncy castle!).
With no Big Bad Wolf in sight, Big Bad Bear ends up threatening both the Three Little Pigs and Little Red Riding Pants. Even Goldilocks can’t figure out why she keeps popping up in all the wrong stories!

Despite their protests, the children beg for more. Grandma continues with Snow White and the Four Dwarves (because four is plenty), and Grumplegrapeskin — a magical goblin who just wants the game show host to remember his name.

This charming one-act play features five fractured fairy tales packed with kooky characters and big laughs.

About the Instructor: Erin Cawley

Erin Cawley is a freelance director and theatre educator based in Ouray, CO. She is the Executive Director of the Ouray County Performing Arts Guild (OCPAG) and Board President of Ouray Made.

Previously, Erin served as Chair of the Performing Arts Department at the Lincoln School in Providence, RI, overseeing theatre and music education for students from Pre-K through 12th grade.

She is an Associate Member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC). Erin holds a double major in Theatre Studies and Humanities from Yale University and studied acting at LAMDA (London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art). She trained in directing through the MA Theatre program at Texas Tech University and has worked professionally in New York City as a literary associate with Abingdon Theatre Company.