Hoffman Center Blog

Cast members from “Cassie the Crab and Rosita the Island Girl” pose for a photo on stage at the Hoffman Center in Manzanita.

Students from the Hoffman Center Summer Drama and Performing Arts Camp topped off their three-week experience by putting on three performances of “Cassie the Crab and Rosita the Island Girl” to appreciative audiences. Center board member Annie Narañjo-Rivera led the camp and directed the play.

Throughout the camp, the kids, ages 4 to 26, learned acting techniques, auditioned for roles and rehearsed their parts.

“Cassie” tells the story of the birth of the Caribbean Islands, with mystical sea creatures, fantastic adventures, and Caribbean and Latin music.

It might have been cloudy outside, but things were very bright in the Hoffman Center during the week of August 3rd.

Local artist Nicole Poole teamed with Skye Archer, home on vacation from art school in Chicago, to teach a combined Painting Exploration and Art of the Book camp. At the same time, Lynn Thomas, local music teacher, led an Art and Music Exploration class.

The week ended with a Saturday evening show and concert by the combined students. Art works were displayed all over the walls, and the music student played three works they had rehearsed.

Their parents and friends showed a lot of pride in the kids’ accomplishments.