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In this Issue: • Staff & Camper News • Ron, Beth, Isaac & Larry • Session 3 Shows • T-Shirt Contest
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Dear French Woods Families
The summer calendar is taking shape
and 2015 will be a fantastic camp season. We are firming up the show list
and coming up with new ways to make
your summer even better. The staff has
never come together sooner and we
have some fantastic people coming in
this year. I am so excited to get back to
camp in just a few months!
Larry’s Lines
March Madness is here and it’s not just
basketball! It seems to be the most extreme
winter weather on record. However, spring
is on its way. With spring comes the summer
and with summer comes camp. We need
to know how every child is getting to and
from camp. If your child will be flying to
camp we urge you to make those reservations as soon
as possible. Once you have decided on the means of
transport for your child, please make sure to fill out the
Transportation form on your campintouch dashboard!
If you need help with anything travel related please
email [email protected] or call the office and we
will be happy to help. For everyone in the Polar Vortex,
stay warm and realize that spring is on its way.
A note from Ron
With the coming of spring, camp will
be here before you know it. Have
you started your countdown yet?
Registrations continue to pour in and
we’re glad that French Woods is in your
plans for 2015. If you have any friends
that are interested, have them call today.
Recently we sent out an email blast
about completing important FRENCH
WOODS CAMP ONLINE FORMS through your own
CampInTouch account. Shortly we will begin bunk
placement so it is very important that you specifically fill
out the bunk request form as soon as possible. No
matter which session your child attends, the rest of
the forms must be submitted by May 1st. Please call the
office if you need help with CampInTouch. Again, make
sure you fill out your bunk requests! Don’t assume I
or the office know or that we already have it. We print
out and work directly from these forms, so get them in.
Keep your letters, phone calls, pictures, faxes and
emails coming. We always enjoy hearing from you.
Stay in touch!
Isaac’s Corner
Welcome to French Woods Festival
of the Performing Arts. Your children
are in for a remarkable experience
at a place where magic happens,
where wonderment is the norm, and
growth, learning and fun are the
goals. Many amazing and exciting
adventures await your children at
French Woods.
My name is Isaac, and I am one of the Directors of
French Woods. My job is to make sure that every single
French Woods camper gets the best possible experience
imaginable at camp. Every camper is special and I want
every camper to feel special. I want every camper to
reach beyond their grasp and to achieve the success
that comes with the exposure to the arts and beyond. I
want every child to feel accomplished and self-assured.
I want every camper to have fun in a safe, nurturing
and supportive environment. Fun is the foundation upon
which courage, self-respect and responsibility are built. A
quality camp experience teaches respect for others and
all living things.
I want all of you to know that I am here to make sure that
all of the above happens for your children. I want them
to “get everything” that they came to French Woods to
do. By taking care of our campers “one child at a time,”
we feel we can give each camper the individual attention
he or she needs. I need your help to start your children
on their way to a successful summer experience. Please
be sure to fill out the online Confidential Camper
Questionnaire as soon as possible and let your children
know that while at camp - no matter what they need,
they should simply speak up. They will have counselors,
head counselors, other significant adults and me. Tell
them that if they need anything at all, “they should go to
Isaac.” If you, as parents need me, I am always available
to you by phone. Please feel free to call and ask for me.
Your child’s Head Counselor will keep you informed
about your child’s activities, program and general camp
experience.
Bebe Yaffe
Abbey Wang
Abraham El Harar Bella Calcara
Aidan Giacomucci Brandon Singel
Brooke Werle
Aidan Goldfarb
Caitlin Norbutt
Albane Peltier
Alexandra Haskins Cameron Glass
Alexandra Stutman Camila Saade
Camille Cirurgiao
Alexi Apfel
Camryn Curnuck
Alicia Linder
Casey Friedman
Alive Selcuker
Allison Eisenberg Cassandra Caldwell
Catherine Maslan
Amber Marcus
Charles Kerzner
Amelie Sultan
Chloe Gammon
Anais Mignon
Christina Qiu
Anais Moskovic
Clara Fourrier
Anaya Spencer
Cole Wells
Andrea Alfonso
Constance
Andrew Browne
Morisseau
Anna Leduc
Cyd Kennard
Ardyn Wales
Arianna Jolguera Damon Hollenbeck
Dania Hemdan
Ariel Prevor
Daniel Frymerman
Ariel Tilayoff
Daniella Bletnitsky
Ariyah Knowles
Daria Eremeeva
Ashley Blum
Davia Kaufman
Ashley Braffett
Atticus Uyttendaele David Gonzalez
Aubrey Chapman David Hughes
Diego Sanchez
Ava Ostroff
Garay
Ava Sklar
Dimitrii Kiriachok
Baiden-Melody
Diya Kraybill
Greenstein
Beatrice Campomori Edward Leonard
1 Brian Wargotz
Griffin Frankel
Isabelle Soderberg
Phoebe Chaplin
2 Ana Lillie
Dorothy Finney
Lola Williams
Maria Parra Pierre
Sylvan Lebrun
3 Ava Sclafani
Phoebe Smolan
4Benjamin
Warshavsky
John Lanigan
Stephen
Eisenwasser
William Kramer
5 Beckham Hedequist
Gabriel Wallerstein
Irenshtain
I am looking forward to having your children at French 6 Toby
Bianca Feiner
Woods for many years to come. This is just the first Elizabeth Chin
step in a wondrous journey of a lifetime. Your child’s Jasmine Chestner
Lindsay Irwin
adventure begins this summer.
Matilde Lewis
7 Allie Rothfield
See you all very soon.
Charlotte Reiser
Isabella Blair
Sincerely,
Kai Harada
Matias Sommer
Peralta
8 Allessandro Lopez
Francesca Strapko
Freddy Sion
Elaine Baez
Elan Tilayoff
Elena Golub
Hey Moo
Elijah Telpitzky
Holland Drew
Eliza Noxon
Hudson Flynn
Elizabeth
Imaeyen Effiong
Pepperman
India Rock
Emily Schlueter
Indrani Malhotra
Emma Cohen
Sweeney
Emma Kleinberg Ireland
Isabel Botko
Emma Listokin
Isabel Rauch
Emma Nikov
Isabel richards
Emma Olgers
Isabel Sternbach
Emma Schaufus
Isabelle Butera
Ethan Berman
Isabelle Soderberg
Ethan Hunt
Isadora Ruland
Ethan Tompkins
Ivan Kuntcev
Evan Chianh
Izzy Falchuk
Evelyn Baldwin
Jackson Kellerman
Fina McCreary
Jaclyn Braunstein
Finn Guillemin
Jade Morisseau
Forest Pogorel
Jagger Gossett
Freddy Sion
Kegel
Gavin Biedenbender Jane
Jane Mentzinger
Gavin Sultan
Cores
Gianna Kaufman Jasmine
Chabenat
Gianna Migliazzo- Jeanne
Jillian O’leary
Bushell
Jonah Dauvet
Grace Bolner
Joshua Feinsinger
Gracie Kimbell
Byrne
Hanna Buchwald Julia
Hall
Hannah Freundel Julia
Julia Samuels
Hena Spiteri
Julia Slaman
Just Registered!
Julianne Wesley
Juliet Kornell
Kacey Smith
Kaitlyn Greppin
Kalima Bronson
Karsten Kleitsch
Kate EisenpresserDavis
Katelyn Kauftheil
Katelyn Schroeder
Kayden Edwards
Keith Joseph
Kevin O’leary
Kiara Busciano
Kokoro Igawa
Kylie Grosmark
Laila Skramstad
Laura De Luze
Lauren Bishop
Lauren Lambrecht
Lauren Sherman
Lauryn Smith
Lily Farris
Lily Faulkner
Lily Otter
Lily Pieramici
Lily Singer
LIndsay Braunstein
Lucas Sanchez
Garay
Lyla Randolph
Lyndsey Mugford
Macoy Stewart
Madison Battinelli
Margot Lestavel
Margot Preizler
Maria Paula
Gonzalez
Marisa Poe
Matias Campelo
Matthew Irving
Matthew Nadler
Maximilien Laval
Maya Weinstock
Melis Guven
Mia Schulte
Michael Wang
Mikaela Malka
Mila Murguia
Milagros Campelo
Mitchell Chernick
Moisés Benhamu
Molly Reichard
Molly Skutnik
Montana Gerber
Murphy Botko
Naomi Joseph
Natasha Hinchey
Nathaniel Helpern
Nia Westmoreland
Nina Smith
Nina van
Vredenburch
Noah Scher
March Birthdays!
Gavin Biedenbender
Maya Gershovich
9 Carlie Ellison
Carmel Henschel
Chloé San-Horstman
Jaron Cole
Liam Curtis
10Aden Leiba
Diana Hewitt
Victoria Lee
11Brooke Schaffer
Camila Saade
Makayla Fetterman
Oscar Hansen
12Anaya Spencer
Ashley Reisert
Casey Beidel
Christine Dvorak
Julia Besterman
LIndsay Braunstein
Lucas Van den Brink
Rosana Lucia Field
Sam Schupak
13Alicia Linder
Julianna Marton
Katherine Graham
Rebecca Dior
Somerset Colligan
14Ava Sklar
Brianna Kloda
Jordan Kulick
julianna Monteleone
Lauren Lambrecht
Paige Zeltzer
Sasha Moscona
Kruger
15Ariela Frymerman
Lila Goldstein
Lucas Raskin
Mariana Goldlust
Morgan EpsteinO’Halloran
Quinn EpsteinO’Halloran
16Alessandra
Baldacchino
Alessia Glazer
Kelly Ainsworth
Marie Billard
17Evan Chianh
Madeline Dick
Natalie Hall
Savannah Sondrup
Shira Pomerantz
Sofia Chertorivski
Sophie Davidovich
18Ardyn Wales
Danielle Hurvich
Mollie Knee
19Jacob Gordon
20Alex Bae
Antonina Dechar
Gabriel Regli
Giovanna Andreassi
Sophie Cabrera
21Caleigh Risen
Chaya Friedman
Eli Ullman-Kissel
Noli Dement Semer
Olivia Cornett
Olivia Merola
Oscar Revelins
Paige Forbes
Peter Neureuther
Petra Romero
Peyton Lusk
Pooja Shah
Quiya Harris
Rebecca Dubin
Rita Peress
Robert Lewis
Robertus Radyan
Roman Selishchev
Romy Kotler
Rosana Lucia Field
Rosie Lee
Ryan Irving
Ryder Beer
Rylie Klein
Sacha Moskovic
Sam Darrow
Samantha
Greenwald
Samantha Schnell
Samuel Braithwaite
Samuel Lederman
Sara Friedman
Sarai Perez
Savanna Kaufman
Selin Selcuker
Serena Feinsinger
Elizabeth Crowley
Frazier Peluso
Gavin Friedman
Jesse Hedequist
Margaret Bugos
Robertus Radyan
22Bella Orelowitz
Craig Brill
Ella Caggiano
Will Havens
Zak Polak
23Anthony Gaukhman
Gabriela Janssen
Marley Marshall
24Eliana Haas
Jessica Topkis
Julia Slaman
Kiva Levy
Lily Pieramici
Makiyla Levy
Sofie Brown
25Charlie Bernstein
Devon Roth
Jaycee Brill
Lindsey Leonhirth
Luka Kryvetska
Nia Baker
Sofia Kotlyar
26Bailey Trudell
Julia Running
27Amanda Gawza
Isabella Sanderson
Justin Samreny
Miriam Morris
Sheyla Zakashansky
Smain Din
Sofia Alcocer
Sofia Sanchez Garay
Sophia Soderberg
Sophie Cabrera
Spencer Greenfield
Susan O’Keefe
Sydney Metz
Taisiya Kondratyeva
Tanguy Le Berre
Tate Clemons
Tea Diprima
Travis Hamerling
Trinity Rock
Tyler Hamerling
Vanessa Tompkins
Victoire Morisseau
Victoria Delon
Victoria Lurz
Victoria Rudolph
Viktor Polishchuk
Will Schwartz
William Isore
Willow Campbell
Yizhi Fan
Zach
Rakotomaniraka
Zachary O’Neill
Zain Adams
Zara Teplitzky
Zoe Piccirillo
28Carolina Cali
Marin Lily Mitchell
Pooja Shah
29Carmen Rose
Lacosta Kolsrud
Consuelo Perroni
Eunsoo Lee
Jessi Kaplan
Joseph Morell
Katie Beard
Maya Grinberg
Nicole Clemente
Selin Selcuker
Tanguy Le Berre
30Ana Gorodisch
Anastasia Kozhokina
Brooke Smith
Chloe Catana
Heather Smith
Jack Melville
Jacob Ryan
Julia Greenwald
Marina Chernin
Samantha Coppola
Sarah Vesecky
spencer davimos
31Eitan Ofeck
Jo-Lynn Kok
Veronica De
Mornay-O’neal
Camper & Staff News
This spring you can find Ron Schaefer teaching
a class in musical theater as well as directing Les
Miserables - both at Oxbridge Academy of the
Palm Beaches.
Veronica Stern has been cast as The Baker’s
Wife in Young at Arts of Bronxville’s production of
Into The Woods.
Jackson Steinberg has been cast as the lead
in Oliver! at the Leman Manhattan Preparatory
School. He will be joined on stage by his brother,
Truman Steinberg, who has been cast as an
orphan/pickpocket.
Georgia Bryan worked as a stunt double on
Cinemax’s new show Outcast and Vertigo
Entertainment’s new pilot Unholy. She also has
been shooting a realty TV show pilot called
Wonderkids. In the meantime, she is training
every day to perform in a circus show at Place
des Arts in Montreal in May. She is also starring
as Macbeth in her 5th grade school play at home
in Santa Monica, CA.
Zelda Adams will be playing Aladdin in Topanga
Charter School’s production of Aladdin in Los
Angeles directed by French Woods alum Justine
Chelsea (J.C.) Kunkel. Zelda also acted in the
supernatural thriller, The Ascent and stars in the
acclaimed indie films Rumblestrips and Knuckle
Jack.
Maya Gordon, is playing Abuela Claudia in
Roslyn High School’s production of In The Heights
March 26-28.
John Vandevert earned an Excellent with Superior
Distinction at the Michigan School Vocal Music
Association’s District festival which qualifies him to
continue on to State competition in April. He also
was cast as Joe Boyd in Dearborn High School’s
production of Damn Yankees.
Bari Dershowitz has appeared in Cultural Arts
Playhouse’s YPT productions of West Side Story
(Anybody’s), The Addams Family (Wednesday,
also AD & Dance Captain) & Rent (Maureen). Also,
she appeared in CAP’s Main Stage production of
The Addams Family (Flapper Ancestor, Pugsley
standby). She’s currently in rehearsal for her High
School’s production of Legally Blonde (Kate, Kiki
& Dance Captain).
Brandon’s Goldberg recently performed
at TEDXYouth@Miami. Brandon will also be
performing at TEDxBoca on March 26th.
Madison Winn is performing in The Little Princess
with MCT.
Juliet Perel was awarded critics choice best in
show at Jr. ITS Florida State Festival for her solo
Woman, The Pirate Queen. She will be performing
the National Anthem at this year’s Sony Ericsson
Open in Key Biscayne, FL on Saturday March 28th
at 8pm.
Jamie Goodson will be playing Ruth Hoch in
Langley High School’s spring production of Lanford
Wilson’s play Book of Days.
Jordyn Lichtstein will be playing Elle Woods
in the Rodeph Sholom School’s production of
Legally Blonde. Earlier this year, she played Julia
in Applause’s Captain Louie. She is currently also
in rehearsal for
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2015 SING! REUNION
T-SHIRT DESIGN CONTEST
Eligibility:
This contest is open to current and alumni French Woods campers and staff.
Guidelines: Please depict your representation of French Woods. Design must include the text “French Woods
Reunion”.
Entry: Entry designs must be submitted via email to [email protected] as a PDF or JPG file. All graphics should be
designed for a single-sided, centered screen-printed placement. Image must fit on an 8.5” x 11” sheet of paper.
With the entry please include the following:
- Your name and contact information (address, email, phone and years attended FWF)
- For children under 18 please: child’s name and age, parent or guardian name, email, phone and address.
Deadline for entries: You must submit your design by 12:00 AM, Monday, April 20th.
Grand prize:
The winning design will be printed on all 2015 French Woods Sing! Reunion T-shirts. The winning artist will
receive 2 free T-shirts, a $100 credit at the Camp store and free admission to either the 2015 French Woods
Reunion (a $350 value) or a $350 credit towards the 2016 camp tuition.
Session 3 Campers!
We still have tickets for the Sunday, August 2,
Broadway production of, Honeymoon in Vegas.
The all-inclusive cost is
transportation and dinner).
$150
(ticket,
If you are interested in having your child(ren)
attend, please go to your campintouch account
online and complete and e-sign the permission
slip and credit card authorization.
Approval of designs:
All entry designs will be screened and those that comply with these rules and have met the guidelines and
specifications as detailed will be entered into the competition. Once approved, the top designs, chosen by the
French Woods Administration, will be posted on our Facebook page, where user voting will determine the grand
prize winner.
Selection of winner:
The design with the largest number of “likes” as of 12:01 a.m., Monday, April 20, 2015 will be the winner. Winner
will be notified by email, announced on Facebook and confirmed on the French Woods and HFWAA websites.
By entering, artist acknowledges, agrees and understands that the winning design will become the exclusive property of French Woods
Festival of the Performing Arts and HFWAA which retains exclusive rights to the reproduction of the design and the submitting artist
relinquishes all rights to such design. Artist must acknowledge that each entry design is: (a) wholly original; (b) does not incorporate or
include any material that would require the consent of any third party; and ( c) does not violate any copyright, trademark, publicity right,
privacy right, or any other right of any third party. French Woods and HFWAA shall have the right to edit, composite, scan, duplicate or alter
the entry design for any purpose which it deems necessary or desirable, without the need for any further compensation, and/or permission.
Submissions including offensive language, imagery or themes will be excluded from competition. A copy of the latest financial report and
Registration filed by HFWAA may be obtained by contacting us at PO Box 609, Hancock, NY 13783, (800) 634-1703 or by contacting the
Office of the Attorney General, Department of Law, Charities Bureau, 120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271.
Third Session Shows 2015!**
Aladdin Jr (7 - 9 year olds)
Aladdin gets mixed up in a nefarious plot
by Jafar who is the adviser to the sultan. A
person of pure spirit is the only one who can
grab a mystical lamp which is the heart of
the evil adviser’s plan. Aladdin discovers the
secret of the lamp and the comic hilarity that
lies inside. Aladdin gets three wishes from
the Genie in the bottle and Al’s life will never
be the same. Will Aladdin fulfill his deepest
desires or will he rescue the princess and
take a magic carpet ride into the sunset?
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor
Dreamcoat (7 - 9 year olds)
Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice have
created a soft-rock fantasy from the biblical
story of Joseph and his brethren and turned
this ancient tale into a rollicking pastiche
of vaudevillian turns, country and western,
calypso and 50’s rock and roll.
Mulan (9 - 11 year olds)
Travel back to the legendary, storytelling
days of ancient China with this actionpacked stage adaptation of Disney’s Mulan.
The Huns have invaded and it is up to the
misfit Mulan and her mischievous sidekick,
Mushu, to save the Emperor!.
Pete’s Dragon (9 - 11 year olds)
Pete is a nine-year-old orphan escaping from
his brutal adoptive parents, the Gogans,
with his only friend, a cartoon dragon named
Elliott.
Tarzan (9 - 11 year olds)
Orphaned as a baby and adopted by gorillas,
Tarzan meets Jane Porter and both of their
lives change forever.
Xanadu Jr. (9 - 11 year olds)
This TONY Award-nominated hilarious, roller
skating, musical adventure about following
your dreams despite the limitations others
set for you.
13* (11 - 14 year olds)
With an unforgettable rock score from
Tony Award-winning composer and French
Woods alumnus Jason Robert Brown, 13 is
a hilarious, high-energy musical for all ages
about discovering that cool is where you find
it, and sometimes where you least expect it.
A Little Princess (11 - 14 year olds)
A Little Princess is the story of a little girl
with a great big imagination. Separated from
her father, and the open-hearted Africans
who have helped him raise her, young Sara
Crewe is sent to boarding school in London.
When things go badly for her there, her
imaginative powers come to the rescue –
helping to transform a drab institution into a
place of magic and mystery.
James and the Giant Peach (11 - 14 year
olds)
a retooled version of James and the Giant
Peach, the musical version of the Roald
Dahl work of the same name that features a
score by Tony Award nominees Benj Pasek
and Justin Paul (A Christmas Story, the
Musical; Dogfight) and a book by Timothy
Allen McDonald (The Musical Adventures of
Flat Stanley).
Camp Rock (11 - 14 year olds)
This summer was supposed to be about
relaxing, enjoying their music, and getting to
know each other better. But with Camp Star
across the lake threatening Camp Rock’s
very existence, Mitchie and Shane must
spend every waking moment getting the
young campers into top shape for the final
jam!
The Wiz (11 - 14 year olds)
Dorothy’s adventures in the Land of Oz
have been set to music in a dazzling, lively
mixture of rock, gospel and soul. All of
your favorite characters come to life in this
updated setting of The Wizard of Oz.
Parade* (11 - 17 year olds)
Daring, innovative and bold, Parade is filled
with soaring music and a heart-wrenching
story, offering a moral lesson about the
dangers of prejudice and ignorance that
should not be forgotten.
Les Miserables (11 - 17 year olds)
From its celebrated opening at London’s
Palace theatre in October 1985, this stunning
adaptation of Victor Hugo’s epic masterpiece
immediately captured the imagination and
enthusiasm of the theatre-going public.
Nine* (11 - 17 year olds)
A theatrical adaptation of the Federico Fellini
film 8 1/2 with music and lyrics by American
composer Maury Yeston concerns the
difficulties of the film director Guido Contini.
* Carryover show into first week of Session 4. **All shows are subject to change. See you this summer!
Fresh off the greatest hit of his career so far,
he endures a midlife crisis that has blocked
his creative impulses and entangled him in
a web of romantic difficulties. We view the
world through his eyes and see all that goes
on in his head; demons and fantasies alike.
Legally Blonde (11 - 17 year olds)
A fabulously fun international award-winning
musical based on the adored movie,
Legally Blonde The Musical, follows the
transformation of Elle Woods as she tackles
stereotypes, snobbery and scandal in pursuit
of her dreams. This action-packed musical
explodes on the stage with memorable
songs and dynamic dances.
Lend Me A Tenor (play for 11 - 17 year olds)
The farce revolves around renowned
tenor Tito Merelli, known to his fans as “Il
Stupendo,” who is scheduled to sing the
lead in Otello, produced as a gala fundraiser
for the Cleveland Opera Company.
Unfortunately, even before the star leaves
his hotel room, everything begins to unravel.
Peter Pan (play for 11 - 17 year olds)
The everlasting classic account of two boys
and a girl who follow Peter Pan and the
invisible fairy, Tinker Bell, into Never Land,
where children never grow old and where
Captain Hook and his pirates are outwitted.
One Act Play Festival (11-17)
to be announced.