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RMCT Awarded "Colorado Parent" Family Favorites 2009 in 2 Categories! 7/1/09
 Rocky Mountain Conservatory Theatre was awarded "Colorado Parent" magazine's Family Favorites 2009 as top winner in two different categories:
'Children's Theatre Company or Workshop' & 'Summer
Daycamp'! Thanks to all who voted for us.
click here to read the Family Favorites 2009 digital issue
RMCT Awarded "Kids
Pages" Best Places for Families 2008 5/2/08
Rocky Mountain Conservatory Theatre was awarded the prestigious "Kids Pages" Best Places for Families 2008 in the 'Best
Theatre Classes' category. More than 200,000 people voted in the Denver metro area! We thank all of our
Families & Friends. 
All the World's a Stage: A Kid's Guide to the Denver Theatre Scene
by
Suzy Buglewicz click here to read the original article published on Kids' Pages website, February 1, 2009
Theater Program Provides Summer Entertainment (originally published in DU Today) by Laura
Hathaway photo
by Wayne Armstrong
July 16, 2009 - It’s
summertime and the kids are bored at home all day. This boredom could lead to trouble.  That’s why DU professor Anthony Hubert started a day-camp theater program that takes place for two months
each summer on campus.
Hubert and his wife, Jamie Roehrig-Hubert, founded the Rocky Mountain
Conservatory Theatre (RMCT) three years ago, the same year Hubert became an assistant professor of acting and directing at
DU. Hubert also is the head of recruiting for the theater department. “I grew up
in the projects of Atlanta, so my mother always had me going to something, but I was most excited when we had a specialty
class that had to do with performing arts,” says Hubert. “I thought, when I grow up, I want to be one of those
people who helps the community.” RMCT offers two sessions each summer, and performs a different
show each session. This summer’s first session recently performed Peter Pan, while the current session will
be performing Annie Jr. Since the theater started three years ago, the number of students
has steadily increased. The first year, RMCT had 34 campers, the second year 108 and this year there are 205. Hubert says
he expects the number to continue to grow and will split next year’s camp into three different age groups.
The camp has many ties to DU. Seven of the nine camp counselors are DU students and around 40 percent of
the young thespians at the camp have parents that work at DU or are DU alumni. Many campers also have a sibling attending
DU or the Ricks Center. Hubert employs the DU students for the summer because he wants them
to see how to run all aspects of a theater effectively. “I want them all to have a bag
of tools they can go out into the world with,” Hubert says. Hubert also strives to educate
the younger generations about the performing arts industry. Campers do everything it takes to put on a show. Each day is divided
into several classes with rotating activities, such as acting, music, dance, art and rehearsal. Nickelodeon’s
Parent Picks’ Awards has nominated the Rocky Mountain Conservatory Theatre in the categories of best day camp and best
theatre group for kids. The results will be released Aug. 17 and available at http://gocitykids.parentsconnect.com. RMCT also offers Saturday classes and a holiday show during the school year. This year’s
holiday show will be Miracle on 34th Street. Annie Jr. will take place in
Margery Reed Hall in the Little Theatre at the University of Denver campus.
Students Gain Experience Producing All-Youth Theater (originally published in DU Today) by Kristal Griffith photo by Wayne Armstrong June 25, 2008 - While Dorothy and Toto are learning
the ways of Oz, four DU students and two recent graduates are learning how to put on an all-youth production of The Wizard
of Oz.
 It’s the idea of the play’s director, Anthony Hubert, an assistant professor in DU’s theatre department
and co-founder of the Rocky Mountain Conservatory Theatre.
“They are learning how to run a theater
and how it runs in the real world,” Hubert says.
Alex Ngo, a junior theater and biology major, is Hubert’s
assistant director for the show.
“It’s amazing,” Ngo says. “I was panicked when I heard
we were going to [produce] a musical in three weeks, but we’ve come so far and made great progress.”
The production is part of the conservatory’s three-week summer camp for children ages 5–17. At camp’s
end, there are four live performances. The campers will perform The Wizard of Oz June 26–27 and Alice’s
Adventures in Wonderland July 17–18.
Hubert is preparing Ngo to direct the second summer camp and production.
He gave Kate Smith, a senior music and theater major, the position of musical director and choreographer.
“I
love working with the kids,” Smith says. “I feel like I learn more from them than they learn from me.”
Smith wants to be a director one day and believes her experience with the conservatory is invaluable.
“I
feel like if I can direct 58 kids, I will be able to handle adults in the future,” she says.
The Wizard
of Oz opens June 26 at 11:30 a.m. in the Little Theatre in DU’s Margery Reed Hall.
Performances are open
to the public.
University to Host Theater Arts Summer Camps (originally published in DU Today)
By Brenda Gillen June 07, 2007 - This summer, DU’s Rocky Mountain
Conservatory Theatre will host a new theater camp for youth ages 6–16. Assistant Professor Anthony Hubert will lead
two three-week sessions June 11–29 and July 2–20, during which children will learn and practice putting on a musical
show.
 “My camps are really an immersion into the creative spirit,” Hubert says. During
the summer camps in Margery Reed Hall, students will learn movement, voice training, acting, dance and art. Each camp will
culminate in three performances, in which every child will have a role. The musicals to be performed include 101 Dalmatians,
and Aladdin.
There are discounts for sibling registrations and for children of DU faculty and staff.
Camp creator has passion for working with youth
Hubert, who joined DU’s theatre department
last fall, has instructed youth for more than 20 years.
“Working with youth is not just a responsibility
but a passion for me,” Hubert says.
Hubert says he benefited from adults who taught art in the Atlanta projects
where he grew up. He credits those volunteers with spurring his passion for art, which led him to become a professional actor,
director and artist.
From his first job teaching tennis at 15, Hubert has dedicated himself to teaching youth.
He says he teaches 6 year-olds and 60 year-olds the same way: He helps them to access their subconscious, to live viscerally
and to realize how to attain their dreams.
Those sound like big plans. But Hubert says he’s done it before.
Protégé credits Hubert for his theater foundation
Max Fabian, 18, is one
of Hubert’s protégés. At age 11, Fabian was in a production of Fiddler on the Roof. Hubert led
a workshop at the Jewish Community Center and Fabian was hooked.
“I joined up for his conservatory class
at the Fort Lauderdale Children’s Theatre and from there it just built,” Fabian says. “He covered the emotional,
physical and mental aspects of acting.”
Among Hubert’s teachings, Fabian recalls Hubert leading students
in swordplay, reading Shakespeare for hours and infusing his passion for acting in every lesson.
Fabian calls Hubert
his “mentor” and says that Hubert helped him make the decision to attend the Chicago College of Performing Arts
at Roosevelt College this fall.
“He’s given me a real foundation,” Fabian says.
For
more information about the camps, visit the ROCKY MOUNTAIN Conservatory Theatre site or call (303) 476-0222.
An All-Youth Cast to Perform "A
Christmas Carol" (originally published in DU Today)
By Kristal Griffith
photo by Wayne Armstrong
December 07, 2007 - An unconventional cast will take the stage
at the University of Denver's Little Theater in an upcoming production of A Christmas Carol. Every actor will be
under 18 years of age.
 The 24 cast members, who range in age from 6 to 18, auditioned and were selected by Director Anthony Hubert, assistant professor
in DU’s theater department.
“"A Christmas Carol" is a moral play,” Hubert
says. “It’s a message all our kids need to be conscious of.”
Hubert’s passion is teaching
children life-skills through theater performance, which is why he and his wife, Jamie Roehrig-Hubert, founded the Rocky Mountain
Conservatory Theatre (RMCT).
A Christmas Carol will just be the first all-youth performance staged by the RMCT.
Emilie Bickel, 13, plays Ebenezer Scrooge in the production. She’s learning how to articulate ideas, how to
take direction and how to mentor younger children. She plans to use what she’s learned in a future career.
“I want to be a veterinarian,” she says. “But, I enjoy acting a lot.”
The show opens
Dec. 14.
For a full list of performance dates and times, please visit the RMCT website.
Professor
Teaches Success Through Theater (originally published in DU Today)
By Kristal Griffith photo by Wayne Armstrong December 21, 2007 - Anthony Hubert co-founded
the Rocky Mountain Conservatory Theatre with his wife, Jamie Roehrig-Hubert. Anthony Hubert is
an idea man; his wife, Jamie Roehrig-Hubert, makes it happen. 
He wanted to start an organization that specialized in teaching theater to children and young adults. Six months later,
his wife formed the Rocky Mountain Conservatory Theatre.
The couple moved to Denver in August 2006 for Hubert’s
position as assistant professor of acting and directing in DU’s theater department.
Hubert works with the students; Roehrig-Hubert does everything else from enrollment to Web site design.
The dream started years ago when growing up in the projects of Atlanta, Hubert’s mother signed him up for any
free program she could find. While Hubert enjoyed the acting lessons, he always came back to teach his friends whatever he
learned, from acting to tennis.
“Teaching is a part of me,” he says. “It’s something I’ll
always do.”
And while teaching is his passion, Hubert’s had plenty of professional experience in television,
film and the stage. He’s directed 20 plays and starred in 16 others. He’s also played Donald in the movie Sweat
and was a guest star on the shows Sins of the City and Sheena.
“This is a viable
lifestyle,” he says. “Art is as valuable as business. It is a business. It’s called show business,
not art!”
Roehrig-Hubert has no interest in show business but is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in business
administration at DU.
She wanted to use her administrative and marketing skills for the Rocky Mountain Conservatory
Theatre because of her 7-year-old daughter.
“It is a chance for me to use my business skills to create the
type of environment that I would desire and expect out of an enrichment program for her,” she says. “It is really
an opportunity for Anthony and I to provide what we hope is an ideal situation for kids to thrive in.”
The
conservatory’s mission is to teach youth the skills they need to cultivate healthy relationships, build self-esteem
and generate positive attitudes through working in theater.
Since the conservatory’s start, they’ve
hosted a summer camp, acting classes and this December, an all-youth production of A Christmas Carol.
Lorenzo
Lucero, 11, plays Bob Cratchit, the abused clerk of Ebenezer Scrooge, in A Christmas Carol. Lucero was blown away by Hubert’s
performance in a recent DU production of Othello and wanted to learn from him.
“He was such a good
actor, and I wanted to learn from a real actor,” Lucero says. “He really helps us.”
While the
conservatory is open to any applicant ages 6 to 18, Roehrig-Hubert would like to pursue grants or donations to sponsor children
who couldn’t afford to come. Hubert would like to give children the same opportunity he was afforded.
“Art
is a foundation for success in the read world,” he says. “I don’t know anyone who runs a company who isn’t
a creative thinker.”
LISTEN UP: RMCT
Founder / Director Anthony Hubert on Castle Rock Radio Mom's The Word: Wednesday, April
9th & Thursday April 10th, 11:00am to noon |
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