Footloose Theatre Programs
Summer Camp & Other Opportunities
Welcome!
Running in memory of the kind, supportive, and diligent; Mr. Liam Pickett.
Welcome to Footloose Theatre Programs. Our theatre program offers a variety of theatre experiences (summer camp, talent show, and other productions) for kids and teenagers (age 8-18) in the capital region. Our aim is to help young individuals discover their passions, build confidence, create social bonds, and provide hope and an escape from everyday stresses through performance.
Our young thespians develop their talent for acting and singing, build and develop characters, practice technical theatre skills, unleash creativity through storytelling, all to culminate into full musical production. We even offer the potential for work-study positions for teens with past experience (must at least 16 years old).
LET ALL KIDS get to shine onstage, perform, and do theatre with their fellow theatre kids!
THIS SUMMER'S DETAILS:
Camp Dates: July 7 - 24, 2025 (Monday - Friday) from 9AM - 3PM (before/after care available for $50)
Performances: July 25 at 7PM, July 26 at 2PM & 7PM
Musical Production: TBD
Email any questions to: footloosetheatreprograms@gmail.com
Our Mission
To help kids and teenagers to discover their passions, build confidence, create social bonds, provide hope, and provide an escape from their everyday lives through performance. Knowing that life can be hard, especially today, and kids are sometimes the most vulnerable to it all; theatre and performance can help them find creative outlets for the stress that the other aspects of life often induce.
Our Team.
* Indicates member of the Board of Directors
About Our Directors
Michael Aniolek
Music Director
Michael is a music teacher at Veeder Elementary School in Colonie as well as the director of the Lisha Kill Middle School Drama Club. This is his second year with Footloose Theatre Programs having been music director for You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown last summer.
Kathyrn Capalbo
Director
Kathryn is a teacher assistant at Albany Leadership Charter School for Girls and holds a masters degree in theater education as well as a teacher license in theater. In addition to being a passionate participate in the local theatre scene, she has created summer program curriculums as well as directing; doing full productions with children ages 3-18.
To her theatre to is a way to provide children with self-confidence, build imagination, work with a team, and provide tools to help with emotions and learn about oneself.
We are all strong and we all have skills to show the world we just need the opportunity to learn what those skills are. Whether on stage or backstage, or both.
Liam Pickett
Founder
Throughout college and in professional quality community/regional theaters Liam was directing, acting, stage managing, producing, working sound and microphones, installing lights, building sets, and designing props. And during all of this he has been teaching it to kids as well and building connections to professionals on and off Broadway.
Liam went to Marist College studying Biochemistry, Adolescent Education, and Theatre. By day, Liam worked at Amsterdam High School as a Chemistry teacher. He was very active with Home Made Theater, the premier regional theater organization in Saratoga Springs as well as other theater groups in the Capital Region (Harbinger Theater, Family Players, and Circle Theatre Players at Sand Lake Center for the Arts).