The Actor’s Rural Theatre Company (ARTCo) will be performing two shows in Tuscola this summer with their regular troupe and annual summer camp.

This year’s youth summer camp will be performing a show called “Once Upon a Shoe” directed by Rachael Sapp.

ARTCo puts on a children’s theater camp every summer, this particular show is a two-week children’s theatre camp.

“The show is about Mother Goose and her children. They discover that they can no longer afford the shoe they are currently residing in, and so they decided to put on a play in order to raise money and save their home (shoe),” Sapp said. “It puts a comedic twist on classic nursery rhymes.”

Members of the theatre camp range from 7 to 18 years of age.

“The children learn about all aspects of theatre, be it from acting on stage, costuming, set design, or lighting,” Sapp said.

The camp will take place from June 6 until June 17 in Tuscola at the Tuscola Community Building Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m.

The performances of “Once Upon a Shoe” will take place on Friday, June 17 at 2 and 7 p.m. Tickets will be $5 for adults and $3 for children.

The ARTCo troupe is also working on putting together a show this summer called “Nunsense, the Mega Musical” that will be directed by Cathy Sheagren.

For more information on the ARTCo theatre troupe visit their website at artcospotlight.com.

Ashley can be reached at 581-7942 or anhoogstraten@eiu.edu.