First established in 1955, Harand Camp’s unique method of
teaching has helped countless alumni develop poise and
confidence. Harand began as a Chicago children’s studio
founded by sisters Sulie and Pearl Harand. Pearl, a former
member of the Chicago Repertory Theatre, taught drama,
while Sulie, known for her incomparable one-woman
interpretations of classic musicals, taught voice. Other staff
included Byrne and Joyce Piven, (who would later found the
Piven Theatre Workshop), and Chicago's future Commissioner
of Cultural Affairs, Lois Weisberg.
The curriculum focused on musical theater with an emphasis
on the community spirit and equal opportunity for which they
would later become known. The studio was also the FIRST to
combine training in all three musical theater disciplines –
singing, dancing, and acting. Pearl once told the Chicago Reader
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