Funny Business: Comedy Camp for Kids!
Ages: 9-12
Days/Times: Mon - Fri, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Session 1: June 24 - June 28, 2013
Session 2: Aug 5 - Aug 9, 2013
Fee: $275 per 1-week session
Limit: 15 students
Students will have fun creating scenes out of thin air in this exciting introductory class. Using theater games such as those seen on Whose Line is it, Anyway? kids will learn how to listen to each other, work as a team, think on their toes, and be creative onstage.
Improvisational comedy fosters growth in confidence, encourages students to think quickly on their feet, and is a great tool for young actors to become comfortable using their bodies. Students learn how to listen to one another, work as a team, and be creative.
The class will culminate in an informal performance for family and friends.
Step 1: Register for the Class:
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Step 2: Payment:
To ensure a slot in the class, you must pay in full by the
deadline - either by mailing a check, payable to Spark Arts,
180 Flynn Ave, Burlington, VT 05401 OR by selecting the
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requirements, please contact us to work out a different arrangement. We're reasonable.
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About the Instructors:
Natalie Miller is a professional actor, singer, voice over artist and teacher. She trained in voice, theater and dance in New York City, receiving her degree from the prestigious American Musical and Dramatic Academy. She has performed extensively in national, regional and local theater; on camera in films and TV; and in voiceovers for commercials and films.
Natalie is the co-founder of Spark Arts and the Spark Improv Troupe, and performs standup and improv comedy throughout Vermont. She also teaches voice lessons and acting classes to students of all ages, and works as a freelance casting director for many local and regional production companies.
Nathan Hartswick (June & August Sessions, Standup) is a native Vermonter with extensive experience as an educator, performer, writer and director. He is the co-founder of Spark Arts, where he teaches standup and improv comedy to students of all ages. Nathan is also a published children's playwright, and his works are consistently bestsellers for Heuer Publishing and Pioneer Drama.
As a standup comic, Nathan won the 2012 "Best VT Standup Comic" Daysie (readers' choice award) from Seven Days. He was a semi-finalist in the Funniest Comic in New England contest in 2012, and the grand prize winner of the 2011 Higher Ground Comedy Battle. He is the founder of VermontComedyClub.com, and produces many comedy events throughout New England.