Stage Play Studio: Comedy, Acting & Improv for Tweens
July 6 - 24 - one week sessions
9:30am-3:30pm Mondays - Thursdays & 12:30pm-7:30pm Fridays
For Kids ages 10 -14
A creativity-packed performing arts camp for kids ages 10–14!
In this playful, skill-building week, campers explore improv, physical comedy, movement, beginning circus arts, character development, and sketch-comedy writing and performance. Each day blends structured learning with joyful games, movement, and creative experimentation.
Campers will:
• Build confidence and freedom on stage
• Strengthen body awareness and ease in physical expression
• Develop original characters and sketches
• Try circus skills (juggling, rolla-bolla, basic acro, balancing)
• Collaborate in groups and rehearse like a real performance troupe
• Experience the joy of imaginative play, physical storytelling, and ensemble connection
Final Performance:
Every week concludes with a student-created show featuring characters, improv scenes, and original sketches.
The showcases are Fridays at 6pm. (Note that camp Friday is 12:30pm-7:30pm).
The 1-week session can be repeated, as the skills build with continued exploration.
This camp is facilitated by Summer Shapiro, aka Beebs, a professional theater director..
More about Summer:
Summer Shapiro is a multidisciplinary theater artist specializing in physical comedy. As an actor, writer, director, and educator, she has created original physical theater in San Francisco and New York, collaborating with artists from companies like Cirque du Soleil and Blue Man Group, winning awards at institutions like The New York Clown Theater Festival. She has toured her work nationally, worked in classrooms with the acclaimed New Victory Theater, and has been commissioned by musicians like Sara Bareilles to develop and perform narrative short films for their music.
Summer is passionate about the collaborative, discovery-based nature of the performing arts. She now blends her decade of leadership at Funderblast with her professional experience in theater and circus arts, offering young people skills that build confidence, embodiment, and joy. She’s thrilled to share her unique performing arts training with kids ages 10–14!
In this playful, skill-building week, campers explore improv, physical comedy, movement, beginning circus arts, character development, and sketch-comedy writing and performance. Each day blends structured learning with joyful games, movement, and creative experimentation.
Campers will:
• Build confidence and freedom on stage
• Strengthen body awareness and ease in physical expression
• Develop original characters and sketches
• Try circus skills (juggling, rolla-bolla, basic acro, balancing)
• Collaborate in groups and rehearse like a real performance troupe
• Experience the joy of imaginative play, physical storytelling, and ensemble connection
Final Performance:
Every week concludes with a student-created show featuring characters, improv scenes, and original sketches.
The showcases are Fridays at 6pm. (Note that camp Friday is 12:30pm-7:30pm).
The 1-week session can be repeated, as the skills build with continued exploration.
This camp is facilitated by Summer Shapiro, aka Beebs, a professional theater director..
More about Summer:
Summer Shapiro is a multidisciplinary theater artist specializing in physical comedy. As an actor, writer, director, and educator, she has created original physical theater in San Francisco and New York, collaborating with artists from companies like Cirque du Soleil and Blue Man Group, winning awards at institutions like The New York Clown Theater Festival. She has toured her work nationally, worked in classrooms with the acclaimed New Victory Theater, and has been commissioned by musicians like Sara Bareilles to develop and perform narrative short films for their music.
Summer is passionate about the collaborative, discovery-based nature of the performing arts. She now blends her decade of leadership at Funderblast with her professional experience in theater and circus arts, offering young people skills that build confidence, embodiment, and joy. She’s thrilled to share her unique performing arts training with kids ages 10–14!
Pricing
Cost is $600/week for our very hands on, small group experience.
Register early as space is very limited!
Register early as space is very limited!
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