1000 Hats Youth Improv Summer Camps

Everyone can act - everyone can improvise!

Improv in any life or art form can occur in theatre, dance, comedy, music, film or poetry.

1000 Hats is a metaphor for the many characters, roles and personalities a student of improvisation plays. One moment you’re a baker challenges with making a dozen cookies on the moon without an oven and the next you’re a policeman who sings songs to offenders rather than making arrests. It’s all about thinking quickly on your feet!
Through games, activities and performances, improvisers explore and assume many roles and have the opportunity to (figuratively) wear many hats.

The popularity of improv has been fueled by TV shows such as Who’s Line is it Anyway?, The Office, Parks and Recreation, and Curb Your Enthusiasm.

Why improv? When students learn improv, they learn life skills such as public speaking, narrative, confidence in front of an audience, teamwork, communication, and creative problem solving. Besides being a lot of fun, improvisation teaches the actor the important life skills of…

• Communication and Listening
• Creating and performing instinctively
• Trusting and relaxing
• Working as an ensemble

Beginner Improv
Beginners focus on the rules of improvisation, trust, listening skills and the key ingredients to a scene. Many short form games will be learned, as well as theatre etiquette.

   BEGINNER for ages 8 to 11 years old
        Two Week Session   |   9 am to 11 am

   BEGINNER for ages 12 to 16 years old
        Two Week Session   |   Noon to 2 pm

Intermediate Improv
For returning students who have completed a previous beginner's improv class, the intermediate class will spotlight long form improvisation, short scenes and blackouts.

   INTERMEDIATE for ages 12 to 17 years old
   Two Week Session   |   2 pm to 4 pm

Enroll two siblings into classes BY JUNE 1, 2014 for a 25% discount.
Please call the office at 248/541-8027 M – F between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Download the application at www.stagecrafters.org, complete the information and submit via mail or walk-in to
Stagecrafters Ticket Sales Office, 415 S. Lafayette Ave., Royal Oak, MI 48067.

Call Mary Ann McCourt for more information at 248-541-1348.