Summer Youth: Improv for All (Ages 8-10)

Improv is a great exercise for thinking on your feet! Learn the fundamentals in a safe and creative environment.

About this Class

Regardless of background or experience, kids thrive in this imaginative environment where feeling accomplished is as simple as participating and supporting others. While many kids take improv to have fun with their friends, other benefits include boosting self-confidence and strengthening focus - skills that are useful in both improv and in life.

Each session starts with a few simple warm-ups followed by as many fun games as possible, then a cool down before class ends. Students will have the opportunity to participate in many different types of games such as guessing, advising, scene development, and more.

Details

• For students ages 8-10.
• Skill Level: Beginner
• Registration closes Monday, July 3.
• When you register your youth, enter their name in the Youth's Name field and enter the parent/guardian email address for "registrants email." All reminders and important information will go to that email address.
• Complete and return this minor permission form.
  

• You may register your youth for an optional, supervised lunch hour from 12-1 pm for the duration of this class.

Materials

Bring a water and a little snack.

Class Policies

• View BARN’s current COVID-19 health and safety protocols.

• BARN is committed to accessibility. Tuition assistance is available. Fill out the application before registering.

• For those who might need physical assistance, learn more about our Companion Program.

• If you have questions, email BARN Youth Program Coordinator Sarah Jones at [email protected].

Instructor

Michelle Allen has more than 14 years of experience as an actor, director, producer, and improv performer as well as an acting and improv teacher. She has been a member of the improv troupe “Imagined Reality” since 2016, performing at multiple venues in several counties. From 2016–2020, she taught improv and acting during summer camp as well as year-round at an independent school for grades K-12. She has been teaching improv to adults on Bainbridge Island since 2019. She taught students from all over the country online through  2020-2021. She has a degree in environmental chemistry, with a minor in conservation resource studies, from the University of California Berkeley.