Triple Threat Comedy Intensive Ages 14-17
About This Event
In the Triple Threat Comedy Intensive, students will build their comedy toolbelt (and future SNL audition) with stand-up, original characters, and unscripted theater.
They will master the fundamentals of “Yes, And” to build spontaneous scenes, while also learning the craft of joke structure to turn personal observations and premises into polished jokes. Students will dive deep into character creation, using physicality and unique points of view to inhabit hilarious new personas that pop off the stage and screen. This intensive is rooted in a supportive “writer’s room” environment that is common on the comedy world, where writers help each other punch up premises and share laughs. Students will develop the stage presence needed to command a room and the comedic foundation needed to pursue that “comedy content creator” dream.
And it all culminates in a performance for friends and family on Friday.
Limited Diversity & Accessibility Scholarships are available for Summer Camps. Please fill out the application to be considered.
Fine Print: The Triple Threat Comedy Camp will be held 10 am to 4 pm July 13-17. It is for students ages 14-17. Campers should bring a sack lunch and water bottle. Campers must adhere to camp expectations and behavioral standards.
About the Instructors:
Sara Jackson is the Social Media Manager at Stomping Ground and currently teaches Sketch Comedy Writing in the adult Comedy Training Center. They hold a BA in Comedy Writing and Performance from Columbia College Chicago and studied at The Second City Chicago. Sara has performed, taught, produced, and directed sketch comedy and variety shows at Stomping Ground regularly since 2022. When not at Stomping Ground, they work as a Therapeutic Healthcare Clown with Laughter League, bringing laughter and levity to patients and their families at Cook Children’s & Parkland Health.
Hayden McGovern is a lifelong creative who has been performing and teaching improv for over 10 years. He is a 2016 graduate of the Four Day Weekend Training Center and has trained with instructors from iO Chicago, Second City Conservatory, and ImprovBoston. Hayden has performed improv all over Texas including shows at Hideout in Austin, Pocket Sandwich Theatre, Lewisville Playhouse; he also performed in the 2019 Del Close Marathon at UCB Hell’s Kitchen. Hayden is in the process of completing his B.F.A. in Drawing and Painting from the University of North Texas. He currently teaches Advanced Improv classes for adults in the Stomping Ground Comedy Training Center and teaches improv to young performers in after-school programs and camps. Hayden can be seen performing on the Stomping Ground stage in The Drawing Room: An Improvised Regency Play and VERSUS!.