Dates: July 7–11

Location: Hazel Robinson Ampitheatre

Time: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM (please bring a lunch)

Ages: 10–17 (PG-13 content; expect some Shakespeare-style sass and innuendo)

Larger-than-life characters. Acrobatics. Masked mischief. And the kind of over-the-top theatricality that makes theatre feel alive.

This week-long summer intensive is a crash course in Commedia Dell'Arte—a 500-year-old style of Italian physical comedy that’s fast-paced, ridiculous, and surprisingly relevant. Students will explore the core stock characters of the form, build improvisational timing, engage deeply with physicality, and learn how to “punch up” at power through playful satire.

This is an exploration-based week with no final performance. Students looking to take their skills to the stage will be invited to continue with the Level 1 or Level 2 Commedia troupes starting this fall.

A Quick Guide to Our Sliding-Fee Scale

In order to make our programs accessible while also attempting to ensure that we can pay our directors, assistant directors and staff a fair rate, the Moppets have adopted a sliding-fee scale.

• Pay-It-Forward Registration – This level is $25 above the actual cost of the program. The extra money goes towards supporting scholarships for other students.

• Student Registration – This level is the actual cost of the class or production. If you choose a ticket price below this tier, you are receiving a discount.

• Sibling Registration – This level gives families a $25 discount for each additional sibling who participates.

• Pay What You Can – This level is for those who are able to meet their basic needs but have little-to-no expendable income. Please decide on an amount that you consider fair to us and affordable to your family without creating a hardship.

• Full Scholarship – This level is for those who struggle to meet basic needs and for whom paying for this class or production would present a significant hardship.

Cancellation Policy:

Registrations are fully refundable or transferrable (based on availability) before June 1 2025.

Registrations are partially refundable and non transferable between June 15 and June 30, 2025.

Registrations are non-refundable and non transferable after June 30, 2025.