PREVIOUS INTENSIVE(LY FUN) OPPORTUNITIES:

Summer Writing Camps

August 14th-17th: 4 days of Drama & Writing:

We packed this camp with laughter, creativity, writing, learning from/with experts, and collaboration! We created original screenplays, sensitive scenes, and learned the art of interjecting stage direction. This was four days of pure magic!

Special Guests: We brought superb, caring talent for our campers, in addition to our Melissa and Anna!

YUMI AHN

Yumi is originally from Korea, educated in the UK and the US with a law degree from the University of Southern California Gould School of Law. She is a US-qualified corporate lawyer who has worked within international law firms and multi-national corporations in the US and Singapore, now to begin her legal work in Tokyo!

Yumi is a former classically trained pianist. She also has experience teaching English at a major language school in Korea.

TESS JENSEN

Tess is currently a student at MiraCosta college and Tokyo Central Japanese Language School. Before coming to Japan, Tess studied ballet within the illustrious Professional Training Division within Ballet West Ballet Company. Now she has honed her focus to studying engineering with the hopes of transferring to a 4-year Japanese university.

ANNA IKEGAMI

Anna is a long-term resident of Japan, with over 20-years of teaching experience in various education settings. She is currently an international school librarian in the Tokyo area. Anna has been assisting writers at Tokyo Kids Write for over a year.

And earlier last summer:
June 12-16 & the 19th-23rd: 10 days of Drama & Writing:

This dynamic camp was for those who crave the stage and those who have stories and scenes just waiting to emerge—this was for the introverts, the extraverts, for the silly and the serious dramatic writers! We utilized our stage, curtains, professional sound and lighting to bring our words to life in a culminating show! Picture improv and writing original short acts and scripts, set design and costumes, as well! We did it all!

Presenting, Special Guest:

Karen Pauley, director, vocal director, vocal coach, and vocalist!

Karen has been involved in all aspects of theatre making as an active member of the international theatre community in Tokyo. She has directed for Tokyo International Players, TIP Youth, Tokyo Theatre for Children, and Say Nothing Productions.

She has also been a performer, producer, stagehand, costumer, vocal director, and music director.  As a freelancer, she performs as a session singer, voice actor, and narrator.

Learn more about Karen and connect here.

Presenting, Special Guest:

Claire Allsbrook is an actor, writer, and artist.

Claire has been deeply involved in the arts since she was a child, in theater/musical theater, film, writing, and visual arts. Claire began editing her own short films by age 7. She dabbled in screenwriting and animation throughout high school and was commissioned to animate a children's pilot episode that won a best original animation in a local film festival. Claire has acted in numerous dramas and musicals and has a full repertoire within theatre, working backstage, writing, and bringing the work to life as an actor.

In 2024, she will receive her bachelor's in Acting from Bethel Conservatory of the Arts in Redding, California.

Her recent acting credits include the film "Buying Her", 2020; an original musical that she acted in and co-wrote/co-produced titled, "The Forty Percent" 2023 performed at the Black Box Theatre, and the musical “She Loves Me” which Claire will star in, September, 2023.

More Camp Details:

Time: Camp begins at 10 am each morning and ends at 3 pm.

Location: Tree of Life Language and Creative Arts Studio is a few steps from Komagome Station (JR Yamanote & Tokyo Metro Namboku Lines). There are numerous convenient ways to reach our studio, including easy car-drop-off.

Writers bring: Writers bring lunches each day.

Included: All creative and dramatic writing materials and snacks are included!

Fee: 100,000 yen plus tax