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2024 CPW Workshops

11-13

Sat/Sun

9am-5pm

KEYSTONE SANTA IS EXCITED TO BRING SANTA TRUE TO PENNSYLVANIA:

Santa True (Robert Seutter) has more than 25 years of professional storytelling experience. And he loves making folks smile with his singing, storytelling, and truly interactive style. Santa True is a real-bearded Santa, professional Santa with a background check and insurance. He is also a member of several prestigious Santa organizations such as FORBS, IRBRBS, and others.

As an instructor, Robert Seutter has been coaching performers throughout the Southern California area for more than 20 years. He brings a wealth of skills and experience to his classes and workshops in an engaging and fun experience for all participants.

Tuition per workshop:

Santa $250

Couples $450

DBS/Women/ELVES $225

Performers of Diversity $225

discount if you attend all 2!! $25 per workshop for a $50 savings

*If attending all three workshops contact Dan Trimble, dant@llcm.us, for the discount.

Questions: contact Danny Klaus Keystonesanta.dannyklaus@gmail.com

717-372-8024

The Performing Fundamentals Workshop - September 13-15

This is Santa True’s Number one course. If you’ve never had any focused training on performance skills, this is THE course to enroll in or host for your group. All our additional training builds on the skills in this course. Here’s our key topics at a glance.

Performing Philosophy
Tools of the Performer: Vocals, Physicality, and Improv (plus more)
Telling a Story Without Saying a Word
Learning Character Work
All the World’s a Stage: Understanding Space (as a Performer)
Rock Solid Santa: The Keys to Marathon Performing
The Art of Expressiveness
Developing your Photo Mojo
Santa Jedi Techniques (understanding your audience)
Time to Shine: Focus on Mrs. Claus, Elves, Managers, and Handlers
The History of Christmas and the Claus Time Line
Building Your Back-Story/North Pole
Story Reading and Story Telling, and the Difference between them
Story Time with Santa True (Teaching stories, and performing them)
Re-Thinking the Santa Community: Santa-Storming and more
Q&A and the Future of Christmas Performing

Santa $250.00

Couples $450.00

DBS/Women/Elves $225.00

Performers of Diversity $225.00

You can send payment via the following:

Venmo @laura-morrisontrimble

(last 4 of phone number 1289)

PayPal - latrimble22@gmail.com

Check - can be mailed to Daniel Trimble, 504 Waterside Circle, Lebanon, PA 17042

* There is a $50.00 discount if you attend both workshops

Presented By:

Santa True

Advanced Performing Workshop - October 11-13

Once you’ve fully jumped into the Performing Fundamentals, the Advanced Performing workshop builds further on those skills and gives you a deeper chance to grow as a performer and storyteller. (Pre-Requisite: Performing Fundamentals Strongly Recommended.) In this in-depth second course, here are the featured topics in class.

A quick review of the Fundamentals Performing Techniques (Improv, Mime, Character Work, Vocals)
All about Storytelling and Coaching, Types of Storytelling, Understanding Story
Storytelling Exercises / Using our Performing Skills
Creating our own Christmas Stories
Homework (really!)
Sharing our Created Stories
Building Back Stories and Creating Content/Using our Backstories
Working in Tandem and Teams
Storytelling and Improv
Developing Character Patter
Public Speaking Exercises
Scattered Throughout: Fun Schtick