THE CRAFTSBURY (now GREENSBORO!) FUNNERY
Vermont Humanities has leaped big time into sponsoring our work. In 2020 the Merchant of Venice gave us a great opportunity to dialogue about prejudice. We used the characters in the play as our guides. The Funnery is always a time for talking about what's going on in the world—and in our own lives.
In 2021, A Midsummer Night's Dream inspired
great conversations about climate change.
When we got back-in-person we created, as we always do, a pulsing and powerful center of the universe.
"Thank you for giving me the best two weeks of my year. When I came to Funnery this summer I was tired and stressed, I just wanted to stay locked in my room and sleep for 100 years. When I left camp, I had discovered who I was . . . and I was stronger and confident and ready for a new start in life. "
~A Camper
"Thank you for giving me the best two weeks of my year. When I came to Funnery this summer I was tired and stressed, I just wanted to stay locked in my room and sleep for 100 years. When I left camp, I had discovered who I was . . . and I was stronger and confident and ready for a new start in life. "
~A Camper
Sometimes a pandemic can yield an unexpected benefit. When we took our Funnery online in 2020, we were able to collaborate with the Thespo youth theatre company in Mumbai, India. Check out the AWESOME video about them on their homepage. We made new friends! We worked well together, and learned so much. It was a HUGE foot in the virtual door. We kept the door open and collaborated some more. When travel is easier, we hope to bring Thespo actors to Vermont.
In 2022: here comes Hamlet, with assassination, palace intrigue, ghosts, crazy love, gaslighting, friends spying on friends, dueling, and revenge!
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