Camp Improv 2026
12 – 18 year olds
August 3-7, 2026 9am – 3pm each day
Showcase: 2pm on Friday, August 7
Crosspointe Church (9810 NE 76th St, Vancouver WA 98662)
3 SPOTS LEFT!
Do you love improv so much you want to do it all day long? Have you ever wanted to try improv, but didn’t want to commit to a whole session of classes? Have you watched improv showcases and thought to yourself, “whoa… that looks like fun!”???
If you feel like any of these apply to you, then come to CAMP IMPROV! This camp will be an awesome opportunity for improvisers of all experience levels, and will consist of a variety of games/exercises to hone your skills. In addition to learning lots of great improv, we’ll have a devotion time each day; learning about and discussing a Biblical truth. We’re going to have tons of fun!
Cost: $400
Financial Assistance is available! If you would like to apply, please fill out this form.
Discounts:
Early Registration Discount:Register by May 1st and receive a $15 discount.
New Family Discount: Families enrolling a student for the first time are eligible for a discount for $25 off the total cost of registration. Enter the code FIRSTJOURNEY when registering online. This discount is given once per family.
Sibling Discount: Any family that enrolls more than one child in Journey for the same session of camps will receive $10 off for every child enrolled. Note that this discount is given once per child.
Multiple Registrations Discount: Any child who is enrolled in more than one Journey camp per session will receive $10 off every class enrolled after the first.
Sibling and Multiple Registration Discounts cannot be combined.
Age Policy – All students must meet the designated age requirement within the session for which they have enrolled. For example, a child must turn 8 by the end of the session to participate in an 8–12/18 year old class and audition for the show. Summer Session: June 23rd – August 31st.
Refunds for camp payments must be requested at least two weeks before the first day of the camp in which a student is registered.
A $50 processing fee will be charged.
Cole Peterson – Camp Director
Cole is a recent Whitworth graduate with degrees in Theatre, Education, and History. He is passionate about allowing space for collaborative theatre making with his casts loves approaching rehearsals with an open mind. Cole is also a Journey Theater alum, and performed in shows and improv teams from the ages of 11 to 18. He loves Journey Theater for how it provides students of varying ages opportunities for artistic expression and does so in a safe and respectful community setting.
Maggie Peterson
Maggie, a child and adolescent mental health counselor associate, has been involved in the Journey community since its start in 2002 – first as a patron, then a student, and now as a teacher, choreographer, and co-director with her husband, Cole (whom she met through Journey in 2012). Maggie competed in five youth improv competitions, receiving two first place medals and an All-Star Award. Shehas had the pleasure of working on several Journey shows, including The Spongebob Musical, High School Musical, Footloose, and A Year With Frog and Toad, and has enjoyed teaching both dance and improv classes for several years. Maggie loves how the performing arts facilitate opportunities for play, storytelling, connection, growth, and expression.
Jared Mack
An Oregon native, Jared spent over a decade performing and studying from the Midwest to Moscow. He has recently been on stage with Broadway Rose, Bag&Baggage, PassinArt, Big Bridge Theatre Consortium, and Oregon Children’s Theatre. Jared received a Master of Fine Art in Acting from Northern Illinois University, and a Bachelor of Fine Art in Theatre from Hunter College. He is the Upper School Theater Teacher at The Bear Creek School in Redmond, WA. He lives in Monroe, WA with his wife Piper, and three kiddos, Nevaeh, Saphira, and Gander.