- Troubled Shores
Troubled Shores, Inc. is a not-for-profit theater organization dedicated to improving the cultural and educational environment of the Cape and Islands through the experience of
improvisational theater . Based onMartha's Vineyard , the company was created by the members of the island's premier comedy improv troupe, WIMP, who held their last show after 11 years on July 6, 2005. Troubled Shores, Inc. offers a variety of performance experiences and educational programs under its branch, IMP improv for kids. Some of these programs include:
* Improv classes and performances in local island schools
* After school improv classes for Kindergarten through high school students
* IMP All Things Theater Camp, a summer camp for kids 6-16 years old that teaches all aspects of theater
* The IMPers, a teenage professional improv troupe that performs around the island. The IMPers perform both long form and short form improvisation The IMPers performed in the 2007Chicago Improv Festival
* IMPact and IMPulse, two troupes for advanced grade school improvisers.
* Sketchy Teens, the Vineyard's only sketch comedy troupe. The troupe is comprised of and run by high school students.
* YesFest, a yearly event that gives a stage for all for all of Martha's Vineyard's youth performing art.
* Troubled Shores is also affiliated with the drama programs at local grade schools and theMartha's Vineyard Regional High School .External links
* [http://www.troubledshores.com Official website]
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