Artistic Development

PROGRAMS ARCHIVE

Since its founding in 2003, Ars Nova has hosted a variety of developmental programs for artists. For information on the history of those programs and the participating artists, please see below.

CAMP

Comedy Artist Makers’ Program (CAMP) provided an eclectic group of theatrical comedy creators with peer support and artistic mentorship as they developed an original comedy show over the course of the season.

CAMP Co-Directors: Matt Gehring & Mahayla Laurence

PROGRAM ALUMNI

2024-2025: Nicole Adsit & Andrea Cárdenas; Fernanda Brignet & Allisha Edwards; Sila Puhl

2023-2024: Sarah Adelman; Kurt Cruz; Lida Darmian; Emily Dayton Evans, Marina Gasparyan & Maarit Hara; SMJ & Anne-Marie Pietersma

2022-2023: Michelle Chan Bennett & Josh Nasser; Catherine Bloom & Sofia Dobrushin; Natalya Samee; Chet Siegel 

2021-2022: Jonathan Cohall; Chase Doggett, Makasha Copeland & Gabrielle Silva; Sam Kebede; Preston Martin; Emily Olcott; Sabrina Wang

2020-2021: Niccolo Aeed & Marina Tempelsman, Joél Pérez, Ely Kreimendahl, Gus Laughlin; Ái Vy Luu; Chase Doggett, Makasha Copeland & Gabrielle Silva; Eleanor Philips & Jessica Cannizzaro; Kuhoo Verma