About
Kristin Hammond, Founder & Director |
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Kristin Hammond has performed and taught Children’s Theater for over twenty years. She holds a BA in Theater and CE in Early Education. She is a Mindfulness for Children Practitioner and Flow Form Practitioner, certified through the International Mindfulness and Meditation Alliance. She teaches Mindfulness through Movement, using principles of Yoga, BrainDance, and TaiChi Qigong. She trained in Improvisation, Movement, Mime, Directing, Neutral Masks, and Commedia dell’arte.
Kristin combined her love of theater and the benefits of Mindfulness to create Centered Stage. By integrating Mindfulness into Children’s Theater, she offers a nurturing environment where children grow, not just as performers, but as balanced, aware, and empathetic individuals. Favorite stage credits include Harpoon in The Miser, Edith in ‘dentity Crisis, Alice in The Mating of Alice May, Helen in Baby with the Bathwater, and Puck in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Directing credits include The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Alice in Wonderland, Annie, Little Shop of Horrors, The Sound of Music, The Jungle Book, and Grease. She has directed and performed in numerous improvisation pieces. She taught various children’s theater courses and supervised summer camps at Brundage Park Playhouse. She worked with Centenary Performing Arts Guild as a Resident Teaching Artist, and stepped in as an adjunct in their theater department at the college. She was a teacher and director at Acting-A-Part, teaching numerous classes, directing the Little Actors program and main stage productions, and running summer camps. Kristin bases her teachings on the work of Viola Spolin, creator of Theater Games. She currently resides in northern New Jersey with her husband, two homeschooled children, and their dog, Bernardo da Vinci, pup extraordinaire. |
