ABOUT US
We are a group of women and moms with children in all stages of life. We all share a love for literature, theater, acting, and the genius William Shakespeare. We want to offer a variety of opportunities for teens to improve their acting skills, confidence, and creativity and come away with a great appreciation for the Bard in an uplifting environment.
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If you are looking for something different to stretch your teen while providing a blast and opportunities for building brain power and friendships you’ve come to the right place! With summer camps to full theater productions to travel opportunities, we offer a variety of engaging events to connect and grow!
Jeri Wyn Mumford
Jeri Wyn fell in love with literature and drama as a child when her mom read stories to her and her siblings, doing all the voices! As she grew older she tried some dramatics on her own, singing and acting in musicals in high school and performing and touring with the Ballroom Dance Company at BYU, where she majored in English literature. After graduate school she taught at BYU and UVSC for many years, co-authoring an English reading/writing textbook and making language come alive for her students! For over a decade Jeri Wyn has led the Literary Girls Club for her daughters and their friends and headed a classics book group for herself and her friends, putting on several fun Shakespeare read-aloud nights throughout the years! She recently completed the Teaching Shakespeare course at the Utah Shakespeare Festival and has had a blast co-directing awesome youth in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, set in the 1940s, and Much Ado About Nothing, set in 1860s El Paso, Texas. Jeri Wyn loves hanging out with her husband and 3 girls, taking road trips, creating, and working with wonderful women on projects like these!
Sharlene hatch
Sharlene first auditioned at the local community theater while in middle school and that sparked a lifelong love for theater arts! After that her love only grew as she danced and acted in plays like Oliver, Peter Pan, and The Princess and the Pea. Throughout her life she traveled with her mom to many cities to soak in all the Broadway shows. Later, she enjoyed an opportunity to be student director, learning and directing everything behind the scenes. In college she expanded her studies of the arts with many broadcasting, film and theater arts classes. Even though she eventually graduated with a degree in Geography, she continued attending plays and even acted in her last one in 2016.
Since 2021, she has co-directed four Shakespeare summer camps complete with performances, and full productions of A Midsummer Night's Dream and Much Ado About Nothing.
Eva Armendariz
Eva has loved drama since she was little and made her little brother wear tights and a leotard and be the Nutcracker to her Sugar Plum Fairy.
Her love for Shakespeare really started in high school with A Midsummer Night’s Dream and its magic, wit, prose, and imagery. She starred in a few plays in high school and loved costuming and working the backstage crew.
Eva graduated from BYU with a degree in Print Journalism and was an editor for the University’s Arts & Entertainment page and a lifestyle magazine writer. At BYU she also dabbled heavily in costume design, French, humanities, foreign film, clothing construction, and textiles.
She co-directed the youth productions of A Midsummer Night’s Dream in 2022 and Much Ado About Nothing in 2023. She currently chases three children and when she can she sneaks in Broadway, good books, shows, new recipes, writing murder mystery parties, exploring the world, and lots of chocolate.
amy smith
Amy loves teaching kids, performing, dancing, and Shakespeare. Anytime she can do any of these she is happy! What better place to be than Shakespeare camp? She has assisted in the two previous years of camp and they can't keep her away! Amy also has assisted as a dance coach on the 2023 Much Ado About Nothing and the 2025 Pride & Prejudice productions. At Utah Valley State College, she performed and competed on the UVSC Ballroom Touring Dance Team for four years. Amy now thoroughly enjoys teaching others how to dance and sharing that love and excitement with them. She is a mother to four kids, loves travelling, playing games, and taking long walks in nature. She is excited for another year of camp... let's dream!