Performing Fundamentals

Taught by Santa True (Robert Seutter)

March 1 & 2, 2025 (9:00 am – 5:00 pm)

Hyatt House Hartford North/Windsor, 200 Corporate Drive, Windsor, CT 06095

Limited Enrollment – Registration Deadline

New England Santa Society is proud to host Santa True for the CPW Performing Fundamentals two-day workshop. This is CPW’s number one course. If you’ve never had any focused training on performance skills, this is THE course to attend. But even the most experienced Christmas performers will leave with a wealth of ideas, techniques, and practical tools to use. This is a participatory and interactive session: you don’t just listen, you learn by doing.

Here are the key topics to be covered:

• Performing Philosophy
• Tools of the Performer: Vocals, Physicality, and Improv (Plus More)
• Telling a Story Without Saying a Word
• Learning Character Work
• All the World’s a Stage: Understanding Space (as a Performer)
• Rock Solid Santa: The Keys to Marathon Performing
• The Art of Expressiveness
• Developing your Photo Mojo
• Santa Jedi Techniques (Understanding Your Audience)
• Time to Shine: Focus on Mrs. Claus, Elves, Managers, and Handlers
• The History of Christmas and the Claus Timeline
• Building Your Backstory/North Pole
• Story Reading and Story Telling, and the Difference between Them
• Story Time with Santa True (Teaching Stories and Performing Them)
• Re-Thinking the Santa Community: Santa-Storming and More
• Q&A and the Future of Christmas Performing

New England Santa Society and Connecticut Society of Santas co-sponsored this same workshop in March of 2019 to rave reviews. See what others have said about this workshop. You may recognize some familiar names.

The registration fee of $350 includes attendance both days, training materials, workshop certificate, refreshments, and lunch both days. Depending on interest, a session may be added Friday night at no additional cost. Special $50 discounted tickets are available for NESS members.

Santa True (Robert Seutter) has more than 25 years of professional storytelling experience. And he loves making folks smile with his singing, storytelling, and truly interactive style. Santa True is a real-bearded professional Santa with a background check and insurance. He is also a member of several prestigious Santa organizations such as FORBS, IBRBS, and others.

As an instructor, Robert Seutter has been coaching performers throughout the Southern California area for more than 20 years. He brings a wealth of skills and experience to his classes and workshops in an engaging and fun experience for all participants.

In 2024, Santa True was inducted into the International Santa Claus Hall of Fame.

SPECIAL ROOM RATES AVAILABLE

Hyatt House Hartford North/Windsor, 200 Corporate Drive, Windsor, CT 0609

Register using code G-NESS before Friday, February 21 by calling 1-888-492-8847 or online at Hyatt.com.

Free breakfast is included daily and served in the lobby area.

DISCOUNTED GUEST ROOM RATES:

• STUDIO KING Room Single Rate 109.00
• STUDIO KING Room Double Rate 109.00 Additional charges of $10.00 per person will apply for Triple or Quad Occupancy
• Room rates are quoted exclusive of applicable state and local taxes, which are currently 15%.

RESERVATION METHOD/ CUT-OFF DATE:

• Reservations must be made before Friday, February 21 for the special rate.
• Call 1-888 HYATT HP (1-888-492-8847) (Hyatt Place) or 1-866 974 9288 (Hyatt House). Use code G-NESS.
• Online to Hyatt.com and entering reservation using G-NESS as the group/corporate number.
• https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/group-booking/BDLXW/G-NESS

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