Meet Our Teaching Staff

Kathryn Carlsen  Pete Bergen

Camp Director

Teaching Artist

Kathryn Carlsen has been a Theatre Director for Howard County Public Schools since 2004 and has produced/directed over 50 shows. She is also the Lead Theatre Teacher for the HCPSS. She has been performing improv comedy for 20 years. Currently, she performs with the Baltimore Improv Group. She has taught improv at Johns Hopkins Medical School as well as University of Maryland Business School and MICA (Maryland Institute College of Art). She has performed at improv festivals in Chicago, Austin, Washington DC, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and New York.
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Pete Bergen is an actor and comedian and he thrilled to be working at Camp Improv. Pete has 15 years of experience and has learned from and performed with some of the biggest names in improv. He has been a faculty member at Washington Improv Theater for 10 years and in his day to day life, makes his living as a guest artist all over the DMV area. What does that mean? It means Pete gets to go to middle schools, high schools and colleges all over and give improv workshops to theater students. He also serves as the coach for the Howard County All County Improv Team for HCPSS.

Bobby Henneberg

Teaching Artist

​Bobby Henneberg is a Baltimore based actor and teaching artist who has been improvising for almost 8 years. He holds an AA in theatre from Howard Community College and currently works as a teaching artist with several Baltimore theatres including Chesapeake Shakespeare Company and Cohesion Theatre Company.

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Miguel Fernandez

Teaching Artist
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Miguel Fernandez is a HCPSS alumni and is currently enrolled in Elon University’s BFA Musical Theatre class of 2021. Throughout his life, Miguel has participated in a variety of improv groups such as CHS’ Awkward Improv, Howard County’s All-County Improv,and Elon University’s performing arts improv group Instant Laughter! Miguel has received additional theatrical training from Chesapeake Shakespeare’s High School Corps., Stagedoor Manor, and Northwestern University.