Two teens mix business with acting in their Ridgewood camp for young thespians
AUGUST 17, 2014 LAST UPDATED: SUNDAY, AUGUST 17, 2014, 1:21 AM
BY CHRIS HARRIS
STAFF WRITER
THE RECORD
RIDGEWOOD — Many of the summer jobs available to teenagers can be a grind. That’s not the case for two acting aspirants, Myriam Burger and Christian Jerkovich.
A weeklong acting camp in Ridgewood that the 15-year-old partners began in 2009 will culminate today with an exclusive performance of “Time Warp,” an original play set in 2214 that they wrote together this spring.
The production, which includes three musical numbers, is by invitation only, orchestrated for parents, friends and relatives of the camp’s 20 participating thespians.
“It’s amazing watching them grow,” Myriam said of the elementary-school-age campers during a run-through of the play on Friday afternoon. “Over the course of seven days, some of these kids really blossom and come out of their shells.”
The play, which will unfold in the ornately decorated back yard behind Christian’s Circle Avenue home, will feature microphones and sound effects that were not available in previous years, the teens boasted.
Myriam and Christian first launched their operation, known as Camp Dragonfly, when they were 9 years old. The two were inspired to start the camp after appearing together in a school-sponsored production of “Seussical.”
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