Miss Behave, AKA Amy Saunders
“Party
Tricks”
Act Creation Workshop with Miss Behave
Dell'Arte is thrilled to welcome alumna and legendary performer-creator Amy Saunders, AKA Miss Behave, back home for her first-ever public workshop. Across two days, ten lucky participants will work one-on-one with one of Variety's most respected creative minds to push their acts to the next level.
Party Tricks is an intensive, application-only workshop designed for performers who already have an act in progress and are ready to refine, sharpen, and elevate it. Miss Behave will work closely with each participant while the group watches one another's acts evolve in real time — building not only individual performances, but a cohesive show the cohort will present together on Sunday night.
Dates: August 8th–9th
Culminating Performance August 9th - Evening
Schedule
Saturday daytime kicks off the first half of the workshop with focused development and direction. That evening, participants are invited to attend the award-winning The Miss Behave Gameshow (admission included). Sunday brings further sessions, culminating in a live performance on the Carlo Stage where the group presents the show they've built together.
Who Should Apply?
Performers with an act already in development who are ready for honest feedback, rigorous direction, and the rare opportunity to shape their work alongside peers under expert guidance.
Fees
$212.50 — 15% off Early Bird Tuition (by 6/22/26)
$250 — Regular Tuition
Spaces are limited to 10 and are by application only.
Amy Saunders AKA Miss Behave
Faculty: Amy Saunders, AKA Miss Behave
Dell’Arte alumna Amy Saunders, better known by her stage name Miss Behave, is a British Variety legend whose career spans more than three decades of emcee-ing, speciality acts, and genre-bending entertainment.
An original member of global powerhouses La Clique, La Soiree and Absinthe, Saunders has been one of the founding players of the new wave of live entertainment since its inception.
She elevated her cult classic “The Miss Behave Gameshow,” to a global hit. It has been an explosive success wherever it plays from the likes of the Sydney Opera House to London’s Southbank as well as a three-year Las Vegas Strip residency, where it garnered “Most Outrageous Show,” “Best Strip Secret” and remained on the “Top 10 TripAdvisor Shows in Las Vegas” for its duration. Today, “Gameshow” has partnered with Virgin Voyages and currently has two full-time shows on two ships in various parts of the ocean.
With a deep passion for quality entertainment, she’s spent the last 5 years putting her money where her mouth is. First creating a showroom in Downtown Las Vegas, where she launched an accessible and affordable Variety show (‘Miss Behave’s Mavericks’) which went on to win ‘best cabaret’ in 2023. Not content with that she went on to restore one of the last original showrooms in LV to its former glory. Transplanting her beloved ‘Mavericks’ into this setting where it went on to win ‘best new production’ in 2025.
Equal parts ringmaster, provocateur, and den mother to the alternative performance scene, Miss Behave has built a reputation not only as a fearless performer but as one of the most generous and incisive mentors in contemporary Variety. She brings to her workshops a sharp directorial eye, decades of hard-won stagecraft, and an unmatched instinct for what makes an act truly land.
Links: @StillMisbehaving / @mavericksdtlv / @themissbehaveshow / @cheapshotdtlvandstillmisbehaving / @cheapshotdtlv / thesmalltime.org
REFUND POLICY
This policy is in place to ensure our ability to continue offering high-quality programs to performers near and far. Registered students faced with the unfortunate need to withdraw from a course for any reason may request a refund of tuition paid based on the following timeline:
Early Withdrawal (45+ days out): Requests made more than 45 days before the course start date are eligible for a full refund, minus a $50 processing fee.
Standard Withdrawal (44–15 days out): Requests made between 44 and 15 days before the course start date are eligible for a 50% refund of the tuition paid.
Final Deadline (14 days or less): No refunds will be granted within 14 days of the start date or once the course has commenced.
All refund requests must be submitted via email or in writing to the program administrator. schooladmin@dellarte.com
Exceptions may be made for documented medical emergencies or visa denials at the discretion of the School Director. In these cases, we may offer a tuition credit for a future intensive instead of a cash refund.
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