Celebrate your life
New Year's Untensive 2026 - 2027
Play in the new year
Terry McCarthy and
Laurece West
Browns Summit, NC
Wednesday Dec 30 6PM to Saturday Jan 2 1 PM
At a gorgeous retreat center with nature - for rejuventation, walks, and meditation. In session we’ll share our stories, movement, dance, songs, body wisdom, and silence. Let’s celebrate 2026, each other, and our hopes and visions for 2027. We’ll create and laugh together. No previous experience necessary, as each form is taught incrementally. You can’t do it wrong. For everyone, and performers, writers, musicians, and artists - InterPlay builds new neural pathways, sparking creativity and improvisation. Come feel seen & heard in an accepting and loving community!
Please Register Here: https://forms.gle/LAAkW4EWrchNVQ3Z9
Room and meals, per person: $500 single occupancy $350 double occupancy.
Tuition: $75 - $250, suggested donation.
Due Dates: You are coming! $175 deposit or full payment. November 15 - Balance of your Room and meals: $325 single, $175 double. January 1 - Tuition.
Cost: Room and meals, per person: $500 single occupancy $350 double occupancy. Tuition: $75 - $250, suggested donation.
Registration/Information: Terry Mccarthy temccarthy@hotmail.com 919/265-4107
Venue
Haw River State Park
339 Conference Center Dr
Browns Summit, NC 27214
Located in Guilford and Rockingham counties 15 miles north of Greensboro, Haw River State Park is a unique park that centers on The Summit, a residential environmental education and conference center, accommodating retreats and conferences for groups big or small. The park is also perfect for day-use visitors looking to explore the headwaters of the Haw River. Trails and a boardwalk offer a journey into wetlands and a floodplain swamp, where visitors may see great blue herons and a bounty of other animals.
Leaders
Terry McCarthy
Terry McCarthy is a musician, teacher, performing artist with 20 years’ experience teaching InterPlay. He is a founding member of Off the Deep End Ensemble and former director of Inner Voices vocal ensemble. He and his wife Laurece West led InterPlay performance troupe Impromptu Players. Laurece and Terry write and perform their original songs together.
Terry is a former elementary school teacher with a BS degree in Arts for Children with Music Emphasis. He teaches InterPlay playgroups, performance, storytelling and writing classes.
Terry has served as a bodyspirit mentor with the Raleigh InterPlay Life Practice Program for over 6 years.
Laurece West
Laurece West is a Business Consultant, Entrepreneur, Voice and Performance Coach, Recording Artist and InterPlay Leader. She is married to Terry McCarthy and together they have lead the InterPlay Life Practice Program and directed the InterPlay performance troupe Impromptu Players in Durham, NC. Impromptu Players was primarily a service organization performing in Ronald McDonald Houses, children and adolescent hospital psych wards, convalescent centers, and libraries, with one public performance a season. Through her work with vocalists Laurece has cataloged the benefits of InterPlay for performers and presenters. These findings apply to everyone! Read more about the results of practicing InterPlay on the Session Structure page at www.laureceweststudios.com here. Laurece's business training and consulting website is Easily Creative.com.