PLAIN CLOTHES CLOWN

Service Description

In this 6-week class, we will establish the basic tenets of clown and put them into practice through a series of improvisational exercises. Accompanied by live direction, performers will be challenged to expand their vocal, verbal and physical range, while also developing and refining their comedic rhythm. The exercises are intentionally enigmatic to inspire risk-taking, failure and accidentally beautiful (or hilarious) truth telling. We won’t be hiding behind noses or characters, so participants must be ready to make a fool of themselves. This class is not for beginners to performance, but it would make for a great first clown class. It is also excellent for seasoned clown performers looking to further develop their skill set. The majority of this class will be solo performance, so each student will receive prescriptive prompts, direction and feedback to meet them at their individual level of play.