Commedia dell’arte is a highly physical 16th Century Italian theatre form based in stock characters and improvised scenarios. Learn the building blocks of comedic structure and relationships through character movements, building lazzi (rehearsed bits of comedy), and ensemble play.

Got a show coming up and want feedback? Craving an audience? Have a new idea you want to test? Want to develop something but don't know where to start?

Bring it to Clown Jam—a space for physical theater makers to express and develop ideas, characters, and bits in front of others. No idea yet? Even better. Come ready to play and see what emerges.

Calling all visual artists! Join us at Church of clown for drawing sessions with live clown models! Bring your own materials.

Every third Sunday of the month

Mime is the invisible art — the art of making the unseen seen, of conjuring worlds from empty space and a body in motion.

Learn to tells stories primarily through bodily movement, gesture, and expression rather than relying entirely on spoken dialogue

The World's Smallest Mask - The World’s Biggest Stage

Through the Nose with Dan Griffiths

Don your cuffs and armor- we’re headed to battle!

Build up your actor’s toolbox- in this 3 hour intensive, certified fight coordinator Jamin Jollo leads a journey of storytelling through combat. In this class, you’ll learn to beat up your peers- safely!- using professionally recognized combat techniques with skills and language allowing you to develop your own fight scenes.

This workshop is intended for clowns who could benefit from building more spontaneity, presence, and listening skills and improvisers who could benefit from building some more physical character and play skills.Things we’ll cover include: spontaneity, listening, storytelling, making strong physical choices, and failing cheerfully. 

Got a show coming up and want feedback? Craving an audience? Have a new idea you want to test? Want to develop something but don't know where to start?

Bring it to Clown Jam—a space for physical theater makers to express and develop ideas, characters, and bits in front of others. No idea yet? Even better. Come ready to play and see what emerges.

Calling all visual artists! Join us at Church of clown for drawing sessions with live clown models! Bring your own materials.

Every third Sunday of the month

The mildest man imaginable stumbles into a room full of the most strangers he’s ever seen, and he doesn’t know whether to panic or mingle—so he does both. A good night for anyone who wants to scream at a polite person.

THANK GOODNESS YOU’RE HERE! A DEAD MIME NEEDS HELP. The audience must help a family of ghosts complete their unfinished business. Play charades, solve puzzles and pierce the veil between life and death on a madcap quest for forbidden knowledge.

In this physical acting class, students will excavate the gamut of Shakespearean Clowns, Fools, and Mythic Entities. 

In a four-week intensive exploration of movement for performers, Mime and Mask instructor Jamin Jollo guides students through classical mime technique and games to inspire and explore each student’s path of creation

In a four-week intensive exploration of movement for performers, Mime and Mask instructor Jamin Jollo guides students through classical mime technique and games to inspire and explore each student’s path of creation

In a four-week intensive exploration of movement for performers, Mime and Mask instructor Jamin Jollo guides students through classical mime technique and games to inspire and explore each student’s path of creation

Calling all visual artists! Join us at Church of clown for drawing sessions with live clown models! Bring your own materials.

Every third Sunday of the month

In a four-week intensive exploration of movement for performers, Mime and Mask instructor Jamin Jollo guides students through classical mime technique and games to inspire and explore each student’s path of creation

This 3-hour masterclass explores the physics of play—the nuts and bolts of physical presence, attention, and playfulness - and how to use it to create aliveness in a room. Rooted in the principles of clown and physical comedy, you'll learn the foundational mechanics of comedy: physical authenticity, beginning comedic timing, structures for stage-play, and how the clown's relational awareness—connecting to scene partner, audience, space, and self—generates authentic comedy and compelling performance.

Fun with Loony Extravaganza is a 90s style kids show that’s not for kids, full of Fears, Lessons, and Fun! Featuring a Variety of performers

You never perform alone. Whether you’re working with fellow performers or the audience, every performance is an act of ensemble creation.

In this three-hour workshop, you’ll explore practical tools for strengthening your role within an ensemble.