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Sundays 10am-12:00pm
April 7, 14, 21, 28; May 5, 12, 19; June 2
Showcase on Wednesday, June 12
Maximum 15 Participants
Instructor: Evan Richter
$40 administrative registration for access to full course
Clown and improv are cut from the same cloth. But while improvisers play for an audience, clowns play with them. Clowns take risks. Break the rules. Celebrate success and fail epically. Clown Playground will explore clownprov and will push its players to tap into and play in their clown state. The exercises and games will help you commit to ideas without judgment and engage an audience more profoundly and intimately.
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Newport Theater Camp: Clown Playground
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Sunday, April 7
Newport Theater Camp: Clown Playground
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Learn clowning and improv technique with the internationally hilarious Hot Clown Company!
By The Newport Theater
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Starts on Sunday, April 7 · 12pm CDT
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The Newport Theater
956 West Newport Avenue Chicago, IL 60657
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2 hours
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Clown Playground
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Sundays 10am-12:00pm
April 7, 14, 21, 28; May 5, 12, 19; June 2
Showcase on Wednesday, June 12
Maximum 15 Participants
Instructor: Evan Richter
$40 administrative registration for access to full course
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Clown and improv are cut from the same cloth. But while improvisers play for an audience, clowns play with them. Clowns take risks. Break the rules. Celebrate success and fail epically. Clown Playground will explore clownprov and will push its players to tap into and play in their clown state. The exercises and games will help you commit to ideas without judgment and engage an audience more profoundly and intimately.
Clown Playground is not a class but rather a collective. Each week we will gather and explore different games and exercises that will challenge and guide you into a state of pleasure, joy, and play. Lead by a Clown Coach, you will be asked to leave everything at the door, be comfortable with the uncomfortable, make big choices, and relish in your failures. We will perform once a month for an audience. Come play.
Note: If you do not have clown experience, you must complete Clowning Level 1 before participating in Clown Playground. If you have never taken a class with the Hot Clown Company but have clowned in the past, please reach out to [email protected].
**Scholarships are available for BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ individuals. Visit https://www.newporttheater.com/camp.
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