This workshop is for people who are looking to expand into new territory or who want to create from a more playful place. Created for performers who are looking to be more honest and active in their work and to bring more of themselves to the stage. This style is derived from the approach of Poala Colletto and Philippe Gaulier combined with the wisdom of Mick Napier and TJ & Dave. This workshop explores clown's relationship to improv throughout the art of being present and finding emotional depth. Great improv and clown demands commitment to the here and now. It offers a totally unique approach that invites the performer to dream and to find a sense of freedom through play. Open to all levels as the techniques will be new to everyone.
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Tuesdays, April 21st-May 12th
3pm-6pm
in the Skunk Room
About the Instructor:
Jet Eveleth was a clown in the cirque show Absinthe, described by The Huffington Post as, “Risqué, dangerous and mind-altering… It is poetic, beautiful, inspiring and insulting. The greatest show on earth.” Her show Perchance to Dream won the Out of the Box Award at the San Diego Fringe Festival in 2025 and was called, "Astonishing ...comedy unlike anything I’ve ever seen" by Onstage Colorado. Jet directs The Highland Park Clowns and runs Clown Church in Los Angeles. She recently brought the original play Three Sisters Not By Chekhov to the Edinburgh festival. She has performed at the Andy Kaufman Awards and was part of New City Magazine top performers. She toured with The Second City and has studied with Philippe Gaulier. She was the artistic director of the Chicago Improv Festival and a professor of comedy studies at Columbia College. She can be seen in AP Bio (Peacock), Animals (HBO) and The Joe Schmo Show (TBS). She has received a Masters in Interdisciplinary Arts, a Masters in Traditional Chinese Medicine and a Doctorate in Integrative Medicine. https://jeteveleth.wixsite.com/my-site-2
Testimonials:
"One of the best teachers on this planet! Jet encourages you to be bold and wild, to go beyond your fears, to dive into the unknown, and to embrace and love the experience, and to be present, to really be in the moment. Not only when performing but in life." -Heike Reissig
"I felt like I'd moved on a year in just that one week. Mind blowing and weird and freaky and raw and fabulous. Jet will leave you gagging for more!" - Kit Murdock
"All theater workshops promise the same thing -- to teach the art of being physically and emotionally present. This one delivers." -Leslie Carson
"Jet shows you how to make the the stage a place where you can most be you." -Stephanie Hunger
"Jet is a comedic powerhouse. I can honestly say that I’ve never taken any course that has better shown me what I’m capable of as an performer." -Jess Grant
"Jet's class made me want to cry. Best workshop I've taken in years."
-Nate Morse
"In less than two hours Jet blew apart and reconstructed our show into something better and more organic than ever imagined. I could not have asked for a more invigorating and inspiring teacher. Get in a room with Jet and she'll remind you why you became an performer in the first place." -Allison Ungar
"Jet takes you on a roller coaster of ego breaking exercises, that will provide you with an arsenal of tools to further scene and develop arc. Be ready to feel like you have brand new legs and leave feeling victorious." —Sarah McPeck
Class cancellation policy: No refunds, exchanges, or transfers.