Study the fundamentals of modern clown with the artists that have made the Elysian “clowning’s North American nerve center.” Use your body, hone your presence onstage, connect vividly with your audience, and create performances that are radically playful, vulnerable, strange, mischievous, gloriously dumb and beautiful.
Four Sundays - October 5-26
6-10pm in the Skunk Room
About the Instructor:
Zach Steel has been teaching at The USC School of Dramatic Arts since 2014 and is currently an Assistant Professor of Theatre Practice and Director of Comedy. He teaches at The Idiot Workshop and is a member of the performance ensemble, Cruel Babes. He also serves as the Director of USC Comic+Care, a program that utilizes the practice of various comedy disciplines, including improv and medical clowning, to strengthen community and support the healing process. USC Comic+Care has partnered with Los Angeles General Medical Center, CHLA, Norris Cancer Center, The Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Program @ Norris Cancer Center, The Children’s Bureau, and various other Los Angeles healthcare organizations. He has performed original work in multiple theatres in New York, L.A., São Paolo, Brazil, and took his original, award-winning show, Me Rich You Learn, to The Telluride Playwrights Festival in Colorado. He has appeared on several television shows for Disney, Showtime, NBC, Comedy Central and Fox.
Class cancellation policy: Class tuition can be refunded or transfered up to two weeks (14 days) before the first day of class. Within 14 days before the class begins, no refunds or transfers. Booking fees are non-refundable.