It Was A CONVENT Until The FIRE: A Clown Show

Description

A fusion of clown, long-form improv, and exposed theater. Join us as we drop ourselves into epic scenes and abstract pieces while live direction demands our best performances.

On the drive home you'll say--

It was comedy, it was drama.

It was epic, it was intimate.

It was a dream. It was a show.

It was a convent until the fire.

Artists Bios

Jet is an artist and clown. She runs Clown Church (@clownchurchla) and directs the Highland Park Clowns. She created and performed a role in the cirque show Absinthe, is a founding member of the comedy group The Reckoning and performs in the show Adsit & Eveleth. She toured Europe performing with The Second City and has studied with Paola Coletto and Philippe Gaulier. She teaches comedy studies and clown at Mount Saint Mary’s University.

Anatasha Blakely is an actor, writer, comedian and filmmaker. She graduated from Southern Utah University with a B.F.A. in Classical Acting. She studied comedy iO West and studied clowning at The School for Theatre Creators. She has taught and performed improv around the country at festivals and universities. Anatasha is a part of an L.A. based improv ensemble called Stormchaser and a comedy duo Buddy Puzzle. Both can be seen at The Pack Theatre in Los Angeles. Ask her anything. She wants to talk shop. @anatashablakely

Michael Sallee is an LA-based writer and live performer. His screenwriting won the ScreenCraft Animation Competition and the Roadmap Writers Shorts Competition in 2021. He was a founding member of the Electric House theater company, whose performance of The Cherry Orchard was featured in the Comedy Bureau's Best Things in Comedy 2019, and he performs regularly with the Highland Park Clowns. He is also a math tutor, if you need help passing Algebra II.

Ryan Harrison is an actor, writer, and songwriter. His work has been featured on NBC’s Bring The Funny, TruTV’s Late Night Snack with Rachel Dratch, and Live From Here with Chris Thile. In 2009, he co-founded the comedy ensemble Lost Moon Radio and he currently performs in the comedy folk duo Heron and the Hen.

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