Summer Workshops

Our 2025 Workshops

Applications for Find Your Story, Eccentric Coaching and Directing, the Visit, and Make a Show with Shannan are now open.

Registration for all other workshops will open on Tuesday, January 21.

Find Your Story

Led by Robert Post

May 25 May 31

Bring story and character to life in your own original work of physical theater.

Robert Post. Photo courtesy of artist.

Eccentric Coaching and Directing

Led by Avner Eisenberg

June 1 June 8

Develop your material with one of the world’s most celebrated clowns.

Avner Eisenberg. Photo courtesy of artist.

Encompass Collective Summer Retreat

June 8 June 14

Join instructors from Encompass Collective for five days of rigorous actor training for early career BIPOC actors.

The 2023 Encompass Collective Summer Retreat

The Visit

Led by Budi Miller

June 15 June 21

Reclaim your practice in this acting laboratory for graduate-level and professional BIPOC theater artists.

Budi Miller. Photo courtesy of artist.

Devising Without Limits

Led by Davis Robinson with Mike Iveson and Tina Satter

June 22 June 28

Discover new creative pathways.

Mike Iveson. Davis Robinson. Tina Satter. Photos courtesy of artists.

Viewpoints, Suzuki, and Composition

Led by Ellen Lauren and J.Ed Araiza

June 29 – July 5

Expand your artistry and theatrical imagination with founding members of the SITI Company.

Ellen Lauren and J.Ed Araiza

Principles of Eccentric Performance

Led by Avner Eisenberg

July 6 July 12

Discover the heart of clowning as you learn to build rapport with audiences and unleash your personal Eccentric Performer.

Avner Eisenberg. Photo courtesy of artist.

Mime

Led by Dean Evans

July 13 – July 19

Embody your creative expression in new ways with a timeless art form.

Dean Evans. Photo courtesy of artist.

Physical Performance Practices

Led by Lisa Fagan

July 20 July 26

Make movement that speaks for itself.

Lisa Fagan. Photo by Maria Baranova.

Dirt, Decay, and Decomposition Laboratory

Led by Alex Tatarsky

July 27 – August 2

Play at the edges of clowning, comedy, performance art, and everything in-between.

Alex Tatarsky. Photo by Jaŭhien Sasnoŭ

Play the Part

August 3 August 9

Reignite your joy, spontaneity, and physicality by experiencing how clowns approach text.

Shannan Calcutt. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Creating Clown Material

Led by Aitor Basauri

August 10 August 16

Open your creative toolbox with a cohort of fellow clowns.

Aitor Basauri. Photo by Rosie Powell.

Bouffon: Dare to Mock

Led by Aitor Basauri

August 17 August 23

Unlock your power to play dangerously.

Aitor Basauri. Photo by Rosie Powell.

Make a Show with Shannan

August 31 – September 7

Spend a week developing your own solo show under the direction of a world-renowned creator.

Shannan Calcutt. Photo courtesy of the artist.