Upcoming Shows
Submit to perform in CLOWN FLEX!
We are looking for six 3-8minute long clown acts for our first Clown Flex of Season 10! The show will take place on Thursday, September 21st at 7:30pm at Brooklyn Arts Haus and will be hosted by Julia Proctor.
Who should apply: anyone with a funny/beautiful/creative/stupid/superintelligent clown act, who has attended at least one Clown Gym workshop.
Vibe of our show: funny, creative, messy, innovative, moving, full of love.
Past shows
Clown Flex on May 18th, 2023 at Caveat in Manhattan
Co-hosted by Madeleine Joyce and Julia Proctor
featuring
Aya Tucker as Kiki
Michael Galligan as Gros Michele
Claire Davison and Shoshana Rubin Mann as the First Female Crash Test Dummy and her car
Sloan Brettholtz as Officer Scott
Eva Lansberry with Kevin Allen, Lynn Hodeib and Patrick O’Donnell in Sync or Swim
Soojeong Son, directed by Tallie Medel
Stage managed by Francesca Piccioni
Produced by Madeleine Joyce, Michael Galligan and Julia Proctor
today’s mess, artistic residency at the cell theatre
When: April 6 and 7, 2023 at 8pm. Doors open at 7:30pm.
Where: the cell theatre, 338 W 23rd St, New York, NY, 10011
We’re all a part of it, (yes, even you) but what are we going to do about it? Come watch as a bunch of clowns try, and keep trying, to come together as things fall apart. This show explores how we attempt to build community and how we deal with our own mess and other peoples’. How do you keep trying even when you’re so dang tired? There will be music, singing, dancing, and silliness performed by individuals with extraordinary abilities in the arts, and yes, quite a bit of mess.
The Company: Ania Upstill, Aya Tucker, Francesca Piccioni, Julia Cavagna, Julia Proctor, Kevin Allen, Lex Alston, Nadav Wiesel, Rachel Resnik, and Sophie Amieva.
March Madness featuring Ania Upstill on March 16th, 2023 at Pine Box Rock Shop in Brooklyn
Clown Gym presents Ania Upstill with special guests Butter Water and Saoirse Sawyer Eason, and Lucy Evans as Sir Cum Sized.
TRANSHUMANCE: Award-winning clown Ania Upstill playfully explores what it means to be a trans human in this surreal journey across the landscape of gender.
March Madness is a fundraiser for the Clown Cohort, a year-long mentorship program for aspiring clown teachers that provides skills, coaching, and confidence to experienced and developing teachers, and to strengthen our community by growing and diversifying the roster of clown teachers.
All ticket proceeds will support the program, and we’ll have a raffle and auction on the night (cash or Venmo). Buy a Chest Pass ticket for reserved VIP seating and the sweet, sweet joy of knowing you’re helping clowns thrive.
Produced by Ania Upstill, Jay Délise, Jess Ducey, and Rachel Resnik.
Clown Flex on February 9th, 2023 at Pine Box Rock Shop in Brooklyn
Hosted by Julia Proctor
Featuring
Blaise Wopperer
Huxley Garrett and KJ Stewart
Lex Alston
Maggie Tully and Richard Lowenburg
Megan Stern
Olga Putilina
Stage Manager and Tech: Francesca Picconi
Produced by Madeleine Joyce, Michael Galligan and Julia Proctor
Clown Flex on November 11th, 2022 at Pine Box Rock Shop in Brooklyn
Featuring
Jeff Seal and Chris Manley
Rachel Resnik
Hannah Mitchell and Nathan Repasz
Produced by Madeleine Joyce, Maggie Tully, Michael Galligan and Julia Proctor
Tech by Francesca Picconi
Season 9 show photos by Sean Barry
Do the Virtual Clown Show
March 2020 – May 2021
A weekly, then monthly, variety show hosted on Zoom during the COVID-19 Pandemic featuring innovative comedy performances, live music, intermission dance parties, community announcements, and a whole lot of heart.
Watch the shows below!
Measuring in Cartwheels
Do you have it all? Do you know someone who does? Really, like you actually know them? Not Beyoncé. Dinah and Julia do not have it all. But they feel like they should, so they made a show about it. Measuring in Cartwheels: a clowny exploration of having it all.
Created and Performed by Dinah Berkeley and Julia Proctor
Project Y’s Women in Theatre Festival, June 2017
Directed by Michael Bauer
Dutch Kills Theatre Workshop, January 2018
Directed by Tara Giordano
An Unapologetic Mess: a clown show!
2015-2017
A monthly mess at The People’s Improv Theatre
Initial Run featuring Julia Proctor as Icky Shirley Dangle and Devin Shacket as Chunky Cricket Discharge
Sequel Run hosted by Joe Galan and Kim Kaiser
