06/13/2026
Clownprov with Rebecca Poretsky
July 7 & 14, 2026
2 CLASSES - TUESDAYS, 7-9pm
This workshop is intended for clowns who could benefit from building more spontaneity, presence, and listening skills and improvisers who could benefit from building some more physical character and play skills.Things we’ll cover include: spontaneity, listening, storytelling, making strong physical choices, and failing cheerfully.
We’ll explore the concepts of “yes, and” complicité, status, and making your partner look good, whether it’s a clown duo partner, an improv scene partner, or the audience as your partner.
Most importantly, we will PLAY HARD.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Rebecca Poretsky has been improvising for over 20 years. She was a company member and coach with the acclaimed BATS Improv for 10+ years, has taught improv at USF, performed with Crisis Hopkins, Un-Scripted Theater Co, and Awkward Dinner Party in SF and trained at BATS and at the Annoyance Theater in Chicago. Rebecca has trained in acting and clown at Shakespeare and Company in Lenox, MA and red nose clown with Giovanni Fusetti in Boulder. She’s developed and performed numerous solo performance pieces and co-created and participated in numerous original ensemble pieces. You can also find her in a bizarre number of semi-viral cat-themed videos online. She specializes in embodied, character, and narrative-driven scene work and improvisation. She loves helping people get out of their heads and into their bodies and remember that they know how to play.
