TENT PLAY

1. June 14th at 7pm

Theatre Lab in the Theatre

Free and open to the public

A staged reading of a new play by Julia Proctor

Once a month the women of TENT PLAY gather to create the world as they wish it would be, and tonight you’re invited to be part of the Tent. Inspired by Anita Diamont’s The Red Tent, Thornton Wilder’s Our Town, and tons of clown workshops, Julia’s exploring how games and scripted material can meet an audience. We’ll laugh, we’ll play, we’ll have our periods, it’ll be great. Audience members can relax and watch, and there will also be invitations to participate for those who want. Come be part of the first audience!

TENT PLAY COMPANY:

Playwright: Julia Proctor

Director: Justine Williams

Assistants: Cece Lebowe and Mia Goldammer 

The Cast: 

Ringmaster: Rosemary Quinn

Annie: Marina Celander

Viv: Liz Wisan

Sydney: Elena Hurst

Charlie: Rocky Anicette

Jules: Charlotte Jones

ABOUT CLOWN GYM:

Clown Gym is NYC's home for affordable clown training, experimental performances, and joyful community building. Founded in 2014 as a collaborative member-sourced experiment in play, under the direction of Julia Proctor Clown Gym has grown into NYC’s beloved home for clown and physical comedy. Clown Gym’s mission is to build community, spread joy, and support artists as they embrace their humor, beauty, vulnerability, skill, intelligence, passion, and dreams. They do this through affordable high-quality training, teacher mentorships, new work development, performances, and community events. Check them out at clowngym.com / Instagram clown_gym. 

Julia Proctor (she/her) is a theatre maker, educator, community builder, and a widely respected Theatrical Clown specialist who has taught, devised, performed, directed, produced, coached, and mentored in the field. She is the Founding Director of Clown Gym and a Co-Founding Producer of PhysFestNYC. With the Clown Gym Ensemble she has devised three original plays and directed two. Her training includes Middlebury College (BA), Shakespeare Theatre Company Academy (MFA), Ecole Philippe Gaulier, The PIT, and a pedagogical apprenticeship with Christopher Bayes. Julia is a member of Actors Equity and has performed at The Kennedy Center, Arena Stage, Ford’s Theatre, Round House Theatre, Synetic Theatre, and Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, among others. Julia is on faculty at NYU Tisch Drama and Collaborative Arts specializing in Games, Clown, Shakespeare, and Devising. She was Beanie Feldstein’s personal Clown Coach for the Broadway revival of Funny Girl. Learn more at juliaproctor.com.