Class Type All Comers
Dates February 3, 10, 17, 24 2026
Times 10am-1pm Tuesdays ONLY
Location Madilyn Clark Studios, 10852 Burbank Boulevard, North Hollywood, California 91601
Instructor David Bridel and Christopher Earl
Cost $325 (discounts available for previous Clown School participants)

Join David and Christopher Earl for a hybrid workshop/scene study class that takes a deep dive into the world of Shakespeare’s Clowns. Explore the role of clowns and fools in Shakespeare’s plays and learn about the actors who played many of these roles (Will Kempe, Robert Armin); witness how clowns embellished the playwright’s script through movement, gesture and improvisation in plays as varied as Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Much Ado About Nothing; dig into Shakespeare’s gloriously salacious wordplay, featuring innuendo and raunchy humor; and grapple with the manner in which clowns both mirrored and advanced the throughline of so many stories. 

You’ll play the roles, dive into the comedy, and enrich yourselves in a Shakespeare immersion!

Ages 18 and older.

Prerequisite: None