Our indoor performances have limited seating. All shows are general admission.
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This workshop will introduce students to the history of Commedia, its many stock characters, and some existing scenes from its heyday. Participants will explore the broad range of distinct character types utilizing mask work, improv games, and physical comedy bits.
Participants should dress in comfortable clothes that allow for lots of movement. Some light snacks will be provided, but students may bring their own food. All students should bring a water bottle.
*This class is appropriate for ages 12 and up.
London, 1879. The prestigious Explorers Club is in crisis: their acting president wants to admit a woman, and their bartender is terrible. True, this female candidate is brilliant, beautiful, and has discovered a legendary Lost City, but the decision to let in a woman could shake the very foundation of the British Empire, and how do you make such a decision without a decent drink? Grab your safety goggles for some very mad science involving deadly cobras, irate Irishmen and the occasional airship.
“You don’t have to be British to lose your composure and howl with laughter at THE EXPLORERS CLUB, a witty spoof of all those bold Victorian adventurers who ravaged foreign lands and annihilated indigenous cultures in the name of science.” —Variety.
“In her hijinks-happy cocktail THE EXPLORERS CLUB, Nell Benjamin follows this recipe: To a starchy bunch of science geeks bemoaning the worst barkeep in London, add a plucky adventurer and her discovery, a trouble-making tribesman. Then shake, stir, serve in an eye-catching vessel, and brace for laughter.” —New York Daily News.
For tickets or information about upcoming auditions and classes,
call (334) 262-1530 OR email info@cloverdaleplayhouse.org.
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