The Soft Clown: 2-Day Workshop w/ Natasha Mercado

The SOFT CLOWN is a two-day clown performance workshop facilitated by Natasha Mercado on June 13th/ June 15th from 11:30am to 3:30pm. Natasha Mercado has 10+ years of experience as an actor and teacher.

This workshop gives participants a chance to deeply connect with their most authentic comedic voice. The SOFT CLOWN is centered around vulnerability as a pathway to artistic excellence. By exploring our creativity in a gentle, patient way, we open ourselves up to experiencing more inspired choices on and off stage.

Day One 6/13 - 11:30AM - 3:30PM: Experiment and redefine clown to create shared vocabulary & physicality.

Day Two 6/15 - 11:30AM - 3:30PM: Explore exciting, authentic sense of play while devising performance pieces.

Natasha Mercado is an actress, director, producer, writer and theatre arts educator. She moved to Los Angeles, became a clown and the rest is history. You can see her on Adult Swim, Amazon, HBO, TBS and stages across LA. She created “Send in the Clowns”, the first monthly clown show at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre and is touring her award-winning solo show “Tree” —which was called “one of LA’s Top Ten Shows” and “a must see” by Stage Raw and the Times Colonist. She is also a teaching artist for the Unusual Suspects who's mission is to champion those most needed to be heard by mentoring youth to write and perform their stories by using theater. She has virtually taught adults and children at Stomping Ground Comedy Theatre along with a workshop called “Playful Mindfulness” sponsored by the National Alzheimer’s Association to implement improv into the world of caregiving. In 2020, she was named an “Emerging Content Creator” by the National Association of Latino Independent Producers. She was a director and producer for branded events at UCB and brought customized comedy programs to groups across the country including improv, sketch, storytelling and public speaking intensives.

“I found that the concepts introduced in Natasha’s [class] add an extra dimension to any creative field and the experience of life in general. I feel liberated, empowered, and awakened from the exercises we did and am forever changed.” —Elora L., 2021 Student

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

The Elysian, 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, United States