Janie Driscoll offers
workshops and Private instruction for the
face painter, clown, actor, Sunday school or public school teacher.
As a performer with over 28 years experience she can create
custom workshops or private instruction designed to engage,
inspire, instruct, inform, and challenge you.  

Together you will work hard to turn off that part of the brain
that judges and holds one back as a performer and artist.
Her aim is to help one let go of the sense of right and wrong in performing.
To encourage one to grow and play more fully and completely
as a clown, actor or teacher.
Let Go And Grow!
Acting Classes~
  •        Improvisational acting
  •        Introduction to pantomime             
  •        Using the whole body and full voice
  •        Is the body speaking/ body language
  •        Using the whole playing area/stage
  •        Developing and sustaining your character
  •        Drawing up a character history
  •        Interpreting the script
  •        Movement and relaxation techniques
  •        Yoga  "the relaxed and flowing performer"
  •        Introduction to stage combat  
  •         Movement for fantasy characters and animals
  •        "I'm an actor not a dancer...  help me!"

Clowning Classes~
  •        A brief history of clowning
  •        The types of clowns...White face, Auguste, Hobo, Tramp, and Character
  •        Working with your personality type
  •        Creating your look, sound, and physicality
  •        Make-up application techniques
  •        Costuming on a budget
  •        Building skits and bits
  •        Music sets the mood
  •        The silent performer
  •        Introduction to comedy magic
  •        Introduction to gospel magic and gospel clowning
  •        Clown Ministries

Balloon Twisting Classes~
  •        The art of the five basic balloon twist
  •        The magic of ballooning
  •        Balloon fabrication and weaving
  •        Balloon prop making for story telling
  •        Delicate balloon details
  •        Balloon characterizations and making parodies
  •        Creating a balloon show and balloon twisting character
  •        Large Scale balloon designs using entertainer balloons
    and round balloons

Face and Body Painting Classes~
  •        Sanitary methods the dos and don't
  •        Sponge techniques
  •        Brush techniques
  •        Short cuts and time savers
  •        Dry powder painting
  •        Using jewels, details and add-ons
  •        Product types and suppliers
  •        The use of high lights and low lights.   
  •        Beautiful abstracts    
  •        Color knowledge complimentary, contrasting, color mixing, blending.
  •        Creating mood, texture, composition.

                     


                 
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"Laughter is good medicine,
but a broken spirit dries up the bones."
I truly believe we clowns, comedy actors, artists, and entertainers
give out, in abundance, that "good medicine" to a hurting world
every time we fully give of ourselves while performing.

I would love the opportunity to design a series workshops for your school, club,
clown alley, or Christian performance Troupe.

My workshops are designed to help you take your art to the next level of excellence.
In the last two years nearly 200 primary and secondary aged children have been
students of mine, plus a great many adults too.  
I have had the pleasure of teaching in schools, churches,
clown alleys, Y.M.C.A. Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts
and at conventions throughout America,
I hold workshops for actors, entertainers and balloon artist,
Sunday School teachers and those in the Mission field.


Please contact me so that we can discuss your educational desires.

Thank you
~Janie~
Phone
309. 797. 4379