Artistic Director - Barnaby King

Barnaby King is a performer, director and teacher based in Chicago, Ilinois, and is the Artistic Director of Flawed Genius Clowning.

In 1996 he completed a Masters in Theatre Studies at Leeds University and went on to be Associate Director with the Theatre Company Blah Blah Blah for five years, directing and performing in plays for young audiences. He began working with clown teacher Sue Morrison in 1999, first in the UK, then in Toronto between 2001 and 2004.

In 2003 he set up his own company, Yellow Belly, and the same year he won an Arts Council of England grant to make a show with Morrison which became 'Flawed Genius'. Since then the show has toured internationally (UK, Canada, USA, Colombia and Peru) and taken many different incarnations. It is performed in Spanish as well as in English, won "Best of the Fest" at Winnipeg Fringe Fetival in 2004, and was featured at the New York Clown Festival in 2006.

Barnaby is a frequent visitor to Colombia, South America, where he teaches clown and performs. He is currently studying for his PhD in clowning at Northwestern University, and is also writing a book with Sue Morrison about clown.

Associate Director and Clown Mentor - Sue Morrison

Sue Morrison has been the Artistic Director of the Theatre Resource Centre since 1993 and has been associated with the TRC since 1980, where she was Richard Pochinko's apprentice. Sue is well-known as a clown performer, teacher and director and has been the subject of four films profiling her approach to performing and teaching. Her theatrical creations draw together the diverse elements of Clown Through Mask, Bouffon, le Jeu, and Improvisation to create unique performance spectacles.

She has created and performed an eclectic range of works in Toronto, Montreal, New York, Germany, Poland, and Britain and has been a member of The Second City company. Sue has taught for LUME (in Brazil), BlahBlahBlah Theatre Company (London), Koppers Dans (Sweden), France, Telluride Theatre Company (Colorado), the Movement Research Center (New York City), and the Dell'Arte School (California). Her numerous directing credits include Burnt Tongue; It's Me, Only Better; Out of My Skin; Knot ... My Best Moments; ShatterBox; Sleeping Beauties; Clowns in the Vagina.

Stage Manager - Molly Jaeger

Molly Jaeger is a professional performer and teacher who has specialized in improvisational and original performance techniques for the previous 5 years.   Between 2002-2005 she studied intensively with renowned teacher and director Scott Kelman, and is now one of few qualified teachers of kelmanwork, an original performance technique in actor training and improvisation.

In   2005 she received a grant from the Regional Arts and Culture Council in Oregon to travel to the UK in order to develop kelmanwork in an intensive workshop with UK based theatre company, The Kelman Group.  

She has created four original performances based in kelmanwork technique and participated in multiple improvisational performances in an ensemble and as a solo artist.   She has performed in The U.S. and the UK and taught workshops in Oregon, Colorado, Bogota, and Leeds, UK.   Molly is currently working on her new solo show 'Things Can Sparkle', which she will perform in Portland, Minneapolis and Winnipeg this summer.

Designer - Russell Dean

Russell Dean is artistic director of his own touring company, Blue Chicken, whilst also being a highly experienced and sought-after designer and maker. For over 15 years, he has designed for many different companies, including Opera North, Welsh National Opera, Trestle, and Theatre Company Blah Blah Blah!. He is currently also setting up his own mask-making operation, creating sets of masks for schools and colleges.