Red Nose Intensives
Fall 2026 Workshops
Red Nose Intensive
Fall 2026 Workshop
Level 1
October 14 to December 16
(8 sessions; no class Nov 4 and Nov 25)
Wednesdays, 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Experience the most fun and transformative form of physical theater training, the Red Nose Mask, an invitation to finding presence, playfulness and vulnerability on stage.
Location: Bramble Arts Loft, 5545 North Clark Street, 2nd Floor, Chicago IL 60640
Level 1
Instructors: Marc Frost and Brandon Fogel
Contact: RedNoseIntensive@gmail.com
Workshop Fee: $300 ($250 for returning students)
(Class size limited to 12 students)
Pay via Zelle to marc@physicalfestival.com
(and email us at RedNoseIntensive@gmail.com so we have your contact information)
Once called "the smallest mask in the world", the Red Nose Mask is an open invitation to a world of free play and personal growth inside the context of theater performance. Across this intensive, participants will learn how to accept the invitation to play offered by the Red Nose. In front of an audience of one's peers, participants will be encouraged to be fully present and playful by recognizing and letting go of the impediments we put in our own way. The goal is to achieve a level of openness known as the "clown state”, where one can feel both vulnerable and safe, free and grounded.
Our belief is that this work is valuable for anyone interested in self-realization through creative pursuits, on stage or otherwise. Each week we will explore the Red Nose with various exercises that will offer opportunities for growth. The class will be taught with the goal of creating a collaborative, community-forward atmosphere. Class size will be kept reasonably small so that each student has time to receive individual attention.
About the Instructors
Marc and Brandon have enjoyed diverse journeys through the world of physical theater. They both studied and worked extensively with Paola Coletto and with her guidance co-founded and performed in the Dal Vivo performance troupe. Marc received Lecoq training at LISPA in London, then returned to Chicago where he has taught with Paola Coletto at the School for Theatre Creators as well as Columbia College Chicago, Northwestern University, DePaul University and Roosevelt University. He is the founder and director of Theater Unspeakable, and is co-founder and co-director of Physical Theater Festival. Brandon studied Red Nose Mask with Paola Coletto and received Lecoq training at the School for Theatre Creators and has extensive experience teaching at the university level.
