Michael F. Toomey (He/Him)  ​

Michael F. Toomey is the Artistic Director of the Brooklyn based theater company The Humanist Project. Michael has been performing and teaching Clown for over twenty years. He has worked and studied with master teachers in Clown including Kevin G. Coleman, Jane Nichols, and clowning masters Geovani Fusettie and Philippe Gaulier. Michael is a neurodivergent performer/teacher who combines his unique perspective on play and performance with embodiment of language. He has been a company member at the internationally acclaimed Shakespeare & Company in Lenox, MA for over twenty years where he is an actor, director and core faculty member. He is a founding member and trustee of Split Knuckle Theatre, which devises new works of theatre touring throughout the world with performances in Bangkok, Athens and Paris. He teaches workshops for professional actors in Fight, Clown and Shakespeare around the country and abroad. He has directed, devised and choreographed numerous shows including The Comedy of Errors, Titus Andronicus, Julius Caesar and Alice In Wonderland. He is a graduate from LISPA (London International School of Performing Arts) and holds an MFA in Lecoq-based actor created theater from Naropa University.