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COMING UP:

​Clowning
for
Actors and Performers


​3-Day Weekend Workshop
with Michael F. Toomey
August 15,16,17


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Michael’s Humanist Approach Info

COMING SOON!

​Weekly Clown training
for
Actors and Performers
​Fall 2025
Dates Coming soon

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Workshop Details:
Dates: August 15, 16, 17
Location: Houghton Hall, Manhattan
Schedule:
- Friday: 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Saturday: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Sunday: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Cost: $450
* In the interest of creating great accessibility for all budgets The Humanist Project also offers a tiered tuition structure. Please choose the Tuition Tier which fits best into your training budget.

1st Tier: $450
2nd Tier: $350
3rd Tier: $250


How to Apply:
Space is limited! To reserve your spot, email us at [email protected]

For those with limited resources, payment plans may be available upon request!

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$100 non-refundable deposit required to secure your spot
​- Balance due on the first day of class
​ - 10% discount for Actors’ Equity and SAG-AFTRA members



Don’t miss this rare opportunity to train in Clown with Michael F. Toomey in an intensive, transformative weekend of play, satire, and performance in New York City!

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What People Say About Training With Us:

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'Anyone who is looking to become a more specific, flexible, grounded and playful performer should give themselves the gift of clown training with Toomey. It has been one of the single most influential components of my education as an actor.'
​ ​- ANDRUS NICHOLS - Elliot Norton Award Winning Actor for Saint Joan with Bedlam Theatre
'The Humanist Project is my favorite place to play, grow & experiment as an artist in NYC! If you're looking for a fun, nurturing & explorative environment to learn, take any of Michael & Andrew's class offerings (& any of their guests as well!)'
-EMILY VERE NICOLL, Actor, She Stoops to Conquer
'​These two teachers, Michael Toomey and Andrew Borthwick Leslie, are inventive, freeing and touched with a genius of teaching non-judgmentally. Working with each of them has been freeing, inspiring and eye-opening! I cannot recommend them too highly.'
-DENNIS KRAUSNICK, Director of Training, Shakespeare & Company
'Michael Toomey and Andrew Borthwick Leslie are transformational teachers deeply committed to and successful in creating experiences that inspire and train artists in a way that serves both our profession and our world.  They have deeply affected who I am as an artists as well as several of my students.  I am working to bring them and the Humanist Project to my full ensemble of artists as often as I can.'
- REBECCA KEMPER-GOODHEART, Artistic Director, Elm Shakespeare
​'For me, acting requires an honest connection with my true self, with all the parts of myself I ignore, push away, and/or refuse to acknowledge in the day to day. Perhaps it's self-preservation in such a big city and competitive industry. The Humanist Project's approach starts with the actor as a person, who he is first and foremost and builds from there using his life experiences as the canvas on which to paint. My training with Michael and Andrew has been invaluable, especially since moving to New York, where this sense of self-preservation can so easily overwhelm an actors journey for truth. The Humanist Project has continually brought me back to the essentials and joy of acting, for this I am very grateful.' 
- PAUL-EMILE CENDRON, Actor, The Judge

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