Michelle Matlock
Adjunct Faculty, Summer — Clown Core, Clown Pro, Healthcare Clowning
Michelle N. Matlock (She/They) is a performing artist, teacher, producer, director and creative coach. Most recently she was awarded a 2023 NEA grant through KCFringe Presents to revive her critically acclaimed solo show, The Mammy Project. Her solo show has travelled to universities and theaters across the United States, Canada and South America. She has been performing for over 20 years and has had the pleasure of creating original characters for Cirque du Soleil, Circus Amok, and Bindlestiff Family Cirkus. Other notable experiences have been teaching as Adjunct Faculty at Dell’Arte International, Clown Gym, Laughter League and directing the clowns of Circus Bella in San Francisco. Michelle currently resides in Tacoma, WA
Before returning to Humboldt four and a half years ago, Julie spent eleven years in the Bay Area where she was on faculty at American Conservatory Theatre and St. Mary’s College as well as a teaching artist with a variety of Bay Area schools and companies from youth to adults. While in the Bay Area she performed with We Players, S.F. Shakes, Idiot String, Cutting Ball, Impact Theatre, Shotgun Players, as well as in clown cabarets and devised theater festivals. Julie was a healthcare clown with the Medical Clown Project for six and half years and currently sits on their board. She is a certified Michael Chekhov Technique instructor and is a graduate of SOMA studios (Minneapolis) Alexander Technique Teacher Training program. Julie is a 2010 alumna of Dell’Arte International’s MFA and holds a B.A. in Theatre Arts from the University of California at Santa Cruz.
Julie is committed to de-centering white privilege, cultivating belonging and solidarity through creative play, and is continuously honing her skills to be a thoughtful and adept co-conspirator in the movement for social justice.
