Celebrate Your Ridiculousness! Led by Shannan Calcutt

It’s time to risk being seen in all your glory! Discover the freedom and joy that comes when you embrace your clown and celebrate your ridiculousness.

In this two-day workshop, you will:

Take big risks
Flaunt your flaws
Follow your impulses
Laugh in failure’s face
Connect with your audience
Experience the power of the ensemble
And much more!

 

This is a rare chance to train in Somerville with Shannan Calcutt, a world-renowned artist and teacher. Her workshops have inspired artists from all walks of life to live in the moment, play from the heart, risk being vulnerable, overcome obstacles, and be the kind of collaborator that lifts up everyone in the room. Over the past six years, she has led a number of workshops at Celebration Barn, including Celebrate Your Ridiculousness and Make a Show with Shannan. The latter has helped over two dozen artists create new shows that have toured throughout North America. Learn more about Calcutt and her remarkable work below.

“Shannan made everyone feel as though they could do anything they wanted and always come out ahead by creating an amazingly supportive attitude where we all had each other’s back and the egos were in check. Failure became success, we laughed a lot, and everyone was able to bring their best work to class.”

– Hilary Chaplain, performer and teacher

 

Enrollment is capped at 16 participants, so register today to secure your spot!

 

SOCIAL MEDIA: @shannancalcuttofficial

About Shannan Calcutt

Declared “a national treasure” by the CBC, Shannan Calcutt is a performer, writer, educator, and director.

She has played everywhere from Saskatoon’s Wash ’n Slosh Pub to the Sydney Opera House, and performed for millions on the Vegas Strip with Cirque du Soleil and Spiegelworld. Her new show, Things I Shouldn’t Tell You, was hailed “a masterclass in one-person shows” by Eat More Art Vegas.

She’s a leading educator in clown and play, and is featured in Clowns: In Conversation by Ezra LeBank and David Bridal. Shannan’s superpower is creating courageous playgrounds, where artists can play big, risk gloriously, and fail better.

She has devised and directed comedy for Cirque du Soleil, Spiegelworld, and Berlin’s Friedrichstadt-Palast, and is currently the director of The Wizard of Oz Experience at Sphere.

She is fluent in English, sarcasm, and sophisticated silliness.

More about Shannan at shannancalcutt.com.

 

DATES: Saturday, November 14–Sunday, November 15, 2026

Times: Saturday: 10:30 AM–4:30 PM / Sunday 10:30 AM–3:30 PM

CHECK-IN: 10:15 AM

START: 10:30 AM

END: Saturday: 4:30 PM / Sunday: 3:30 PM

Age Limit: This workshop is All 16+

Refund Policy: All sales are final. No Refunds./No refunds within 7 days of the workshop.

ADA Accessibility: The Rockwell is partially ADA Accessible with an elevator and restrooms in saloon wide enough for wheelchair use.