Weekley

Rachel.Weekley@gmail.com

Rachel Weekley is a Non-Binary Clown, Mime and Movement Director based in NYC.

Their work pulls from such traditions as red nose clowning, mask work and mime, along with many others.

Marrying movement to heightened text in the realm of existential comedy,

Their work seeks to explore the joys and freedoms of how we connect and how we fail. 

Picturing what a future after failure might look like and asking 

"What is the role of a Fool in a world Falling apart?" 

Rachel Weekley

Clown, Mime, Movement Director

After earning their BFA in Performance from Ohio University, 

They went on to train with The American Mime Theatre , and later had the incredible opportunities to study with such talents as

Avner "The Eccentric", Deborah Kaufmann, Drew Richardson and Naoko Maeshiba

As well as writing, and performing their own work, They are also a hospital clown with Healthy Humor

And a Resident Artist at No Exit Theatre Collective.

."...creating an aura of playfulness tinged with Beckettian melancholy. Pocket Curiosities leaves us curious as to what Weekley as a playwright still has in their pockets." 

-John R. Ziegler and Leah Richards

Movement Direction

Rachel Weekley's movement directing style is deeply founded on group dynamics and devising. ​

Guiding through techniques from Mask Work, Viewpoints and even Martial Arts to explore and develop the physical life of the piece and the characters.

Weekley believes that play and joy are some of our greatest tools to delving into our deepest most grounded movement styles. Connecting the breath, the body, the text and each other to create truly engaging group work.  

Mahogany Brown And the Case of the Disappearing Kid 2019 & 2020

Macbeth 2020