Clowning in Corona | Emma Simon - Actor, Clown, Teaching Artist

Emma Simon | Actor, Clown, Teaching Artistwww.emmasimon.netEmma Simon is a NYC-based actor, musician and teaching artist. After training as a classical flutist, she went on to study Vocal Performance at The Crane School of Music and acting at The Studio / New York under Jayd McCarty. Specializing in all things silly, stupid and sparkly, she has a soft spot for the world of the clown as explored under Christopher Bayes and Lucas Caleb Rooney. In 2014 she was a founding member of Clown Gym, a weekly actor-driven lab that still exists in New York City. She continues to train at Pandemonium Studio (formerly the Funny School of Good Acting).As an educator, she has been a guest teaching artist at New York Stage & Film Powerhouse Theatre Apprentice Program, NYSTEA, SUNY Potsdam, SUNY Plattsburgh, and Girls’ Leadership Worldwide at the Eleanor Roosevelt Center at Val-Kill. Additionally, she founded the clowning program at JPAC in the Hudson Valley, NY, and recently began to curate training workshops for corporate offices.