Julie Goell
“As Lena, an old-world urchin, I audition for the legendary Mr. Big Time in my one-woman show, Woman in a Suitcase.”
~ ~ Julie Goell
Photographed at The New York Clown Theater Festival (circa 1983)
Here is a link to Julie’s wonderful book “Life in a Clown House“.
“Written with an improviser’s freedom, a clown’s humility and a poet’s potency, Life in a Clown House is a deeply life-affirming invitation to move and to be moved. In “The Manual” Julie outlines a series of valuable exercises to prime performers for play, discovery and transformation. In “The Memoir” she reminds us to all to embrace the game, especially as the rules change.”
–AMANDA HUOTARI, Artistic Director, Celebration Barn Theater
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Fritz Grobe hosted the SUMMER FINALE show with a ‘clenched fist’.
Amanda Huotari performs her ‘melodrama’ character DOLCE inviting an audience member to join her on stage.
DOLCE (Amanda Huotari) caresses the audience member during the show.
Hilary Chaplain performs her piece “Classically Trained Musician” at the Summer Finale show.
Talking to a ‘close friend’ during the performance of her piece. 
Daniel Gaines performs his mime piece “Under the Big Top”
Opening the mouth of the lion to insert his head as a lion trainer in his piece
Aaron Tucker performs an improv “The Birthday Party” that was hysterical and surreal.
In “The Birthday Party” Aaron discovers a long hair in his piece of cake and is rather repulsed by the idea.
Hilary Chaplain performing her “Classically Trained Singer” piece.
Chaos breaks out for the singer when her shoe heel breaks. Just the beginning of bedlam for her.
David Gaines performs his SEVEN SUMURAI piece.
Hilary Chaplain performed a new piece about the myth of Snow White.
After the umbilical cord breaks the baby is alone with Snow White.
Rene Johnson performs a new and very personal piece.
After donning a new pair of heels Rene tells a story that is strong and vulnerable.
Amanda Huotari requests the help of audience member Deborah Monlux to play the villain and tie her hands up while wearing a beard.
Dolce (Amanda Huotari) and audience volunteer help shoot the bearded villain.
Fritz Grobe and Hilary Chaplain in “World’s Greatest Squeezers”.
Hilary gets another chance to ‘squeeze’ a very sensitive part of Fritz.
Fritz and Hilary rollick on the floor ‘squeezing’ one another in the final piece of the show.
Cast Curtain Call at Season Finale at Celebration Barn 2013.
Amanda Huotari, Daniel Orrantia and Aaron Tucker in disguise (of course) opens the show.
Aaron Tucker(top) Amanda Huotari, Daniel Orrantia getting too close for comfort.
After much involvement together these two find time to reflect on what is happening.
Aaron Tucker (with banana) Amanda Huotari, Daniel Orrantia in a moment of true surreal comedy.
Amanda Huotari, Daniel Orrantia and Aaron Tucker toking their water pistols.
Aaron Tucker holds his imaginary pistol while his two cohorts ignore the real issues at hand and kiss one another.
Daniel Orrantia.(in flight) Aaron Tucker, Amanda Huotari.
The show closes as it begins…in disquise.