A professional Mime and theatrical Clown for 20 years, Caprice entertained audiences in schools and at Festivals with her one woman shows and toured with The Silent Treatment Mime Troupe. She performed regularly at the Sawdust Festival in Laguna Beach CA. Previously on staff in Theater Departments at South Coast Rep Conservatory, Long Beach City College and American Dramatic Academy – West, Caprice instructed Mime, Mask, Theater Movement and Clowning. Currently, she teaches Voice, Clowning, Mask., Commedia and Mime in various venues and coaches, consults and choreographs for plays and films.
“Oh, DRAT, I shouldn’t have said that.” In COLORS – Sp 2010. Onstage with Primetime Players
Caprice was movement consultant on this production running May-June 10, 2013.
We spent time creating the illusion of great age with actors who are both young and agile.
According to Stanislavski, an old woman can move like a younger one; it just takes her longer and she moves in smaller degrees.
Robbie Danzie – The Chairs.
We also spent time on the Mime technique of greeting and interacting with a whole room filled with imaginary guests.
Craig Johnson – The Chairs
American Sign Language: a quick lesson in simple signs of greeting
for the actor who plays the Orator.
Lysander Ruesehk – The Chairs
Sawdust Festival ’85 – “The Magicians Assistant”
Sawdust Festival – Mechanical Mime
Sawdust Festival – Who’s wearing the Mask?”