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EVERYBODY LOVED YOU!!!!!!! Thanks so much, you were the hit of the party. Hayden was a little shy and overwhelmed to meet an actual clown, but truly was enrapt. The best was after falling asleep in the car on the way home after a huge day, we snuck him into the house and as we got him changed into his jammies he woke up belted out, "ROSIE ROSEBUD!" and went back to sleep without another word. Wow.
-Tania Schoennagel, PhD
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After
receiving her B.A. in theater from SUNY Oswego and with
the hopes of achieving a successful acting career Erica
and her VW bus moved to San Francisco in 1991. Within six
months of landing in San Francisco Erica became part of
a Clown troupe. After two years she left the troupe and
began her quest pursuing the art of a Clown, which led her
to classes at the Dell Arte School for Physical Theater,
San Francisco Circus School and Wavy Gravy’s Camp
Winnarainbow.
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All
during the many roads that Erica’s life has led her
on she continues to remain faithful to her deep love of
acting. She has performed in numerous productions including
dramas, musical comedy and children’s theatre. In
2002 she got to combine her love of acting AND her love
of clowning when she played the Clown Costard in Loves Labors
Lost at the Valley Shakespeare Festival. Erica also loves
to create theater solo and with others. Her performance
collaborations include large scale puppet shows, dance pieces
and ritual events. She toured California with Nothing
is Sacred, her original solo musical comedy for adults.
Since moving to Colorado Erica starred as Truvy in Steel
Magnolias, performed her solo show Nothing is Sacred in
the Boulder Fringe Festival and attended the summer intensive
2006 in acting at the Denver Center of Performing Arts.
Erica has been sharing her extensive experience with children
and adults for over 16 years through leading workshops,
teaching, writing and directing. She teaches privately as
well as in schools and after school programs.
When
not performing, acting or teaching Erica loves to travel
to other countries. She once went to India searching for
enlightenment. Unfortunately, this was not attainable even
after seven months, many ashrams and lots of seeking. However,
the best part of her trip was clowning for small villages
and teaching acting to the children and adults. Her most
recent travels led her on a three month excursion through
Greece researching the ancient Greek theaters. She is currently
working on a new performance piece about Asclepios, the
Greek God of healing. Her Greek journey ended with leaving
her 11 year home of California. Erica currently resides
in Boulder Colorado with her wonderful doggie Alchemy the
Mystic Marshmallow.
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