By C.J. Hirschfield
What does Doyle Ott, the director of our
renowned Children’s Theatre program, do when the program takes a break from
summer-season rehearsals? He goes to Vienna, Austria. Not for the Alps or the
waltzing, though: He’s on his way to the international Healthcare Clowning
Conference.
Doyle has a Ph.D. in Theatre for Youth from
Arizona State University and a certificate from the Clown Conservatory. He has
trained at Circus Center and has worked with Splash Circus in Emeryville. He
used to commute to work on a unicycle.
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| Doyle Ott in clown costume. |
And he has been a member of the local Medical
Clown Project for two years, visiting hospitals and shelters to bring “joy and
agency” to kids and adults alike.
