About :)

Alice Gillette is a performance artist, director, teacher and clown in Denver, Colorado. Alice is the founder, curator and producer of the annual Freaky Weeky Clown Festival at the Buntport Theater in Denver and has toured her solo show, Meat Show in Space, all over the United States. She’s also the co-founder and producer of Idiot Theatre, a performance collective in Denver.

Her work has been described as “a standout example of absurdity” (Denver Westword) and “a force to be reckoned with in alt comedy” (Out Front Magazine). Alice has performed at theaters across the United States, including The Elysian Theater (LA), Kickstand Comedy (PDX) and The Pig Iron Theatre Company (Philly).

As a director and instructor, Alice works with people to make things bravely by finding what makes you special on the inside and using play to radiate it outwards to the audience.

Alice’s process is consent-forward, ensuring every student explores their boundaries with respect and at their own pace. Her methodology is informed by her training with artists like the The Idiot Workshop, Ian Bratschie, Cassie Ahiers, Deanna Fleysher, Adam Smith, Chad Damiani and Anne Zander.

*founder, producer, curator: Freaky Weeky Clown Festival - Denver, Co (2026- present)
*podcast guest: Clown Cal’s Ear Words podcast (listen) - Denver, Co (2026)
* writer, performer: Meat Show in Space, national - United States (2025 - present)
* director, acting coach, producer: The Impliers present: Mixed Messages, Denver, Co (2025 - present)
* teacher: Clown: Levels 1-3, Denver, Co (2025 - present)
* teacher: How to Be a Genius: an ideation workshop, Denver, Co (2025)
* storyteller: Exposed Storytelling, Denver, Co (2025-2026) (click here to listen)
* storyteller: The Narrators, Denver, Co - (2024)
* actor: “Tiny Tim”‍ ‍A Commedia Christmas Carol - Tut’Zanni Theatre Company, Denver, Co (2023)
* producer, host, director, clown: Idiot Theatre, Denver, Co (2022-2024)

Projects:

* art editor & illustrator for Kicked Out! Comedy Zine - Kickstand Comedy, Portland, Or (click link to view) (2020)
* cast member of Soup’s Up, Kickstand Comedy’s in-house development improv team - Kickstand Comedy, Portland, Or (2018-2020)
* character performer in They Came From the Bins (one-person act showcase, recurring) - Kickstand Comedy, Portland, Or (2019-2020)
* storyteller at TellTale - Chapel Theater, Portland, Or (2018-2020)
* character performer/ wrestler in P.L.O.W.- Portland Legends of Wrestling - Kickstand Comedy, Portland, Or (2019)
* recurring cast member of Secret Aardvark at Kickstand Comedy (weekly improv show) - Kickstand Comedy, Portland, Or (2019-2020)
* cast member, season 2 of the Friends with Formats podcast - Portland, Or (click link to listen) (2019-2021)
* guest on the Work. podcast - Portland, Or (click link to listen) (2020)
* cast member of Couch Potato improv (featuring Cimberly Nickell, Courtney Campbell, Elena C. Hayden & Collette Higgins) - Portland, Or (2019-2021)
* stand-up comedian - This was a bit of a rough patch. - Portland, Or (2018-2020)