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Connor Storrie—breakout star of the series Heated Rivalry—credits his background in Los Angeles’s alternative indie clown scene as a major influence on his physical acting and performance style. Los Angeles has a thriving underground alternative clown scene, centered around hubs like The Elysian Theater in Frogtown/Eastside L.A., which gained widespread pop-culture popularity thanks to Heated Rivalry star Connor Storrie.
The L.A. Scene: He spent about two years in the underground indie clown circuit (experimental theater rather than birthday-party clowning) training with prominent local mentor and teacher Chad Damiani.
Audience Interaction: Storrie describes clowning as an unflinching performance mode based on “making offers to the audience” and reacting live to whether those offerings are accepted or rejected.
Physicality: He has noted that his clown training helped shape the intense physical commitment and movement seen in his acting roles.
