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Waxing Moon Masks
Waxing Moon represents artists and practitioners of mask making, mask performance, and theatre education. We serve theatre companies, individuals, and universities throughout the United States. On the stage, in the classroom, and in the studio, Waxing Moon thrives on collaboration, and we work hard to facilitate strong connections for communication.
Theatre for Good
The traditional theatre form, Commedia Dell’Arte, is a more than 500 year old genre of popular theatre that uses stock characters and physical comedy. However, the form's inherent harms against marginalized identities and fixed ideas of power have gone largely un-scrutinized for educational and equity-centered purposes, and those harms are often repeated in productions and classrooms without acknowledging that the form itself perpetuates inequity.
There is a better way. We introduce a somatic, anti-oppressive performance pedagogy for a new generation of masked, comic acting.
On the stage, in the classroom, and in the studio, Waxing Moon thrives on collaboration, and we work hard to facilitate authentic connections.
People are Talking About Waxing Moon
"This new pedagogy is a novel pathway to truth in the theater....bold and exciting!"
Simone C.
Morgan State University
"Working with {Tara} as an instructor/ workshop leader taught me so much about how to cultivate rigor and skill without the mental breakdown so many of us were taught was required for becoming good at high skilled work like mask and clowning."
Susan Stroupe
director/ educator,
Submersive Productions
"...open-minded, dedicated to collaboration, and committed to strong results."
Colette S.
UMBC Theatre Department, UNIMA-USA Borad of Directors
Contact Us Now
Baltimore, MD
Email: info @ waxingmoonmasks.com