Luis Feliciano is a Nuyorican actor, director, and teaching artist born and raised in Brownsville, Brooklyn. His work is rooted in ensemble creation, physical performance, and the development of bold new theatrical work. He completed a year-long Clown and Commedia dell’ Arte pedagogical apprenticeship with Christopher Bayes, Head of Physical Acting at the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale. He is currently training to become a Designated Linklater Voice Teacher with Andrea Haring, the Executive Director of the Linklater Center. Luis has trained and performed internationally in Italy, Scotland, and Australia. As an actor, he appeared in Celine Song’s Family at La MaMa, directed by OBIE-Award winner Alec Duffy. His directing and teaching practices center play, expressive freedom, and collaborative rehearsal processes.

 

  • Luis Feliciano is a Nuyorican actor and physical theatre artist whose work draws from clown, bouffon, commedia dell’arte, voice, and ensemble-devised performance. He completed a year-long clown and commedia dell’arte pedagogical apprenticeship with Christopher Bayes, Head of Physical Acting at the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale, and has trained internationally with Philippe Gaulier and Giovanni Fusetti. In 2025, Luis appeared as David in Celine Song’s Family at La MaMa, directed by OBIE Award winner Alec Duffy. He devised and performed in Flock the Vote alongside master bouffon Eric Davis at the Atlanta Fringe and has performed commedia dell’arte with the Department of Fools. He is currently training with Andrea Haring toward designation as a Linklater Voice Teacher.

  • Luis Feliciano is a Nuyorican director, actor, and teaching artist born and raised in Brownsville, Brooklyn. His directing practice is actor-centered and rooted in ensemble creation, physical play, and collaborative rehearsal structures. He is especially drawn to developing new work that engages questions of patriarchy, men’s health, climate justice, and social power through heightened theatrical form. Luis completed a year-long clown and commedia dell’arte pedagogical apprenticeship with Christopher Bayes, Head of Physical Acting at the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale, and is currently training with Andrea Haring toward designation as a Linklater Voice Teacher. His directing credits include we’re delinquents.pdf by Claire Tumey at Brick Aux, Estonian Wedding by Chris Gaczinksi at Chain Theatre, and Coyote Oughta Eat That Salesman! by Padraig Bond at UNDER St. Marks.

  • Luis Feliciano is an actor, director, and teaching artist specializing in clown, commedia dell’arte, physical acting, voice, and ensemble-based creation. He completed a year-long clown and commedia dell’arte pedagogical apprenticeship with Christopher Bayes, Head of Physical Acting at the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale, and worked as Studio Manager for the tenth season of Clown Gym, collaborating with more than twenty clown teachers from around the world. He has also trained internationally with Philippe Gaulier and Giovanni Fusetti and is currently working with Andrea Haring toward designation as a Linklater Voice Teacher. Luis has taught and performed with the Department of Fools and has led workshops in clown and physical performance. Outside the theatre, he has worked in mathematics education for more than ten years and has taught as an adjunct lecturer at CUNY Hunter College for over six years. His teaching centers play, curiosity, accessibility, and helping students take expressive risks.

 
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