“…play­ful explo­ration and possibility…”

“For me, the Buf­foon work­shop was a huge awak­en­ing to bring­ing my whole being to the work that I do as an actor. Buf­foon­ery opens the door for you to reach the heights in your per­for­mance in every direc­tion and through that world, emerges a vibrant and gen­er­ous expres­sion of yourself.

Trilby is an ener­getic, pas­sion­ate and intu­itive teacher who cre­ates a space of play­ful explo­ration and pos­si­bil­ity for her stu­dents. It was such fun and a whole new dimen­sion to build­ing a char­ac­ter. Just let your­self!”
~ Ash­ley Rose, Van­cou­ver, Canada

“More play, less think!”

“I was look­ing for some­thing that would shake up my act­ing and take it one step fur­ther and this has done the trick. This will res­onate with me for a while and I can’t wait to take all my new­found tools out into the world and let them loose on my work and see what shakes out. More play, less think!”
~ Sheryl Thomp­son, Van­cou­ver, Canada

“WOW, what an expe­ri­ence that was!”

“WOW, WOW, BRAVO! What an expe­ri­ence that was! Thanks.”
~ Fran­cois Milly, Van­cou­ver, Canada

“…con­nected me emo­tion­ally, phys­i­cally & intellectually…”

“Buf­foon­ing with Trilby Jeeves brought me up close and per­sonal with the his­toric char­ac­ter I was writ­ing and per­form­ing. Prior to buf­foon­ing, I now real­ize I was merely cov­er­ing events in the story like it was so much data. The jour­ney to find­ing my buf­foon con­nected me with Anne emo­tion­ally, phys­i­cally and intel­lec­tu­ally, on a level I hadn’t before expe­ri­enced. My writ­ing now has a clearer pur­pose and I know instinc­tively which motifs and sto­ry­lines to con­nect and enhance. In fact, this piece, Anne Thomas, has moved to become a mono­logue, because the char­ac­ter is so strong. Thanks, Trilby.”
~ Patty Holmes, Van­cou­ver, Canada

“…help me con­nect to oth­ers and find the truth in my work.”

“Thank-​you Trilby for teach­ing me how to be a great buf­foon! I had such a fab­u­lous time learn­ing how to let go. I went through an amaz­ing jour­ney of dis­cov­ery in your class. Find­ing my buf­foon has brought me closer to myself and in turn will help me con­nect to oth­ers and find the truth in my work. For that I am for­ever grate­ful!”
~ Jen Clarke, Van­cou­ver, Canada

“SOOOO MUCH FUN!”

“Buf­foon­ing: taught by Trilby is one of the most inno­v­a­tive meth­ods of lay­er­ing any actor’s char­ac­ter. It is a must for any seri­ous actor who wishes to fur­ther hone their craft and hon­our them­selves as both a per­son and an actor. SOOOO MUCH FUN!”
~ Char­lene Luedke, Van­cou­ver, Canada

“…helps you find that safe place in which to explore.”

“The Buf­foon­ery Work­shop was an eye open­ing act­ing expe­ri­ence, an awak­en­ing spirit of improve­ment in my act­ing abil­ity. As an instruc­tor, Trilby Jeeves is hon­est, com­pas­sion­ate, focused and direct. She dares the actor to go beyond com­pro­mise. She, then, through buf­foon­ery decon­structs your act­ing pre­con­cep­tions and helps you find that safe place in which to explore.”
~ Dane B. McFad­hen , Van­cou­ver, Canada

“…really helped me find the char­ac­ter and just be.”

“Thank you so much – it really helped me find the char­ac­ter and just be.”
~ Kari-​Ann Wood, Van­cou­ver, Canada

“…need an empty mind, and an open heart!”

“Doing the work­shop rein­forced for me that act­ing is being. Out of my head, and into my body. Thank you Trilby for your guid­ance, and courage to help us all bring out each of our inner buf­foons! To do this work­shop you really need an empty mind, and an open heart!”
~ Scott Per­rie, Van­cou­ver, Canada

“…really pushed me to take risks.”

“I enjoyed the work­shop very much! It really pushed me to exper­i­ment and try things I wouldn’t nor­mally do – in other words, take risks. My mono­logue had gone flat and “planned” until our ses­sion, when I felt really con­nected. Mak­ing fun of the trou­bled char­ac­ter and exag­ger­at­ing it to the point of absur­dity drew me in to all the com­plex­i­ties of that lonely guy.”
~ Ian Batt, Van­cou­ver, Canada