Audience members laughing during a Clown Daddy performance

Excellence in Fun

Clown Daddy brings your imagination to where it enjoys being. Also known as Ellie J, she is a professional in creating original live experiences that brilliantly blends the crafts of clowning, puppetry, acting, and physicality. Her skills as a performer will leave you a little lighter, a little brighter, and a little more excited to be alive.

Ellie J performing as Clown Daddy with a blue puppet in a scene from Hamlet

Clown Daddy Presents: Hamlet

75 minutes of sheer stagecraft stamina. When the cast doesn't show up, Clown Daddy decides to carry on and perform the entirety of Shakespeare's most famous drama by herself. Well, she does get a little help.

We may have just witnessed an actor taking flight in redefining the genre of theatre. — Tony Sgro
She is perfectly trained to break the mold of stuffy theatre norms, clasping intense story-telling and character work with humor that defies expectations! — Delaware Valley Arts Alliance
"I greatly admire your profound courage, enduring talent, and most of all, your child-like heart!" — Maia M.
Clown Daddy, AKA Ellie J, in a colorful costume with a top hat character behind them

Fool: The Wanderings of the Last Clown on Earth

A poignant and pertinent tale of a clown who lives alone in a bunker. One day, something extraordinary happens, and she makes the bold decision... to go outside.

Awards & Recognition

Outstanding Achievement in Performance — TANYS Award
Gold Medal — San Francisco Bay Area Puppeteers Guild Puppetathalon
Best Short — 2Short2Suck Film Fest, Parksville, NY
This is the kind of joy and weirdness we all secretly crave! — Leanna Ballesteer
Your witty sense of humor is unbeatable! — Mike Danilin
She has happily and humbly become a staple part of the Catskills artist community, bringing fun to as many audiences as she can! — Cabernet Frank's

Trusted By...

Delaware Valley Arts Alliance
Parksville Arts Center
R BZB AZ
Callicoon Art Walk
Farm Arts Collective
Cabernet Frank's
New Memories
Sullivan Catskills

Council from a Clown

Ellie J as Clown Daddy wearing a top hat and black coat, holding a red anatomical heart on a silver tray

Talk therapy not doing it for you? Feeling too much in your head and forgetting your body? Clown Daddy is here to help! Utilizing simple clowning and acting techniques, Ellie has developed a playful method of coaching and guidance that helps bring her clients into a more delighted state of being.

Getting you in touch with what you really want and how that feels in your body, Ellie has helped many beautiful people shed their shame and find their inner clown! Whether you want to be a performer or not, she will gift you tools in courage, playfulness, and frivolity that will help you for the rest of your life.

"Ellie J's ability to transform my trauma and suffering into something that makes me laugh and shine is worth more than gold. I would sign up for ANYTHING she offers." — Sheila Shupe

Contact

Great collaboration feels like play and lands with purpose.

Clown Daddy leads creative work rooted in presence, trust, and shared momentum.

Email me at clowndaddypresents@gmail.com

Clown Daddy AKA Ellie J holding a copy of Canvas magazine featuring her photo on the cover

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