Stage Personae Embodied

Most of what we see embodied in stage personae is representational of this universal component, I reckon. A bit like seeing other stereotypes or archetypes on stage. If I see an actor playing Hamlet, I never believe I am seeing an actual king. But when folks see an actor doing "like clown" they often say "he is a clown." Bizarre.well, the persona may be a clown, within the play, but whether or not the individual is clown depends on this state of mind-spirit consciousness, I reckon. It is a vibe, a feeling which manifests action from more than just intellectual ideas and decisions, or "comic formula" if you will. That for me equates to comic acting....and that is a very common and present tool in clowning. But in and of itself is not what clown is, to me. Clown has no duty to make anyone laugh. But of course when we encounter the clown, we laugh, we feel many things...and the most profound laugh is the laugh of illumination, of realization...this is the kind of "higher consciousness" laughter I feel is the base of many old traditions. Jokes, puns, other tools are instruments which can help, in the right setting, to open the collective consciousness and restore balance...