OUR MiSSiON.
Eccentric Bear Theater Co. rejects the mundane and ignites the imaginations of our audiences and artists alike. With a specific focus on the disciplines of clown, circus, dance, puppetry, and movement, we reject artistic snobbery and take our work, not ourselves, seriously.
OUR VALUES.
ACCESS.
We believe that the work we create should be available to anyone who wants to participate in it.
CANDOR.
We keep our cards on the table. We proclaim our successes and own our mistakes.
JOY.
Theater has the potential to be tragic, challenging, and at times even hard to watch. But through all stages of production, we will always challenge ourselves to approach our work with a spirit of joy.
PLAY.
We believe in the transformative power of guided, intentional play to build community and drive creativity.
OUR PEOPLE.
ISAAC YOUNG (he/him)
Managing Artistic Director
Isaac grew up in rural South Carolina, where his first exposure to theatre arts was the children’s puppet shows put on by the local Baptist church. Since then his career has put him into rooms with world-class actors, musicians, circus artists, clowns, puppeteers, drag queens, and sideshow performers just to name a few. And each one has left a profound mark on who he is as an artist today: a multifaceted entertainer whose artistic philosophy begins and ends with a deeply seated belief in the transformational power of live performance. He also makes a mean fried chicken dinner.
Isaac is a proud alum of Southern Methodist University and the South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities.
@theisaacyoung
CONDUCT STANDARDS.
The ECCENTRIC BEAR CONDUCT STANDARDS* is an evolving tool for self‐governance that seeks to foster communication, safety, respect, and accountability between participants at all levels within the Eccentric Bear Theater Co. organization. Its purpose is to create
Nurturing environments which allow us to challenge ourselves, our audiences, and our communities; support artistic risks; and establish the freedom to create theatre that represents the full range of human experience.
A common understanding of practices within our organization.
You can access the full Conduct Standards document HERE.
*The Eccentric Bear Conduct Standards is adapted from the Chicago Theatre Standards: created in direct response to abusive behavior within the Chicago theatre community. For more information, visit https://www.notinourhouse.org