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The New York Clown Theatre Festival - Shows
Posted August 20, 2008
Back for its third year, the New York Clown Theatre Festival presents
another incredible line-up of shows, workshops, lectures, films, and
activities ranging from parades to pie fights. Clear your schedule.
You want to go to as much of this as you can. We're trying to list
everything so see also Workshops and Random, and find full information on all Festival
activities at bricktheater.com/clown/.
The Brick Theater, Inc. presents
Winner of The New York Downtown Clown
2008 Golden Nose Award for "Clown Achievement of the Year!"
The New York Clown Theatre Festival
September 5 through 28, 2008 at The Brick
Most shows are $15. For more information or to buy tickets, please
visit bricktheater.com/clown/
CABARETS
- Preview Cabaret, FREE, September 5, 10pm
- Clown Cabaret hosted by Joel Jeske, September 11, 10:30pm
- Clown Cabaret hosted by Magic Brian, September 18, 10:30pm
- Clown Cabaret hosted by The Renaldo The Ensemble, September 25, 10:30pm
- Closing Weekend Cabaret, FREE, September 27, 10pm
MAINSTAGE SHOWS 2008
2 Chairs, 2 Clowns/Chalk it Up
Louisville, KY
Performed by Emily Newton, Monica Moreau, Adriana Chavez, Brian
Kuwabara, Megan Orwig, and Erin Crites
ME YUMMIES Clown and Theatre Company
ME YUMMIES Clown and Theatre Company presents two lively opening acts.
First, a Vaudeville act featuring 2 clowns appearing as classic nerds
that break out into an urban inspired, slapstick rhythm and chair
dance. Second, the journey of four clowns, one piece of chalk and
endless possibilities; constantly creating the very world that they
are stepping into! The acrobatic journey develops as chalk lines are
drawn and brushed away.
20 minutes
Sun 9/7 at 8:30pm (on a triple-bill with Pants – The Best Show Ever
and The CanCan Dew)
12 Hours to High Rascalry
Directed by Dodi DiSanto
Created by the ensemble with Dodi DiSanto
This is show will be developed from the workshop Ensemble Adventures
in Clown. Participants shine a light on the spectrum of clown and
include both solo and group work. Big and small wonders of high
rascalry arise from planet E.A.R.T.H.
(Extraordinary Adventures Researching Truthful Ha-ha)
59 minutes
Fri 9/26 at 7pm
Sat 9/27 at 5:30 pm
Big and Little
Minneapolis, MN
Performed / Co-created by Galen Treuer and Noah Bremer
Directed / Co-created by Sara Richardson, accompanied by accordionist
Dan Turpening
A friendship unfolds between two idiots after a simple ordeal over a
stolen shoe. Live a week in the life of these two bumbling heroes.
Performed by members of the award-winning theater company, Live Action
Set. Big & Little is fit for all ages (and sizes).
liveactionset.com
25 minutes
Tue 9/9 at 7pm (on a double-bill with Magnifico)
Wed 9/10 at 8:30pm (on a double-bill with Magnifico)
Thu 9/11 at 7pm (on a double-bill with Magnifico)
The BIG BANG and other small things
Studio City, California
Written and Directed by Mitchel Evans
Performed by Mitchel Evans, Jeff Robinson, Tara Daniels, and Cynthia Mendez
The Mitchel Evans Mime Project
The BIG BANG & other small things" dives into a world that awes and
frightens us. From the Creation of the Universe to Love and
Heartbreak, MEMP presents the large and the minutiae of life through
the Soul of the Clown.
60 minutes
Wed 9/17 at 10pm
Sat 9/20 at 2:30pm
Sat 9/20 at 7:30pm
The Birdmann
Melbourne, Australia
Written and Authorized by The Birdmann
A man like no man with an ill-fitting suit, styling hair and
fastidious humor, having shown in fifteen countries internationally.
The vanguard of vaudeville delivers a distinct genre of his very own
through plastic bag-juggling, knife-throwing and nostril tea-drinking
moments of magnificence. Finding freedom and fun in modern times
through unique acts and unusual facts on a tour fantastic. "One of a
kind" –The Adelaide Sunday Mail. "funny…invigorating…triumph" –The
Melbourne Agethebirdmann.com.au
55 minutes
Sat 9/6 at 7pm
Wed 9/10 at 10pm
Sat 9/13 at 9pm
Tue 9/16 at 7pm
Brazilian Hulk Show
Sao Paolo, Brazil
Creator/Director/Cast: Pedro Muccioloco
MuccioLoco Circus
Have you imagined what it would be like if the Incredible Hulk had an
illegitimate child in Brazil? This Brazilian with an Italian Mafiosi
great-father did! Actually his last name, Muccioloco, pronounced as
the Spanish "Mucho Loco," could be translated as "Very Crazy," in
English, and gives a hint about his show. A show of transformation and
magic, filled with characters who defy the audience's ability to
believe their own eyes, either by brilliant illusionism, or the
complete lack of shame and common sense of the Creator-actor!
Recommended for children of all ages.
mucciolococircus.com
30 minutes
Sun 9/21 at 9pm (on a double-bill with The Crow's Funeral)
Wed 9/24 at 8:30pm (on a double-bill with The Crow's Funeral)
Thurs 9/25 at 8:30pm (on a double-bill with The Crow's Funeral)
Bury My Heart at Dumbass Cowboy
Minneapolis, MN
Jon Ferguson Theater
Featuring Noah Bremer, Jason Ballweber, Lisa Rafaela Clair, Kimberly
Richardson, Sara Richardson, and Amy Stockhaus
Created by Jon Ferguson and the company
Award-winning theater-maker and director Jon Ferguson presents a
romantically tragical clown-western. One grand ol' slice of American
violence, presented in wide-screen vista-vision, in the epic and
sprawling style of 1940's and 50's Hollywood westerns. A cactus, a
sunset, and a story called yarn. Be warned: Some folks are gonna
die!
jonfergusontheater.com
70 minutes
Thurs 9/18 at 7pm
Sat 9/20 at 4pm
Sun 9/21 7:30pm
The CanCan Dew
New York, NY
Jenny McGowan, Aimee German
A tribute to the glamorous 40's in song and dance. These two mavericks
have worked together for 30 years as a famous Vaudeville Duo but
underneath their sequins and tap shoes lies destruction.
7 minutes
Sun 9/7 at 8:30pm (on a triple-bill with 2 chairs-2 clowns/Chalk it up
and PANTS – The Best Show Ever)
C'est La Nuit Qu'il Faut Attraper La Lumiere
(performed in English)
A Depressive Comedy with Miss Oberniche
Strasbourg, France
Companie Accès-Soir
Writers and creators: Orianne Bernard and Giovanni Fusetti
Director: Giovanni Fusetti, Performer: Orianne Bernard
Miss Oberniche invites you into her home to show you her universe, her
habits, her friends, and above all, her charming prince. She is
usually funny, but not always. Sometimes she is on the edge of tears.
In her home, you will also meet Santa Claus and her boss, God. So,
world, hold her tight and make her dance a waltz. Then take her for an
extra turn: a turn of laughter, a turn of love, a turn of life! Is
anybody looking when no one is there?
oriannebernard.com
giovannifusetti.com
70 minutes
Sun 9/7 at 5pm
Fri 9/12 at 10:30pm
Sun 914 at 5:30pm
Thurs 9/18 at 8:30pm
The Crow's Funeral
Portland, Maine
Written and performed by Kelly Nesbitt
Witness Persephone Petunia Plummer, an aging plucked chicken who wants
to be a crow, as she journey's deep into the bones of her experience,
excavating her inner myth. The Crow's Funeral mourns the moment you
decide to let something go. Yet what is death to one is birth to
another in this tragic, personal, poetic, and comedic release. With
text by Kahil Gibran.
kellynesbitt.org
30 minutes
Sun 9/21 at 9pm (on a double-bill with Brazilian Hulk Show)
Wed 9/24 at 8:30pm (on a double-bill with Brazilian Hulk Show)
Thurs 9/25 at 8:30pm (on a double-bill with Brazilian Hulk Show)
A Glass of Wine
Boston, MA
Performer/Creator: Daniel Forlano
Wouldn't it be nice to relax with a glass of wine? What could possibly
go wrong!? Everything! When a simple task becomes a grand ordeal,
Daniel persists with breathtaking skills and enlightening humor
despite insurmountable odds. He is called, "Quirky in the extreme!" by
the Capitol Times, NZ and "The Steven Wright of physical comedy" by
Avner (the Eccentric) Eisenberg.
danielforlando.com
50 minutes
Fri 9/12 at 7pm
Sun 9/14 at 7:30pm
Wed 9/17 at 8:30pm
Kill Me Loudly – A Clown Noir
New York, NY
Cast: Deanna Fleysher, Jeff Seal, Chris Manley, Chris Roberti
Director: Eric Davis
Dirty Town Productions
Sex! Murder! Clowns?! In this dream-like murder mystery, a clown
trio attempts to stage a film noir. But beware! No one returns
unscathed from the depths of depravity! The clowns get caught up in
the corruption, perversion and betrayal of their own twisted tale.
Here is a clown show full of drug-addled bums, brain-battered boxers,
high society pedophiles, and of course, the barely-clad-yet-deadly
femme fatale. Very good intentions. Very bad clowns.
clowninadirtytown.com
75 minutes
Fri 9/19 at 8:30pm
Sun 9/21 at 5pm
Fri 9/26 at 10:30pm
A Little Business at the Big Top
New York, NY
Created and performed by: David Gaines
David Gaines Productions
What begins as a dull day minding a popcorn stand outside the circus
turns quickly into a desperate and hysterical confusion. The story
races from romance to brutal abduction. A dangerous fight scene, a
chase across the high wire, and death-defying plunge from the highest
platform - all enacted by one (busy) performer.
davidgainesperformance.com
35 minutes
Sat 9/6 at 9pm (on a double-bill with Pants – The Best Show Ever)
Fri 9/12 at 8:30pm (on a double-bill with Pants – The Best Show Ever)
El Magnifico!
New York, NY
Performed by Hilary Chaplain and David Engel
Directed by Bob Berky
You've heard of Houdini, Copperfield and Siegfried and Roy…well, so
have they! Last seen on Long Island at the Garden City Motel and
Smorgasbord, the magical duo of EL MAGNIFICO! and his sultry assistant
have left audiences stunned, mute and begging the world over. Be
amazed by feats of prestidigitation, magical daring and the longest
pause in theatrical history (this act has been banned by the ASPCA in
27 states and Garden City, Long Island).
davidengel.biz
hilarychaplain.com
15 minutes
Tue 9/9 at 7pm (on a double-bill with Big and Little)
Wed 9/10 at 8:30pm (on a double-bill with Big and Little)
Thu 9/11 at 7pm (on a double-bill with Big and Little)
Manifesto!
Washington, DC
Performed by Mark Jaster, Scott Burgess, Maia DeSanti, and Sabrina Mandell
Happenstance Theater
Three clowns, two visionaries, and a noise-maker walk into a bar. THIS
IS NOT A JOKE. Is it? Fresh from sold out shows at the Capital Fringe
Festival... The DC City Paper says "These merry pranksters get
it!…glorious nuggets of nonsense…a delightful romp through the
surreal…an extra-sensory extravaganza…it is belly-laugh humor". The
Washington Post called it "…an ingeniously oddball
deconstruction…brash…seductive…Futurism and dadaism pulsed with
revolutionary zeal" Beware of Forgeries! Text is from ACTUAL
Manifestos. MANIFESTO! is DADA. Clown is HAHA!
happenstancetheater.com
55 minutes
Tue 9/9 at 8:30pm
Wed 9/10 at 7pm
Thur 9/11 at 9pm
The Nosdrachir Sisters
Minneapolis, MN
Created and Performed by Sara and Kimberly Richardson
From two of the Twin Cities' funniest ingénues, Lecoq-trained Sara
Richardson and Sage Award-winning Kimberly Richardson, comes "The
Nosdrahcir Sisters"-- a sold-out hit of the Minnesota Fringe Festival!
In the imaginative lives of two quiet ladies, teacups triumph, aliens
say "beep" and mermaids shop in the produce aisle. A mishmash of
clown, movement and object-theater, where everything is funny, even
the sad.
60 minutes
Wed 9/17 at 7pm
Fri 9/19 at 10:30pm
Sat 9/20 at 6pm
Number's Up!
New York, NY
Written and performed by John Leo
Directorial Consultation by Audrey Crabtree
a Neo-Vaudeville Ode to the Glorious Awkwardness of Being
Colossal global superstar El Macho Del Norte has wandered off for
good, leaving his overwrought sidekick pants-down, curtains-up. Left
in the lurch, the reluctant hero unpacks his baggage and turns himself
inside out. What he finds: a magical therapy umbrella, stupid finger
tricks, and existential dirty chair jokes. As he graduates from mere
sidekick to triumphant headliner, his bumblings blossom into a show
filled with outrageous physical comedy, bittersweet melodies, and
buoyant gravitas.
johnleo.net
55 minutes
Tue 9/23 at 8pm
Thurs 9/25 at 7pm
Sat 9/27 at 7pm
PANTS! – The Best Show Ever
San Francisco, CA & Honolulu, HI
Created and performed by Summer Shapiro and April Wagner
Summer and April, International Ambassadors of Stupidity, invite you
to a party in their PANTS! This high energy, high stakes two-woman
clown show unleashes the audience into a world of camel toes and
lettuce eating contests, slow motion fights and acrobatics. Along the
journey these two ladies hilariously highlight the awkwardness and
humiliation – and perhaps even the beauty – of what it is to be
human.
summershapiro.com
apeswagner.com
30 minutes
Sat 9/6 at 9pm (on a double-bill with A Little Business Under the Big Top)
Sun 9/7 at 8:30pm (on a triple-bill with 2 chairs-2 Clowns/Chalk it up
and The CanCan Dew)
Fri 9/12 at 8:30pm (on a double-bill with A Little Business Under the
Big Top)
Party of One
Chicago, IL
Directed By Sue Morrison
Written by Noel Williams and Sue Morrison
Journey through the psyche of Captain Melisande Blue in this
award-winning Pochinko clown and Bouffon style show. Packed and ready
to go, Mel and her baggage find themselves at a train station exiled
for "loving a little too much." Her divine ride features a feisty
turnstile, dinner dates with luggage, and a two and a half foot mini
version of "Gone with the Wind."
myspace.com/captainmelisande
60 minutes
Fri 9/19 7pm
Sat. 9/20 9:30pm
Sun 9/21 3:30pm
Running into Walls
Portland, OR
Nomadic Theatre Co
Created by the performers, Heather Pearl and Sarah Liane Foster, and
the director, Michael O'Neill
What would you do if your daily routine were interrupted by mortality,
the ultimate interruption? How far would you go to fulfill a promise?
Is a eulogy for oneself called a melogy? Physical comedy, trombone
medleys, bonsai cultivation, and flamenco come together in one raucous
story when our hapless heroines, Pearl and Gerund, tackle these
difficult questions. Acclaimed as "funny," "poignant," and
"giggle-snort-guffaw inventive," this show is recommended for adults
and kids ages 7 and up.
nomadictheatre.org/running.html
70 minutes
Sat 9/13 at 5:30pm
Sun 9/14 at 9pm
Tues 9/16 at 8:30pm
The Russian Office
Copenhagen, Denmark
A live installation created and performed by Denni Dennis
You are standing face to face with Lenin, stacks of registration
papers, export documents, and magazines with a selection of hot girls,
offering themselves from 30 minutes to the rest of their lives.
Waiting for the stamp in your registration papers (it can take up to
two weeks). But don't worry, the vodka is cheap like the fake caviar.
Welcome to Russia.
dennisdennis.com
$10 One-Time Processing Fee
(Once you have been processed, you may return for free at any time. ID
will be checked, so do not give your ticket to anyone else.)
30 minutes
Office Hours: 9/13 through 9/27, by appointment from 6:30pm to 9:30pm
(no admittance 9/21, no admittance Mondays)
The Soirée
South Paris, Maine
Written and performed by Amanda Huotari
Directed by Avner Eisenberg
Celebration Barn Theater
You're in good hands with Elizabeth, a charming and witty hostess who,
despite pretensions, is contagiously optimistic. A "bon vivant" she
never lets a glass get empty. However, tonight is full of surprises
and by pouring herself "just a splash" at a time, Elizabeth spills it
all. This is one party you won't want to miss.
celebrationbarn.com
50 minutes
Wed 9/24 at 7pm
Fri 9/26 at 9pm
Sat 9/27 at 8:30pm
Ten West
Los Angeles, CA
This Los Angeles-based-comedy troupe of Jon Monastero and Stephen
Simon and directed by Bryan Coffee has garnered critical and audience
acclaim across the US and Canada, most recently performing with the LA
Philharmonic at the Walt Disney Concert Hall. The LA Weekly described
their act as "goofy, giddy, funny and executed with infectious charm."
With a style influenced by Commedia, clowning, mime and vaudeville,
Ten West is inspired comedy for all ages.
tenwest.net
myspace.com/tenwestcomedy
60 minutes
Sat 9/6 3:30pm
Sat 9/6 at 10:30pm
Sun 9/7 at 7pm
Most shows are $15. For more information or to buy tickets, please
visit bricktheater.com/clown/
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