Clown Bar
Full Length Play, Dark Comedy / 7m, 3f
A clown noir play about a former clown named Happy who has returned to the seedy underground crime world to find his brother’s killer.
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Cast Size
7m, 3fDuration
90 minutesSubgenre
Mystery/Thriller, Parody / SpoofAccolades
Not ApplicableTarget Audience
- Adult
- Teen (Age 14 - 18)
Additional Info
Happy's junkie brother Timmy is found dead. Now Happy must return to his former life as a clown to ask a few questions. But will Happy be able to go home again without getting sucked into the seedy clown underbelly of vice and violence?
Reviews
“Adam Szymkowicz’s script is unabashedly funny but also shrewd…The cast is more impressive still.” – Ken Jaworowski, New York Times Critics Pick“…hilarious and ebullient…devastating and pitch-perfect.” - Julia Hochner, New York Theatre Review
“…a perfect storm of ridiculousness…it’s weird how well this works.” - - Regina Robinns, Theatre is Easy
“…the team responsible…should be hired by everyone for everything all the time immediately.” - Mary Notari, nytheatre.com
"Clown Bar...[does] things with [its] genre that I have never seen on stage before." - HowlRound
Videos
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Clown Bar: It's Sexy
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Clown Bar: It's Violent
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Clown Bar: It's Intense
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The Viper Room trailer for Clown Bar
Considerations
Performing Groups
- College Theatre / Student
- Community Theatre
- Dinner Theatre
- Professional Theatre
- Large Stage
- Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups
Cautions
- Alcohol
- Drugs
- Gun Shots
- Intense Adult Themes
- Strong Language
- Smoking
License details
- Minimum Fee: £55 per performance plus VAT when applicable.
Production
Details
- Time Period: Contemporary
- Duration: 90 minutes
- Setting: The Clown Bar. A bar full of clowns set up like a cabaret.
- Additional Features: Physical Comedy
- Features / Contains: Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
Casting
7m, 3fGIGGLES
SHOTGUN MCGHEE
DUSTY
TIMMY
TWINKLES
The former clown:
HAPPY MAHONEY
The lady clowns:
PETUNIA
POPO
BLINKY FATALE
The clown boss:
BOBO
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Authors
Adam Szymkowicz
ADAM SZYMKOWICZ’s plays have been produced throughout the U.S., and in Canada, England, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Australia, Germany, Greece, Mexico, Turkey, South Korea, Thailand, Slovenia and Lithuania. His work has been presented or developed at such places as Portland Center Stage, MCC Theater, Ars Nova, Sout ...
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