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Full-Length Play, Dark Comedy / 3w, 7m
Adam Szymkowicz
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.
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?
The clowns:GIGGLESSHOTGUN MCGHEEDUSTYTIMMYTWINKLESThe former clown:HAPPY MAHONEYThe lady clowns:PETUNIAPOPOBLINKY FATALEThe clown boss:BOBO
The Clown Bar. A bar full of clowns set up like a cabaret.
“Unabashedly silly but also shrewd.” – The New York Times
“A perfect storm of ridiculousness… it’s weird how well this works.” - Theatre is Easy, Read More
“Adam Szymkowicz’s script is unabashedly silly but also shrewd.” –The New York Times, Read More
“Mr. Szymkowicz has created a new world out of old parts, breeding a brand new species of creative animal. He is, in fact, making his own rules – and the pleasure of obeying them is all ours” - New York Theatre, Read More
“Clown Bar is a raucously good time.” - nytheatre.com, Read More
ON BREAKING CHARACTER
An Audience Walks into a Bar...by A.J. AllegraOctober 19, 2015
Visit playwright Adam Szymkowicz's blog here.
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Adam Szymkowicz's plays have been produced throughout the U.S., and in Canada, England, Wales, The Isle of Man, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Australia, Germany, Greece, Mexico, Turkey, Switzerland, South Korea, Thailand, Sweden, Austria, Slovenia and Lithuania. His work has ...