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Clown Bar

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.

Clown Bar

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    3w, 7m
  • Duration
    Duration
    90 minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Mystery/Thriller, Parody / Spoof
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Teen (Age 14 - 18)
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Summary

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?

History
Clown Bar premiered in New York City with the Pipeline Theatre in April of 2013 under the direction of Andrew Neisler. 
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Performing Groups
The clowns:
GIGGLES
SHOTGUN MCGHEE
DUSTY
TIMMY
TWINKLES

The former clown:
HAPPY MAHONEY

The lady clowns:
PETUNIA
POPO
BLINKY FATALE

The clown boss:
BOBO
  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Setting The Clown Bar. A bar full of clowns set up like a cabaret.
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
  • Additional Features Physical Comedy
  • Duration 90 minutes
  • Cautions
    • Alcohol
    • Drugs
    • Gun Shots
    • Intense Adult Themes
    • Strong Language
    • Smoking

Media

“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

  • Clown Bar: It's Sexy youtube thumbnail

    Clown Bar: It's Sexy

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    Clown Bar: It's Violent

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    Clown Bar: It's Intense

  • The Viper Room trailer for Clown Bar youtube thumbnail

    The Viper Room trailer for Clown Bar

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: £55 per performance plus VAT when applicable.

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Authors

Adam Szymkowicz

Adam Szymkowicz

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 ...

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