PREPOSTEROUS! A Happenstance Clown Circus

Sat Jun 29 2024 at 03:00 pm to 04:00 pm UTC-04:00

The Foundry West Stockbridge | West Stockbridge

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PREPOSTEROUS! A Happenstance Clown Circus
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PREPOSTEROUS! is a sophisticated, family-friendly, pocket-sized clown circus.
About this Event

“Happenstance Theater is a delightfully precise group of actor/clowns, all hell bent on
making you smile. It will be a smile that goes directly to your heart. If they're in your
neighborhood, grab a friend or relative and hurry to buy a couple of tickets. You'll be
sure to have a wonderful time.” - Paul Binder, Founder, Big Apple Circus


PREPOSTEROUS! is a sophisticated, family-friendly, pocket-sized clown circus in which

charming vintage clowns play circus animals, sing as a human calliope, do the classic

circus mirror routine with a twist, invent a number of ridiculous "entrées", perform live

music, and execute a very satisfying slow motion number involving a pie!


PREPOSTEROUS! premiered in the summer of 2017 at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival’s

50th Anniversary featuring CIRCUS ARTS and it has been performed at The National

Theater as part of their Saturday Morning family series. The show is a pared down version

of the award winning production IMPOSSIBLE! A Happenstance Circus about which the

Washington Post said "Happenstance Theater specializes in the old skills - physical

theater, clowning, mime - all served here with winking whimsy."


Featuring:
Mark Jaster, Sabrina Mandell, Gwen Grastorf, Sarah Olmsted Thomas and Alex Vernon.


Happenstance Theater, founded in 2006, is a professional company committed to devising, producing and touring original, performer-created visual, poetic Theatre. Our ensemble has been developing work together since 2012. They are eclectically skilled artists who craft all aspects of our pieces from concept to realization. Under the Artistic co-Direction of Mark Jaster and Sabrina Mandell, they harvest imagery from the past and re-contextualize it in performances that address the universal themes of mortality and the ephemeral. With the simplest means - humor, whimsy, music, silence, text, physical comedy, object manipulation, vulnerability and generosity - they seek to elevate the moment when the performers and audience meet, to lift the encounter beyond the daily and pedestrian into the realms of dreams, poetry, and art. Meaning is often found by happenstance.

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Tickets:
12 and under - $10 in advance/ $15 at the door

adults - $20 in advance/ $25 at the door

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Seating: 2:30PM Show: 3:00PM

This event is indoors.

Parking is limited at the venue so please utilize the three public parking lots in Town. One is across from the Post Office, one is behind Berkshire Bank and the other is just off Main Street. They are clearly marked. Do not park at Trúc Orient Express Restaurant or the Post Office or you might receive a ticket.

All sales are final – The Foundry is unable to make any returns or exchanges.



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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

The Foundry West Stockbridge, 2 Harris Street, West Stockbridge, United States

Tickets

USD 10.00 to USD 20.00

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