Cast & Creative Team

Oblong Charlie Peters (ze/hir/hirs)

Oboe Jalisa Gonie (she/they)

The Rabble Ashleigh Hicks (they/she)

Director and Production Stage Manager Johanna Arnott (she/her)

Dramaturge Jacqueline Russell (she/her)

Sound Designer Amanda Trapp (she/they)

Design Collaborator/Rehearsal Stage Manager Brooklynn Bitner (she/her/any)

Clown and Creation Consultants John Turner and Alyssa Billingsley

Content Flag

A content flag is our opportunity to give you a heads-up about some of the things you will encounter in the production. 

If you prefer to be surprised by the content, feel free to skip this section. Engage with the play in whatever way you wish! 

Clown is a diverse artform with many expressions. The performers in this play wear the iconic red nose and limited makeup. They will perform unmasked.  

Clowning does not have a fourth wall. Audience interaction and participation are key parts of the artform.

Clowns embrace improvisation and spontaneity, meaning no two shows will be identical and, in a sense, anything could happen; this is a necessary element that contributes to the particular fun of this style.

The play includes some violence and depictions of class-based oppression and religious ceremonies. The clowns will eat, throw, and waste food – including near the audience. These are not presented realistically–it’s clown after all–but these human experiences and more are present in the performances. 

This is, of course, an incomplete description of the show. We hope, however, that this offers you a sense of what the show contains and how it presents it. With this in mind, please engage however is best for you. 

For more information or to discuss access needs and accommodations, please contact us.