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Clown Bar 2

  • Adam Szymkowicz
  • Full Length Play, Dark Comedy, Contemporary
  • 6M, 3F
  • ISBN: 9780573710025

In this follow up to Szymkowicz's long-running comedy hit, the clowns return to the scene of the crime. A year has gone by since the events of Clown Bar, and Happy, the new clown crime boss, is missing. Foul play is suspected, so two cops from the "beige life" are enlisted to go deep undercover and solve the mystery.

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Description

  • Full Length Play
  • Dark Comedy
  • 75 minutes

  • Time Period: Contemporary
  • Target Audience: Adult
  • Set Requirements: Interior Set
  • Cautions: Gun Shots, Alcohol, Mild Adult Themes, Strong Language

  • Performance Group:
  • College Theatre / Student, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups, Professional Theatre
There's been a murder at the Clown Bar. It's a place where underground clown crime syndicates battle for top billing, and a gunshot ends in a bleeding stream of confetti. The rules are strict, the jokes are dark, and the best way to serve a cocktail is to "make it funny."

It's a year later and the Clown Bar is in disrepair. Happy has gone missing. Has he been offed by clown cowboy Brigham Bill or was it an inside job? Two cops who knew Happy when he was on the force go undercover as clowns in the Clown Bar to find out what happened.

Knowledge of the preceding show is not required to enjoy this sequel. In the words of the playwright, "look, if you didn’t see/read the original Clown Bar, that’s fine. You’ll still understand the play."
REVIEWS:

"The antics never stop."

 Eat More Vegas

"An absurd and fabulous play that takes 'clowning' to a whole new level. The physical comedy of the play will undoubtedly keep audiences laughing while witty and quick dialogue will allow for an engaging play. A show made for all."

 New Play Exchange Community

"Fun the minute you enter the performance space."

 Eat More Vegas

Premiere Production: Clown Bar 2 was commissioned by Troy Heard, the Artistic Director of Las Vegas's Majestic Rep. It was set to premiere at the Mahestic in May of 2020, but the performance was canceled due to ongoing lockdowns. It had its first full production at the Majestic in May of 2022.

Characters

  • Casting: 6M, 3F
  • Casting Attributes: Drag Performance, Reduced casting (Doubling Possible), Room for Extras, Roles for Multicultural Casting

  • The clowns:
    CLITEAU, CLITEAU/TWINKLES
    MUSTY/GUSTY, perhaps played by the actor who plays DUSTY in Clown Bar

  • Brigham Bill's Boys:
    BILLY BILL, perhaps played by the actor who plays GIGGLES in Clown Bar
    WILLIAMY BILL, perhaps played by the actor who plays SHOTGUN MCGHEE in Clown Bar
    BRIGHAM BILL, played by the actor who plays VIRGINIA and who played BOBO in Clown Bar

  • The cops:
    GLORIA, perhaps played by the actor who plays BLINKY FATALE in Clown Bar
    MAC, perhaps played by the actor who plays TIMMY in Clown Bar

  • The lady clowns:
    PETUNIA
    POPO
    VIRGINIA    , perhaps played by the actor who plays BOBO in Clown Bar. If a male actor, this should be done without artifice in drag.
    HOHO, played by a male clown in drag — BILLY BILL or WILLIAMY BILL (nonspeaking)
    JELLYB, played by a male clown in drag — BILLY BILL or WILLIAMY BILL (nonspeaking)

  • The clown boss, deceased:
    HAPPY MAHONEY

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    There's been a murder at the Clown Bar. It's a place where underground clown crime syndicates battle for top billing, and a gunshot ends in a bleeding stream of confetti. The rules are strict, the jokes are dark, and the best way to serve a cocktail is to "make it funny."

    It's a year later and the Clown Bar is in disrepair. Happy has gone missing. Has he been offed by clown cowboy Brigham Bill or was it an inside job? Two cops who knew Happy when he was on the force go undercover as clowns in the Clown Bar to find out what happened.

    Knowledge of the preceding show is not required to enjoy this sequel. In the words of the playwright, "look, if you didn’t see/read the original Clown Bar, that’s fine. You’ll still understand the play."

    		$24.95

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