JACOB MONROE HATES CLOWNS by Corey Vogel

April 22nd-24th, 19th-May 1st 2016

Written by Corey Vogel
Directed by Mandy Raush

Jacob Monroe, unable to gain admittance to any other colleges near the love of his life, enrolls in the only school who will accept him: a clowning school. He soon regrets his impulsiveness, though, due to his lifelong fear of clowns. What follows is a reluctant hero’s journey to find love…but more than that, to find and accept his inner clown. Billed a “meta-theatrical tragicomedy”, this play juggles many forms of theatrical comedy and Sundown’s production was influenced and inspired by Commedia dell’Arte, clowning, pantomime and improvisation.

CAST

JACOB MONROE: Seth Jones
ROSETTA CLARK: Bethany Burnside
KEVIN GRINKLEBOTTOM: Nicholas Ross
CLOWN/PROFESSOR DOWN/Man in Black: Robert Linder
GRETCHEN KLUMP: Lindsey Hall
MOM/ENSEMBLE: Natalie Beech
DAD/ENSEMBLE: Jamison Michael Green
ENSEMBLE: Jordan Desmarais, Doak Rapp

CREW

STAGE MANAGER: Elizabeth Cantrell
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: Athena Strickland
SET/PROPS DESIGNER: Chloe McDowell
LIGHTING DESIGNER: Liam Taylor
SOUND DESIGNER: Daniel Bergeron
COSTUME/MAKEUP DESIGNER: Irvin Moreno
PRODUCING MEMBER: Christopher Taylor