"Limoncello" by Ten West

This two-man clown show, featuring Jon Monastero and Stephen Simon, is a masterfully executed, engagingly imagined, wacky physical comedy. Combining old routines of vaudeville, comedia dell'arte, and silent films with fresh perspectives on modern realities, this show balances slapstick with the profundity of existentialist human existence squarely in the traditions of Beckett and other early twentieth century European theatre.  

Ten West is a Los Angeles-based comedy duo who has received critical and audience acclaim in LA, San Francisco, Toronto, Seattle, Bellingham, Portland, NY, Chicago, and Vancouver.  Of their shows in January 2007, TimeOut Chicago writes, “I think it’s safe to say I was unequivocally mesmerized the entire length of the show.  I don’t even think I risked blinking.  They were that good.”   In addition to touring their shows, Ten West has performed with the renowned Velvet Hammer Burlesque at the El Rey (LA), guest starred on Q TV, and recently enjoyed successful theatrical runs of their show, Nights Errant, at the Sacred Fools Theatre and the 24th Street Theatre in Los Angeles. The LA Weekly gave the show a “GO!” pick and wrote, “The two-man clown show is a wacky, Dadaist trip…all very goofy, giddy, funny and executed with infectious charm.”  While Backstage West gave a Critic’s Pick, writing, “…inspired lunatics… absurd practical jokes, wild improvisations, comic deceptions and farcical battles of will… highly endearing… performed with Saroyanesque charm.”   

For more information, visit www.tenwest.net.  

"The BIG BANG & other small things" by the Mitchell Evans Mime Project

 Mitchel Evans, critically acclaimed as "a genuinely gifted performer, so complete his body seems translucent", expands his "odd blend of the precise and the casual”  into a tightly wound ensemble, the Mitchell Evans Mime Project, debuting their new work, THE BIG BANG ...& other small things.  Utilizing precise physical movement, lyrical clowning, and music reminiscent of the Universe's First Delta, The Big Bang...& other small things dives into the richness of the world that awes and frightens us. From the Creation of the Universe, to Love and Heartbreak, to the Quest for Chocolate Caramels, the Mitchel Evans Mime Project presents the LARGE and the small of life through the ever charming, always provocative Soul of the Clown.

“The versatile Evans is a marvelous clown” (L.A. Weekly) “Inspirited Mime with fresh life.” (Dance Magazine)  

Cast: Mitchel Evans, Tara Strand, Janell Burgess, and Jeff Robinson. Music: High Priestess, Tribalogical, and M.Y. Evans.