This character-driven comedy had me at the title and only got better from there! On the meta-level, it's a super engaging script: what is the "typical clown story?" Is this a subversion, or do we just think it is? On the technical and craft level, it's a downright hoot! The dialogue is consistently hilarious, with a few fantastic, laugh-out-loud zingers. It has great roles for an older actress and a young girl - in fact, there isn't a single small role in the play. Ultimately, it's filled with a surprising amount of pathos for a backstage comedy about clown yearning!

Be a clown, be a clown! Or not! Jacquie Floyd-Priskorn gives us a comic gem of life backstage at The Greatest Show on Earth. The dialogue is rapid fire and funny as all get out! And there’s an urgency to the story as a young clown must decide whether to go for a less ideal version of her dream. So enjoyable as it stands, and yet I can’t help hoping this story will continue!

Turns out SEX LIVES OF CIRCUS FREAKS is the reverse circus story of a clown who wants to run away from the big top. The dressing room, post-show talk is salty and hilarious. Who doesn’t want inclusion into off-duty clowns commiserating? And I love Ginger the Clown’s / Cathleen’s breaking of the rules - symbolically and literally having outgrown her kid show. Her growing pains of wanting a family and a life of her own are palpable and balance the cynical humor of Grandma Rags/ Rebekah. Hurry hurry step right up to Floyd-Priskorn's fine stage work!