Sara Moore’s ATOMIC CLOWN! 3 Nights Only!

Night Sky Productions, Debra Mosk & Clown Conservatory present a limited-engagement sneak preview of Sara Moore’s ATOMIC CLOWN, November 21, 22, and 23 at 8pm at Potrero Stage. Tickets are $26.50-$41.50 and available online at https://potrerostage.org/atomicclown.

BREAKING NEWS: Due to popular demand, a fourth performance has been added for Sunday, November 24 at 5pm!

San Francisco’s award-winning, renowned poet clown Sara Moore has created a “human cartoon fantasia” based on her recently published memoir of the same name: ATOMIC CLOWN. Through hyper-physical comedy, quick-witted repartee and some wild musical numbers brought on by bouts of enthusiastic sleep-walking, Moore tells the horrible-hilarious story of her recent journey through the death of her Dad, the breakup of her marriage & surviving breast cancer by finding the humor in the humanity. As depicted in her memoir, Moore chose to embrace & outright celebrate her shattered heart by doing her cancer treatments in the guise of different overblown characters while careening furiously from her therapist to her best bro-pal’s advice while also running the Clown Conservatory in San Francisco, a training program for tomorrow’s Mr. Beans & Lucille Balls. Miraculously, she saved herself from despair by believing in the mantra: “today’s tragedy is tomorrow’s comedy!” In this case, today & tomorrow were the same day!

This 70-minute juggernaut is directed by Sean Owens – (Bay Area Critics’ Circle Award-winner & Killing My Lobster veteran); choreographed by Rory Davis (illustrious Baloney and Peaches Christ choreographer). In addition to star and playwright Sara Moore, other comic performers include: Colin Johnson (Awesome Theatre); Fernando Gambaroni (NY off-broadway veteran) and Texas Holly (Circus Center/New Pickle Circus) and a special video appearance by Emmy-winning TV star Sharon Gless as Dr. Claire – Sara Moore’s snap-dragon therapist. Colin Johnson designed the dynamic musical soundscape: a mashup of classic rock and roll favorites, classical overtures, bouncy big-band & crappy hold-button tunes.

This production is a sneak preview for Bay Area audiences only with plans to tour to LA and then back to SF for a longer run at a yet unspecified date. Atomic Clown is a part of PlayGround’s Potrero Stage Presenting Program. For tickets and more information, visit https://potrerostage.org/atomicclown.