About this project
The award-winning show Four Clowns, conceived and directed by Jeremy Aluma is going on a 2011 National Summer Tour which will include shows at the San Francisco and Minnesota Fringe Festival and additional one/two night engagements in Las Vegas, Chicago, Indianapolis and more.
We need at least $5,000 to make this trip happen.
Show description: Four Clowns, a physical, musical and emotional journey in what it means to be human. Follow four clown archetypes: sad, mischievous, angry and nervous as they lament and reminisce about their past. Laughter is the best medicine but laughter comes most earnestly when reflecting on past sorrows. As the clowns tell their tales of woe and elation, we discover that they are all the same, and so are we.
Alexis Jones as Sad Clown
Kevin Klein as Mischievous Clown
Raymond Lee as Angry Clown
Amir Levi as Nervous Clown
with pianist Mario Granville
REVIEWS
“daring, energetic & wonderful" – Huffington Post http://bitly.com/esE0eu
“his cast is gifted” GO! – Backstage http://bitly.com/icJj4B
“entertaining” GO! – LA Weekly http://bitly.com/lTvBNr
“no better way to spend Friday night.” – Socal http://bitly.com/iKbgAs
"slapstick & intellectual" - LA Theatre Review http://bitly.com/j3f9zt
“Aluma truly has a winner” – UCLA Daily Bruin http://bitly.com/mCnnNw
“wickedly funny” - Eye Spy LA http://bitly.com/iftH5a
“the most hilarious quartet” - Stage & Cinema http://bitly.com/iohTur
"testament to how good LA theatre is” - Bitter Lemons http://bitly.com/eIFi6C
“relentless hilarity” – Examiner http://bitly.com/gSWYcU
“cathartic” - Grunion Gazette http://bitly.com/gHREbY
“did that really just happen?” – Campus Circle http://bitly.com/dsiZjb
“genuinely funny” – Greater Long Beach http://bitly.com/g7p6Wb
“touching and humorous” – Union Weekly http://bitly.com/h8RbZL
"funny, poignant and pointed" - Random Lengths http://bitly.com/gRuBs6
“distinctive and eye-catching” – Tolucan Times http://bitly.com/aToIeV
AWARDS
2010 Hollywood Fringe Festival Award for Best in Physical Theater and Dance
2010 Hollywood Fringe Festival Nomination for Best World Premiere
2010 Bitter Lemons Most Outrageous Theater Nomination
FAQ
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We expect to raise $5,000 in ticket sales and $5,000 in donations to pay for the following items;
$3,000 - Food: $30 per diem for 20 days for 4 clowns and musician
$2,000 - Venue: Venue costs and registration fees
$1,500 - Gas: 2 cars at 300 miles/$50 a tank approx 4,500 miles total
$1,500 - Motels: 6-8 people in 2 rooms for approx 15 nights at $50 a room
$1,000 - Flights: Flights in and out for crew
$800 - Marketing: $200 postcards, $200 posters, $150 banner, $250 stickers
$200 - Programs
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Funding Successful
This project successfully raised its funding goal on July 4, 2011.
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Vintage Four Clowns poster signed by all four clowns and director, one clown button and a special thank you in all our programs and website for at least one year.
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One ticket to any of our shows, two clown buttons of your choice, a vintage Four Clowns poster signed by all four clowns and director and a special thank you in all our programs and website for at least one year.
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Two tickets and two drinks at any of our shows, two clown buttons of your choice, a vintage Four Clowns poster signed by all four clowns and director and a special thank you in all our programs and website for at least one year.
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A Four Clowns shirt with clown of your choice, two tickets and two drinks at any of our shows, three clown buttons of your choice, a vintage Four Clowns poster signed by all four clowns and director and a special thank you in our programs and website for at least one year with a link on our website to a site of your choice.
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A DVD of the Four Clowns show, a lap dance and/or cameo on stage in a show, a Four Clowns shirt with clown of your choice, two tickets and two drinks at any of our shows, three clown buttons of your choice, a vintage Four Clowns poster signed by all four clowns and director and a special thank you in our programs and website for at least one year with a link on our website to a site of your choice.
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A date (in person or skyped) with your favorite clown, a DVD of the Four Clowns show, a lap dance and/or cameo on stage in a show, two Four Clowns shirts with clowns of your choice, four tickets and four drinks at any of our shows, all four clown buttons, a vintage Four Clowns poster signed by all four clowns and director and a special thank you in our programs and website for at least one year with a link on our website to a site of your choice, plus a page on our website about you or your organization.
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Personal show created for you and about you by all four clowns (in person or skyped), a date (in person or skyped) with your favorite clown, a DVD of the Four Clowns show, a lap dance and/or cameo on stage in a show, all four Four Clowns shirts, eight tickets and eight drinks at any of our shows, unlimited access for two people to come to any show anywhere we play as many times as they want, a shout-out to you or your organization in the intro speech before every show for one year, all four clown buttons, a vintage Four Clowns poster signed by all four clowns and director and a special thank you in our programs and website for at least one year with a link on our website to a site of your choice, plus a page on our website about you or your organization.
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Jeremy Aluma, an award-winning Los Angeles theatre director and artist co-founded Alive Theatre (2007) and served as their founding Artistic Director for 2 years. Directing credits include; FOUR CLOWNS, THE LAST DAYS OF JUDAS ISCARIOT (2010 Bitter Lemons Top Ten Best Revivals), UBU THE SHIT! (2007 Backstage West Critic’s Pick, 2008 Garland Award Nomination) IN ARABIA WE’D ALL BE KINGS (2009 Venerable Grunion Award - Best Direction), ACTOR’S NIGHTMARE & SISTER MARY (2010 Geoffrey Award Nomination - Best Direction). Upcoming projects; FOUR CLOWNS: ROMEO AND JULIET at Hollywood Fringe, CRUMBLE (OR LAY ME DOWN JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE) by Sheila Callaghan at Sacred Fools.
