Joe's Movement Emporium
May 15 - May 25, 2025
JUXTAPOSE is set in a magical-realist tenement building occupied by eccentric characters
trying to co-exist during the sixth mass extinction.
Their lives are interrupted and illuminated
by a human shooting star
who arrives through their roof.
The show is inspired in part by the shadow boxes of Joseph Cornell and the films of Jean-Pierre Jeunet (Amélie). Isolated objects are brought together within a frame to create poetic possibilities. As humanity teeters on the edge of the frame, JUXTAPOSE offers audiences a reminder that our shared mortality, our common humanity, the ability to laugh at fear and the limitless hope of imagination might save us
from the despair of ending.
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Featuring
Gwen Grastorf, Mark Jaster, Sabrina Mandell
Sarah Olmsted Thomas and Alex Vernon
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When:
Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays @ 7:30
Saturday and Sunday matinées @ 2pm
*Discount Performance on Tuesday, May 20 @ 7:30pm
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Where:
Joe's Movement Emporium
3309 Bunker Hill Road, Mount Rainier MD 20712
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Tickets:
$25 General Admission
*Discount Performance, Tuesday, May 20: $10
We will not turn anyone away who has the inability to pay.
Please just contact Sabrina and we will get you in!
PREPOSTEROUS
A HAPPENSTANCE CLOWN CIRCUS
A SOPHISTICATED-YET-RIDICULOUS, FAMILY-FRIENDLY, POCKET-SIZED
THEATRICAL CLOWN CIRCUS!
A quintet of charming vintage clowns become circus animals, transform into a human calliope, do the classic circus mirror routine with a twist, perform a number of preposterous "entrées", make live music and sound effects, and execute a very satisfying slow motion number involving a pie! ​
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MAY 31, 2025
Cabin John Regional Park, 7400 Tuckerman Lane in Bethesda.
FREE and open to the public! No tickets or registration needed!
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Happenstance Theater is a delightfully precise group of actor/clowns, all hell bent on making you smile. It will be a smile that goes directly to your heart.
If they're in your neighborhood, grab a friend or relative and hurry to buy a couple of tickets. You'll be sure to have a wonderful time.
Paul Binder, Founder, Big Apple Circus
Author, Never Quote the Weather to a Sea Lion and Other Uncommon Tales from the Founder of the Big Apple Circus
A witty Theatrical Collage adorned with live music and physical comedy
inspired by the illustrations of Edward Gorey, Victorian reverie, ill-fated romance,
calamitous croquet, and the dangers of windy cliffs.
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These dark comedic vignettes also feature a seance, precocious children, and will transport you into a world where unseen dangers cause laughter.
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Featuring
Gwen Grastorf, Mark Jaster, Sabrina Mandell, Sarah Olmsted Thomas
and guest artists Stephanie Baird and James Owens.
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“Wickedly funny...a Gorey illustration brought to life.
It's a feather that will tickle your fancy.”
- Washington Post
“Gleams with the precision that has become Happenstance’s hallmark...
a ghoulishly gratifying showcase of Edward Gorey-inspired grim reapings.”
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“…a wonderfully imagined, expertly choreographed meditation on a theme…”
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“The paradox of this company is how the severity of their physical technique opens up boundless opportunities for humor.”
- Washington City Paper
@ 59E59 Theaters
59 East 59th St. NYC
October 8 - November 2, 2025​
