Press Release Summary = Sketch group Suspicious Clowns will be closing Chicago Sketchfest 2007, the largest nationwide gathering of sketch comedians.
Press Release Body = Performance Summary: Sunday, January 14, 2007 @ 7pm The Theatre Building 1221 West Belmont, Chicago, IL 60657 Tickets are $12 at the box office or through www.ticketmaster.com
Five-year-old sketch comedy troupe Suspicious Clowns has been selected to close Chicago Sketchfest 2007, the largest nationwide festival of its kind. It is the group\'s third appearance in the festival\'s six year history. Directed by Vincent Truman, the 2007 performance of the group is a revue written especially for Sketchfest. \"Since we were asked to close the entire festival, we thought we might as well write something good,\" remarked Truman.
Suspicious Clowns is currently in pre-production for its ninth original show, slated to debut in April 2007.
With its balance between the cerebral and the inane, Suspicious Clowns has been honored to receive the following: * Prime Time Pick by Chicago Magazine (twice) * Top 10 Thing to Do This Weekend by the Chicago Sun-Times * Radio interviews/appearances on BFN Networks, Red Bar Radio and NPR * Four features in the Pioneer Press, a suburban chain of newspapers * Special features by the Chicago Tribune for two productions (\'Suspicious Clowns 5: Clown on a Hot Tin Roof\' and the three-act play entitled \'Remote\') * Positive reviews for all eight original productions * Publication of its sketch \'Cliche Whores\' in KNOCK, the annual literary journal issued by the University of Antioch Seattle
Web Site = http://www.vincenttruman.net/clowns1.htm
Contact Details = Suspicious Clowns c/o The Viable Theater Company suspiciousclowns@hotmail.com +1 773 732 3103
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