Men In Tights

Myself as Harlequin, Jenni Tooley as Princess Leonide disguised as Phocion and Charlotte Akin as Leontine in the new Theatre Company production of Marivaux's "Triumph of Love".


Having never been in a sexy French farce I couldn't pass up the chance. In it I played the part of Harlequin, which was another excellent opportunity for me as actor and clown. This was in Dallas back in 1998, a year before Pammy and I did advance work for the Circo Osorio and two years before we toured as part of the 131st edition of the Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey Circus.

It was presented in a black box theater in a small venue that had audience members within a foot or two at times. When your that close to the spectators it's kind of like being on film and you have to tailor your performance for it even in a farce. It was fun and I learned a lot but I don't miss the tights. Oh, and in case your wondering, the program consisted of several pages but they were all printed right- side up.