'Show Today' - 'JACK AND THE BEANSTALK' read two signs placed at the proscenium on the otherwise bare stage. Clown ushers escort the young people to their seats in anticipation of the performance of the age-old classic. However the group that was supposed to present the play phones to say that their van has broken down and they are not going to make it! The clown ushers gather on stage to decide what to do. They decide to act out the story themselves using improvisation, utilizing what they can find backstage, asking for help from the audience when they get stuck, and capitalizing on the unique talents of each of the clowns. They play out the story in a fresh and vital way discovering thereby the meaning of being a 'clown.'

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