Dumb Show and Noise

by Jay Stewart and Mike Smith

SLAPSTICK
Shakespeare’s clowning and Williams’ grotesque humor fuse together in a fast-paced, slapstick recap of the Festival, from tears to triumphs to storms at sea – performed while speaking nary a word.

STEWART FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT

Brewster, Massachusetts

In this year’s lineup of plays, the boundaries between farce and tragedy melt away. But in this almost-silent dumb show, Shakespeare and Williams’ fools and tragic heroes collide in a waterlogged free-for-all featuring Brewster-based clown Jay Stewart, joined by his Idaho-based partner Mike Smith.

Pouring out the slapstick, they will reprise the flow of the Festival – from Hamlet’s storm at sea to the fountain of the Camino Real – with few words, and buckets of humor.