Clowns Reading Shakespeare is a 55 minutes TYA show filled with laughs & learning! Show includes performer improv and audience interaction, recomended ages 5+

We encourage you to reach out to the Panoply team with any questions by emailing us at admin@panoplycollective.com.

In 2025, Panoply was thrilled to present Clowns:

• At the Tarragon Theatre as part of the Sally Stavro Family Series!

• At the Richmond Hill Public Library as part of their community programming!

• At the Wychwood Theatre with TYT!

Directed by Kenzia Dalie (Red, RiotKing; FullHaus Productions) and featuring Panoply Co-Artistic Directors Alyssa Pothier (In Your Own Backyard, shortlisted for 2019 Robert Beardsley Award; Falling Sickness, Space Space Revolution), Paige Madsen (Women Beware Women, Shakespeare BASH’d; Sappho Fragmented, Shadowpath Productions), and Sienna Singh (Things I Know to Be True, David Mirvish/The Company Theatre; Portia’s Julius Caesar, Shakespeare in the Ruff), alongside Brendan Kinnon (Red, Riot King, The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals, Playhouse Collective) and Callan Forrester (The Leading Player Project, EveryBODY on Stage; Drag Heals, OUTtv).

Promotional materials by Liz Bragale @FullHausProductions

What can clowns teach us about the themes of love, power, fate, free will, and ambition? Laugh along with our clowns as they work together to explore three of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies (to the best of their ability)! 

This show was first produced with the support of the City of Toronto through the Animating Toronto Parks program & Arts in the Park program, with funding made possible by the Toronto Arts Council and the Toronto Arts Foundation. This show was also supported by Community Centre 55, Bard in the Park, and Ovation! Performing Arts Academy.