Animal Engine

06/25/2023

Photos from this month's performances of DEARLY DEPARTED at the Cincinnati Fringe Festival! All photos by

04/30/2023

Well it's done! We know of nothing harder, artistically, than birthing a new show. DEARLY DEPARTED premiered last Friday! Created and performed by Co-Artistic Director Karim Muasher! (with assistance from Co-Artistic Director Carrie Brown)

A big thank you to Cloud City for hosting us, Ian Goldstein for doing a double bill with us, our collaborators Mark Gindick Jay Dunn .dunn , The Bindlestiff Family Cirkus First of May Award for their financial support of this project, and the audience for their joyous energy and insightful feedback.

Stay tuned for an announcement about where to catch this show next!

04/10/2023

Premiering this month, our latest work is a solo show starring Co-Artistic Director Karim Muasher.

DEARLY DEPARTED is a physical comedy about a discombobulated widower delivering a eulogy. One mistake leads to another, taking him on an epic adventure from the depths of the ocean to the kaleidoscope of outer space. A silly and heartfelt exploration of grief for the whole family. With direction from clown superstar Mark Gindick.

Premiering April 28th at Cloud City! Tickets in bio.

Program made possible, in part, by support from Bindlestiff Family Variety Arts, Inc. and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.

04/04/2023

We're' working on a new show!

Thanks to a grant from the Bindlestiff Family Circus, we're developing a new solo show starring Co-Artistic Director Karim Muasher as a discombobulated widower trying to deliver a eulogy. DEARLY DEPARTED is a physical comedy show about grief (in a funny way).

We're so excited to bring the world premiere to one of our favorite venues, Cloud City, as part of a double bill with one of our favorite performers, storyteller Ian Goldstein. We hope you'll join us on Friday April 28th! Ticket link in bio.

03/04/2023

The final day of the "Henrietta Solway" Arts Across Nebraska tour brought us to the Merryman Performing Arts Center in Kearney, NE for two back-to-back matinees at 9:45am and 1pm. We're so incredibly grateful to the entire team, including our partners at the Lied Center, for bringing this epic tale of identity, memory, artistic struggle, and q***r love to audiences across Nebraska.

Photos by Katie Hartman.

03/03/2023

Day 2 of the "Henrietta Solway" Arts Across Nebraska tour brought us to the Fox Theatre in the wonderful town of McCook, NE. It was delightful and exhausting, with some of our favorite audiences yet. There's nothing like performing in a theater with a huge ceiling while the audience munches on popcorn and chuckles appreciatively.

03/02/2023

Photos from our performances and community engagements at the Red Cloud Opera House, where we performed our Willa Cather inspired play "Henrietta Solway" on the very same stage where Willa once performed, thanks to the Lied Center's Arts Across Nebraska program. What a dream.

02/28/2023