JANET MUNSIL
Playwright
Plays
The Ugly Duchess
Emphysema(A Love Story)
Be Still
Circus Fire
Sideshow
that elusive spark
Influence
I Have Seen Beautiful
Jim Key
Bio
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Circus Fire
(2002, revised 2004)
Synopsis
On a scorching summer day in 1944 in Hartford, Connecticut, the Ringling Bros. travellling bigtop burns to the ground with thousands of spectators inside. Acts of heroism, daring, and animal instinct leave the centre ring and errupt in the audience in this text for physical theatre.
65 minutes / 2 male + 2 female
Production History
June 2007 - Prague Fringe Festival, Prague
March 2004 - Phoenix Theatres, University of Victoria, Victoria BC
August 2002 - Victoria Fringe Theatre Festival, Intrepid Theatre, Victoria BC
WINNER: Victoria Critic's Choice Award, Monday Magazine M Award