by HAPPY HOUR
NEW DATES in 2002!!
Thursdays thru Saturdays at 8pm,
Sundays at 3pm
Jan. 16-20, Jan. 24-27, Jan. 31-Feb. 3
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Hour Specials:
Jan. 16 (special Wednesday preview performance) 2for1 Night (bring a friend
or pay full price)
Jan.20 Cheap Bastard Afternoon -- All tickets 69 cents
Jan. 24 2for1 Night
"2for1", created and performed by
Ambrose Martos, Mark Gindick and Matthew Morgan
creative advisor, Richard Crawford (The Flying Machine)
NEW YORK, Dec. 19, 2001 -
“2for1” is pure physical comedy, and the antics
of the Happy Hour clowns are sure to leave the audience (and maybe even
the performers) in stitches. The show features minor pyrotechnics, lima
beans, a stool, torches, varying amounts of chest hair, dancing, scissors,
a trunk, one of those shiny countertop bells you ring when you’re
looking for someone to help you, enforced regurgitation, beer, great potential
for personal injury, and lots of sweat. We're talking James-Brown-during-his-fifth-encore-at-the-Apollo-Theater-in-New York-on-a-humid-July-evening-circa-1962 kind of sweat. Oh, and it’s
funny too. Happy Hour is Mark Gindick, Ambrose Martos and Matthew Morgan.
All three met at Ringling Bros. Clown College in 1997 where they learned
the ancient arts of water spitting, butt kicking, stilt walking, mime,
acrobatics and pie throwing, among other things. They began working together
in early 2001. “2for1” is their third original show this year.
Mark Gindick is a former nationally ranked tae kwan do artist and can subdue Ambrose in less than five seconds (Matthew takes a bit longer). He will be playing a featured role in this year’s Big Apple Circus production, “The Big Top Doo Wop” and has performed with the New York-based clown troupe the NY Goofs at Carnegie Hall and The International Children’s Festival. Mark also wrote, directed and starred in “How to be a Man,”which ran for four weeks at the Grove Street Theater in New York.
Matthew Morgan fell in love with acting, comedy and beer while at the University of Utah. After graduating from Clown College (his parents were so proud) he toured with The Greatest Show on Earth for two years and completed more than 1,000 front somersaults off a mini-trampoline. A man who loves music and dance, Matthew created and performed a solo clown show, “Me, Myself & Groove,” which premiered at the 2001 New York International Fringe Festival.
Ambrose Martos started his career in physical comedy by entertaining his family
with various bodybuilder poses when he was a child, “a very,
very skinny child.” Now officially classified as “wiry,”
or “lanky” he still enjoys using his physical attributes
for comedic purposes. He has performed at the Edinburgh International
Fringe Festival, juggled in the streets of major East Coast cities
and recently had his roller skating disco act described as "brave
comedy" by ABC’s Diane Sawyer.
“Classic old-school clowning meets sexy, funky madness!”
- Jay Rhoderick (member of Centralia)
“These talented performers have put together funny, inventive shows that left their consistently sold-out audiences asking for more.”
- Dave Storck (artistic director of Gotham City Improv)
“I'm always happy to see someone who sweats more than me.”
- Jy Murphy (cast of De La Guarda)
“At one point I was genuinely worried about their personal safety.”
- Philippa Kaye (dancer/choreographer)
“Last night’s performance was superb, impressive in its seamlessly honed teamwork, all with wonderful touches of humor, lightheartedness and fun!”
- Dani Adjemovic (Okay, she is Ambrose’s aunt, but it’s a really great quote)
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