Dec 19, 2009

A Thousand Clowns | Plot Summary

Act 1
Before the lights come up on A Thousand Clowns, the voice of Chuckles the Chipmunk, an inane children’s television host, can be heard in the darkness, carrying on a perky conversation about ‘‘Chuckle-Chip Dancing’’ with a screaming crowd of children. The curtain goes up to reveal the cluttered one-room apartment of Murray Burns, every surface covered with clocks, broken radios, hats and other items. Although it is 8:30 on a Monday morning, the only light in the apartment is the light from the television, as Nick, Murray’s nephew, watches the...