BEEP BOOP
Created & Performed by Richard Saudek Directed by Wes Grantom Produced by Crowded Outlet Set, Light & Projection Design - Driscoll Otto Composition & Sound Design - Jesse Novak Foley & Sound Design - Brendan Aanes Costume Design - Maddie Peterson Foley Artist - Nora Kaye Stage Manager - Rachel Kaufman Assistant Director - Jake Sellers Producer - Chad Goodridge beep boop is a dark and whimsical show inspired equally by silent-era masters and vaudevillian peculiarity. It’s a highly physical one-clown show about a lonely guy in a modern world performed at a breakneck pace by an idiot named Richard Saudek.
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Reviews:
"Not since Bill Irwin has there been a physical comedian — aka “clown” — with the soul, sophistication and storytelling genius of Richard Saudek." -Gay City News
"One of the most entertaining and thought-provoking pieces I've seen in a long time." -Theatre Is Easy
"Saudek is ablaze with unfailing energy and specificity. His expressiveness is unparalleled, and each movement is curated to optimal effect. beep boop is simultaneously a celebration and indictment of our relationship to our devices." -The Reviews Hub
Saudek's body is a splendid storyteller; he is a crackerjack physical performer, displaying traits and business that call to mind other clowns, comedians and cartoon characters such as Art Carney’s Ed Norton; Rowan Atkinson’s Mr. Bean; and Blondie’s Dagwood Bumstead...Pure hilarity." -Off Off Online
"A deft combination of mime, music, audio-visual effects." - Theater Scene
"A brilliant display of mime and clown craft by Mr. Saudek" - Stage & Cinema
Richard Saudek is an exquisite clown. Having learned his craft from the masters, he has created a character that we can “almost” identify with that shows us a reflection of our digital world and how it encompasses every moment of our lives. -Front Row Center
"Not since Bill Irwin has there been a physical comedian — aka “clown” — with the soul, sophistication and storytelling genius of Richard Saudek." -Gay City News
"One of the most entertaining and thought-provoking pieces I've seen in a long time." -Theatre Is Easy
"Saudek is ablaze with unfailing energy and specificity. His expressiveness is unparalleled, and each movement is curated to optimal effect. beep boop is simultaneously a celebration and indictment of our relationship to our devices." -The Reviews Hub
Saudek's body is a splendid storyteller; he is a crackerjack physical performer, displaying traits and business that call to mind other clowns, comedians and cartoon characters such as Art Carney’s Ed Norton; Rowan Atkinson’s Mr. Bean; and Blondie’s Dagwood Bumstead...Pure hilarity." -Off Off Online
"A deft combination of mime, music, audio-visual effects." - Theater Scene
"A brilliant display of mime and clown craft by Mr. Saudek" - Stage & Cinema
Richard Saudek is an exquisite clown. Having learned his craft from the masters, he has created a character that we can “almost” identify with that shows us a reflection of our digital world and how it encompasses every moment of our lives. -Front Row Center