Episode 301 - Clowns with Guns - Meet the Director, Cast and Crew

Episode 301: Clowns with Guns – A Conversation with the Cast and Director

Clowns with Guns (A Vaudeville)—written by Christopher Evans and first released around 2016, is a bold, award-winning one-act that takes on the topic of school violence through satire, shock, and emotional depth.

This spring, the Virgin Valley High School drama club, under the direction of Wende Killinger, brought the play to life in a performance that earned well-deserved recognition and left audiences stunned. Your host, Steve, attended the production at the Mesquite Community Theatre and experienced a full range of emotions, from disbelief to heartbreak to awe.

In this episode, Wende and her talented cast and crew join us to share the journey behind this powerful play: the challenges, the conversations, and the courage it took to stage something so raw and relevant.

🎭 Don’t miss our follow-up in Episode 301.1, where we present an unedited roundtable with the cast and crew reflecting on what it meant to bring Clowns with Guns to the stage.