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Some shows at Fringe are weird almost by accident. POEMS FOR GOD (Website), but it knows exactly what it is doing. Victoria Watson Sepejak’s solo clown show is chaotic, confrontational, absurd, emotionally sincere, and completely committed to its own bizarreness.
It tells the story of an angel who has been tasked with saving all women everywhere in order to earn their wings. Naturally, things do not go according to plan. What follows is sixty minutes of escalating chaos involving roller skates, rainbow snow, audience participation, and increasingly questionable attempts at saving humanity. Sepejak performs with the kind of fearless clown energy that thrives on discomfort, unpredictability, and total emotional commitment.
The comedy frequently invites laughter before suddenly exposing something much darker underneath, and despite its absurdity is surprisingly sharp. Beneath the clowning and chaos are some very real frustrations about gender, safety, and the exhausting expectations placed on women. The show explores those themes without ever becoming preachy or losing its sense of playfulness. Instead, the humor becomes the vehicle for moments that can feel personal, uncomfortable, and occasionally chilling.
Audience engagement plays a major role in the experience, and the Pink Venue crowd at this performance seemed fully willing to meet the show at its particular level of weirdness. POEMS FOR GOD rewards audiences who are willing to surrender to the bit completely and embrace the unpredictability of the experience. By the end of the performance, the audience participation evolved into something unexpectedly heartfelt, culminating in a genuinely beautiful moment of collective allyship that felt fully earned.
This is not a show interested in playing things safe, subtle, or conventional. Fans of clowning, immersive theater, absurdist comedy, and performances that intentionally blur the line between hilarious and unsettling will likely find a lot to love here. By the end, POEMS FOR GOD feels like the kind of show that could only really exist at Fringe: messy, fearless, hilarious, uncomfortable, and unexpectedly sincere.
Remaining Performances:
- May 19 at 9:35 p.m. $15
- May 21 at 8:40 p.m. $15
- May 23 at 8:55 p.m. $15
- May 24 at 3:55 p.m. $15
Event Details:
Venue: Pink Venue
Genre: Comedy, Drag, Immersive, LGBT Themes, Physical, Solo Show, Theatre
Duration: 60 minutes
Price: $15 ($6 artist-selected performance has passed)
Age Rating: 18 & Up
Warnings: Adult Language, Audience Interaction, Mature Themes, Sexual Content, Strobe Light, Violence
