BABY
BABY
BABY is a clown comedy solo show about the inner baby living inside of us all!
Rachel Troy has a baby inside of her. But she’s not pregnant, it’s her, she’s the baby! Think “Poor Things” goes to therapy, BABY is a poetic and deranged demonstration of attachment theory and our natural human tendency to transpose relationships by turning our partners into parents. And behold the tantrums and chaos that ensue when our inner baby’s needs are not met! BABY will take you on a psychological carousel with hilarious and poignant surprises at every turn.
In addition to portraying a baby in the show, Rachel explores her identity as a therapist (for real, she’s a therapist) trying and failing to reconcile her role as “fake mother” helping her adult clients heal their inner wounded child. The audience also has a chance to see a portrayal of Rachel’s own mother, a typical Jewish mom from Brooklyn, as Rachel attempts to compassionately weave together the generational patterns and trauma that shape the way we parent and nurture.
BABY is subversive, absurd, tragic, and hilariously poetic; constantly holding a mirror up to the audience, leaving you enlightened, transfixed, ticklishly satisfied, and like any clown show– just a little disturbed.
ABOUT RACHEL:
Rachel Troy is an actress, clown-comedian, director, and clinical therapist based in Los Angeles, CA. She studied acting at The Lee Strasberg Institute in New York, as well as The Moscow Art Theater in Moscow, Russia. Comedy training includes The Groundlings School, The Idiot Workshop, and a lifetime of experience as her mother’s daughter (a true gift from the comedy Gods).
Rachel grew up in New York City, where she worked on a number of experimental theater projects, including Punch Drunk’s world renowned immersive production of Sleep No More, as well as Radiohole’s Frankenstein at The Kitchen. Recently, Rachel received a grant from the City of Munich in Germany to develop a performance art piece with critically acclaimed performance artist Lulu Obermeyer, which will be premiering in Europe in 2025.
