Joshua Bennett

Welcome to the Cirque Lunaire! Step into the big top and encounter a storied and magical circus of puppets led by a kindly old ringmaster. Step back into a kinder time, one filled with childhood wonder and delight. But watch out, whispers of a coup are spreading among the performers...

A one act solo performance following a mixed AsianAm character known only as the Archivist as they enter and explore a room filled with a clutter of various Asian American artifacts, channeling and performing their stories in an attempt to figure out what the "through-line" is that connects us.

With the infamous Pontianak, a most feared female ghost, lurking close by, a Malay-Muslim woman, Chomel, navigates the hantu-hantu (ghosts) of her mother, her grandma, and herself. As the stories of the women in her family unfold, the Pontianak also reveals her own horrific tale.