The Alchemedians was an Off-Broadway

Off-Broadway

Off-Broadway theater is a term for a professional venue in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, and for a specific production of a play, musical or revue that appears in such a venue, and which adheres to related trade union and other contracts...

 play

Play (theatre)

A play is a form of literature written by a playwright, usually consisting of scripted dialogue between characters, intended for theatrical performance rather than just reading. There are rare dramatists, notably George Bernard Shaw, who have had little preference whether their plays were performed...

 that was put on in 1986 at the Lamb's Theatre

Lamb's Theatre

Lamb's Theatre was an Off-Broadway theater located at 130 West 44th Street, New York City inside the Manhattan Church of the Nazarene, near Times Square in New York City. It seated approximately 350 and specialized in musical productions...

 in New York City

New York City

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, New York

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. It premiered at Brooklyn Academy of Music's Next Wave Fesitval.

Cast

Conception and choreography was by Bob Berky and Michael Moschen

Michael Moschen

Michael Moschen is a juggler. He received a Fellowship from the MacArthur Foundation in 1990, has appeared on TV on PBS, and done ads for Motorola. Cirque du Soleil commissioned Moschen to create a new work for their permanent theatrical circus in Las Vegas, Nevada.Moschen is particularly known...

, directed by Ricardo Velez and Joan Langue, lighting design by Jan Kroeze, set and prop design by John Kahn

John Kahn

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, music by David Van Tieghem, costume design by Mei-Ling Lui, production manager was Dave Feldman

Dave Feldman

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. It was presented by Brooklyn Academy of Music

Brooklyn Academy of Music

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The cast consisted of Bob Berky, Michael Moschen, and Fred Garbo

Plot

The plot revolves around the two clowns. Moschen was a juggler, and Berky was a clown. The show was full of juggling

Juggling

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, clowning

Clown

Clowns are comic performers stereotypically characterized by the grotesque image of the circus clown's colored wigs, stylistic makeup, outlandish costumes, unusually large footwear, and red nose, which evolved to project their actions to large audiences. Other less grotesque styles have also...

, and mime

Mime

The word mime is used to refer to a mime artist who uses a theatrical medium or performance art involving the acting out of a story through body motions without use of speech.Mime may also refer to:* Mime, an alternative word for lip sync...

. "Laboratory" is the first acts title.