Carnival of Psychos, the carnival opera with silhouettes and a live band of carnies, was insane. Synopsis? Patient 51 escapes an insane asylum, falls headfirst into a traveling carnival and flees across the desert from the authorities—a wake of vultures. Carnival of Psychos isn't a place, but a theatrical escape hatch into terror and lunacy. The carnival is coming to a town near you, in your dreams. Sign up for Samson Y Hiss emails.
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Samson Y Hiss is a circus composer and theatre polluter. He was deemed MOST LIKELY TO BE RUN OVER BY A TRAIN IN THE NEXT YEAR by a train conductor. His musical works have been performed by circus acts, theatre groups, chamber ensembles, shadow puppets, burlesque dancers and zoo animals.
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