Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater

Oddfellows Playhouse will host circus artist Janoah Bailin for 2 performances in July, 2024. Zir solo show “mAyhEm”, an interactive family-friendly performance, will perform July 5 for the 200 participants and staff of the Children’s Circus of Middletown. The Children’s Circus is a 5 week day camp engaging 165 young people ages 5 - 15 in circus arts, held at Macdonough Elementary School.The program is sponsored by the City of Middletown and participants include about 50% kids from low-income families. On July 6 Janoah and musician Kafari will perform “rOng”, a radically-interactive community circus show which explores rings in all their forms, presented in the round and modeling the circle process used in restorative justice. “rOng” will be performed in the theater at Oddfellows Playhouse and will be followed by an audience talk back with Restorative Justice Trainer and Middletown Youth Services Director Justin Carbonella.