Read interviews with Lucy Eden in the ​​Washington Blade & Metro Weekly
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2025/05/24/lucy-eden-circus-of-the-self/
https://www.metroweekly.com/2025/05/circus-of-the-self-lucy-eden/
Listen to Lucy's interview on Embracing Arlington Arts:
https://bit.ly/CircusSpookyActionTheater

Read about all the LGBTQ+ themed shows now playing in Washington City Paper
https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/764758/dc-theater-schedule-worldpride/

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Patron Note:
The venue is not currently wheelchair accessible. We apologize for any inconvenience.

CIRCUS OF THE SELF:
A Show About Queer Joy, Juggling & Identity
​Created & Performed by Lucy Eden
Limited 10 Performances Only: May 29 - June 6, 2025

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Pay-What-You-Can: May 29, PLUS limited Pay-What-You-Can tickets on May 31 7pm and June 1 2pm (avail online)
Industry Night: Mon, June 2
All other performances: $35, plus student, senior, industry discounts & economy seats

POST-SHOW TALK BACKS. Join us after these performances:
Wed, June 4 - with Tekla Taylor, Public Education Specialist - Advocates for Trans Equality/ A4TE Education Fund
Fri, June 6 - with Senator Danica Roem, Senate of Virginia, 30th District
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How do you juggle your past, present, and future selves without dropping the ball? 
In her one-woman autobiographical busking show, trans performer Lucy Eden interweaves circus, humor, poetry, and personal narrative to explore identity, gender, and our capacity for transformation. This love letter to the liberating power of performance includes balance, juggling, knives, and unicycles. CIRCUS OF THE SELF is an origin story, chronicling a journey of gradual self-discovery: fear, repression, acceptance, and celebration of the authentic self.

Content transparency: Contains frank discussions of transphobia and mental health; very brief moment of upper body nudity.
Running time: approx. 75 minutes, no intermission.

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Lucy Eden is a performance artist, unicyclist, juggler and transgender visibility advocate. With a background in street performance, her passion for bringing circus arts to pedestrian spaces has been life-long. She has performed in solo and ensemble productions across the US. Her shows combine storytelling, physical virtuosity, and unique queer southern charm.

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