Les Enfants Terribles (Bouffon Theatre Company)

Les Enfants Terribles (LET) is a theatre ensemble based out of Chicago, Illinois. They practice the traditional French clowning style of bouffon.[1] They are not to be confused with the UK based theatre company of the same name, also working in physical theatre.

Les Enfants Terribles (LET)

Formation	2008
Type	Theatre group
Purpose	Bouffon
Location	Chicago
Website	https://web.archive.org/web/20120324175323/http://www.enfantsterribles.org/index.html

As of 2011, there were 6 ensemble members of LET. All recent graduates of Roosevelt University in Chicago; they are Alex Kyger, Amanda Miller, Christopher Paul Mueller, Scott Ray Merchant, Eric Ryan Swanson, and Casey Kells.

It is believed that the company has disbanded as their website appears on The Internet Archive to have been inactive since 2012,[2] and their website domain taken by another organisation since 2015.[3] Their Twitter profile has also been inactive since 2011[4]

References

• "Enfants Terribles' debut outing is weird enough for senior prom". Chicago Tribune.
• "LES ENFANTS TERRIBLES: PROM NIGH". Chicago Critic.

Notes

1. Kyger, Alex. "President". Weebly. Archived from the original on 2012-03-24.
2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 August 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
4. Twitter Page of Les Enfants Terribles