Ringmaster

Noah Mickens (a.k.a. William Batty) @ The Crown Room

William Batty plays gatekeeper to the bizarre recesses of man's imagination.  He acts the fool with the precision and patience of a wayward saint.  As ringmaster of Portland's most irreverent post-modern carnival, the Wanderlust Circus, he must stage manage Portland's children of chaos; a hodge-podge of freaks, geeks , and weirdos whose spectacles would surely satisfy Rimbaud's longing for complete derangement of the senses.  Aside from whipping these assorted misfits into some facade of order, Mr. Batty must also lower himself to rubbing shoulders with the common man, befuddling the gentry into sacrificing their hard earned silver to fund his odd endeavors.  As P.T Barnum once remarked, "Every crowd has it's silver lining," but the barks and whistles of a roomful of backslappers can disorient even the most hardened master of ceremonies, much less the well-heeled William Batty.  As if such ballyhoo weren't enough, our host must also contend with the maniacal antics of his #1 worst best friendemy, E. Bruno Knickerbocker!  Oh, such travails!  Such treachery!  Be strong amidst these antics, Mr. Batty... be strong.  Should your knocking knees keep you from a good night's sleep, just repeat to yourself:  It's for the love of circus!  The thrill of the stage!  As Alexander led his elephants over the great, snowy Alps, you too shall lead your troupe over mountains of mayhem and conquer!  Onwards!