The Circus Company: Then and Now

By: Nick Eaton ’13

The Circus Company is one of the few groups at St. Ignatius that is well-known outside of the school, but not by most of the students. Even http://www.plainpress.org/html/stories/2009-01/photos0109.htmthough it has existed for over twenty-five years, students at St. Ignatius usually haven’t a clue about what they do. In the simplest definition, the Circus Company is a group of students with an interest in magic, juggling, or other circus skills, that travel around the Cuyahoga county area performing professional juggling and magic shows. Some members find the club useful to perform and entertain people while others find it as a means of earning cash. But the history of the group is a unique one.

In 1985, students who were involved in the play \”Circus”