Grainger Esch


Grainger Esch


Grainger came to the legitimate stage from the land of sawdust and slap shoes, for he is a professional circus clown. A graduate of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Clown College, he has toured this swell country of ours with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, The American Clown Circus, and others, and has performed locally with the L.A. Circus. "Cacahuatito", as he is known when he has his nose on, has also clowned things up in Mexico and Japan. He's not a complete stranger to the theatre, however, having performed in several stage productions at his other alma mater, Duke University. Between circus tours, he's also appeared locally in productions of Stepping Out and Lyle Lyle Crocodile. You might also have seen him at Universal Studios theme park where he often portrays Stan Laurel. Grainger is grateful to the PSC for this opportunity to return to the stage and would like to apologize to them in advance in case he breaks anything.