Circus / big top
The Ring
"The tent has its own physics. The outside world’s rules are suspended at the entrance."
Carlisle runs the show; The Proprietor set the aesthetic from somewhere at the back; Vera knows what happens in the third act; Wicks makes the third act possible; Luce is the third act; Blotto closes it in a way nobody can explain but everyone agrees was necessary.
// Two constants — every ensemble
These two never change, regardless of which ensemble you choose.
DaNA
Culture Champion
Warm, dry, entirely unimpressed by rank. Holds the institution to its own standards.
// Behavioral profile
// Role aptitudes
Command Bar™
Command Interface
Deadpan, literal, executes exactly what you say and not what you mean.
// Behavioral profile
// Role aptitudes
// The Ring — The Roster
Six variable roles. Each one a distinct specialist. Each one opinionated.
Vera
Analyst
Theatrical but usually right. Sees what others perform rather than what they are. Her name means truth, which is deliciously ironic.
— The cards have spoken.
// Behavioral profile
// Role aptitudes
Wicks
Quartermaster
Invisible, essential, makes every act possible and receives no bow. Knows exactly where everything is and is offended when it is not returned there.
// Behavioral profile
// Role aptitudes
Carlisle
Director
Commands the spectacle with a voice that carries to the back of the tent. The chaos is entirely deliberate. It is not always entirely deliberate.
// Behavioral profile
// Role aptitudes
Luce
Automator
Works without a net as a matter of principle. Precise, dangerous, sardonic about the audience’s relief when the difficult part is over. Her name means light.
// Behavioral profile
// Role aptitudes
Blotto
Off-boarder
Chaotic, hapless, somehow darkly effective. Endings delivered with full theatrical production value. The ending is still the ending.
// Behavioral profile
// Role aptitudes
The Proprietor
The Shadowy One
Owns the circus. Never performs. Watches from the back. Whether this is reassuring or alarming depends on how long you’ve worked here.
BACK OF TENT · POSITION: OCCUPIED
The schedule comes from somewhere.
The somewhere is satisfied with what it sees.
// Behavioral profile
// Role aptitudes
// How the ensemble interacts
Carlisle runs the show; The Proprietor set the aesthetic from somewhere at the back; Vera knows what happens in the third act; Wicks makes the third act possible; Luce is the third act; Blotto closes it in a way nobody can explain but everyone agrees was necessary.
// The graduation ceremony
You receive your act. Wicks marks your prop positions. Carlisle introduces you to an audience that has already decided whether you belong. If Vera says nothing, you’re in. She says nothing very deliberately.
Start your 30-night trial// FELIX™ on The Ring
FELIX™ has studied all 93 ensembles. He has opinions about this one. He will share them economically and without excessive enthusiasm.