The Times They Are A-Changin' is set within a low-level traveling circus run by Capt. Arab Thom Sesma, whose wagon hasn't moved from its location in some time--though not by lack of effort from his ragtag band of clowns and performers. One such performer is the animal trainer Cleo Jenn Colella, a young woman exploited by Capt. Arab and loved by his son, Coyote Michael Arden. Coyote longs for a world outside the confines of the family business, and as the circus show plays out, he must decide whether to flee or stay, and if he does stay, how to inspire change within the troupe.