The Great American Magic, Comedy & Vaudeville Show

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Produced by The Friends of the Audi & Absolutely Magic

The Great American Magic, Comedy & Vaudeville Show (aka Stuff & Nonsense) is a family-friendly celebration of vaudeville and variety arts. Starting with the 2016 season, founder and curator Andrew Pinard invites internationally-known touring artists to participate in a live, interactive performance experience presented at the historic Concord City Auditorium. The 2016 production is scheduled for the Saturday evening at the end of NH February School Vacation Week (February 27, 2016). The performance features acts that have been honed for decades, as well as, some newer pieces that explore the relationship between performer and audience. Artists include:

alexAlex Feldman speaks a made-up, gibberish language that gets people smiling around the world. Looking like the joker in a deck of cards, his character is instantly recognizable, but seldom seen. He has performed at The Just for Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal, World Performance Festival in Japan, Next Break Theater Festival in Moscow, and The Singapore Arts Festival. He has also appeared on PBS, Off-Broadway, and America’s Got Talent. The US State Department sponsored Alex in Russia as a ‘Cultural Ambassador’ for his work in theaters and orphanages. | www.alexthejester.com

mayabrentMaya & Brent McCoy are British secret circus agents Honeymoon and Butterfly on a mission. Using their extremely high IQs, plunger arrows, and a huge stealth unicycle, their original and hilarious tricks are bound to save the day. Created and performed by Brent & Maya McCoy, Her Majesty’s Secret Circus is action-packed stunt comedy for all ages! They have performed Her Majesty’s Secret Circus Show, an action-packed spy-fi comedy show, since 2009 at festivals, fairs & colleges all over the United States, Canada, and Europe. | www.secretcircusshow.com.

Maya started in circus when she was a kid at Circus Smirkus Camp. She went on to study philosophy & theater at The New School in New York City, study clowning at Celebration Barn Theater, and apprentice with Bread and Puppet Theater. She is a producer and co-founder of Vermont Vaudeville. Maya is currently on the board of directors for the Celebration Barn Theater and the Northeast Kingdom Arts Council.

Brent has been a juggling and circus enthusiast for nearly 20 years. He started performing professionally in 2005 and has since toured all over the planet with his solo performance, The Real McCoy Show. He has studied with master eccentric, Avner Eisenburg; improv guru, Keith Johnstone; and juggling world champion, Fritz Grobe. He loves his job.

andrewAndrew Pinard is a full-time theatre artist, performing for over twenty-five years. Some of his productions include: Discovering Magic, The Professor Ossum Wonder Show, Alejandro’s Olde Tyme Magik Showe, An Evening with the Spirits, and Fantasmagoria Cabaret. He has presented thousands of performances throughout the northeastern United States as well as internationally in Montreal, London, Switzerland, Germany and Italy. Pinard has been recognized by his peers as one of the finest close-up performers throughout the Northeast and took the top honors in the 18th Annual New England Magic Competition. Andrew was selected three times as Editors’ Choice for Best Magical Entertainer in “The Very Best of New Hampshire” issues of New Hampshire Magazine with an emphasis on his uncanny sleight-of-hand (“or is it?”) abilities. | www.absomagic.com