| Pontine Presents West Fun Fest Schedule 2012 |

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For the fifth year, Pontine Theatre hosts a host of New Vaudeville performers at its WEST FUN FEST. Performances are scheduled for 2pm, December 26-30 at West End Studio Theatre located at
It's a family-oriented festival that chases away the blues with performances featuring magic, mirth, and mayhem. Tickets are $15 and may be purchased online at www.pontine.org. Tickets may also be purchased at the door a half-hour prior to each show (cash & checks only), based on availability or call 603-436-6660.
Each of the featured performers is skilled in multiple forms: physical comedy, clowning, juggling, acrobatics, magic, and more. Michael Trautman, of
The schedule for each show features three acts:
SCHEDULE -- (subject to change)
Wed 26 Dec -- Michael Trautman
Sam Kilbourn & Lenny Zarcone
Roderick Russell
Thu 27 Dec -- Michael Trautman
Sam Kilbourn & Lenny Zarcone
Ryunosuke Yamazumi
Fri 28 Dec -- Randy Judkins
B.J. Hickman
Roderick Russell
Sat 29 Dec -- The Yoyo People
Daniel Forlano
Jody Scalise
Sun 30 Dec -- The Yoyo People
Jody Scalise
Henry Lappan
PERFORMERS --
DANIEL FORLANO (Sat 29 Dec)
He's buzzing! He's magnetic! He's desperate! He's absurd! - Balancing a flower delicately on his nose, perching on a wine bottle on miniature furniture, thwarted by a pile of books, hurling pillows through the air. Watching Daniel is like watching live animals! Impromptu! Spontaneous! Engaging! Daniel has received winning receptions locally and globally at festivals, theatres, schools, resorts, and more.
BJ HICKMAN (Fri 28 Dec)
He entertains family audiences with comedy magic, dazzling deceptions, and mind reading miracles. Hickman's audience participation magic shows are a popular favorite throughout
RANDY JUDKINS (Fri 28 Dec)
Randy has presented his original programs in over 25
HENRY LAPPEN (Sun 30 Dec)
Henry the Juggler is considered armed (and legged) and dangerous. He is known to cause spontaneous outbursts of laughter. He speaks little, but says a great deal through his expression and body language. He has in his possession balls, clubs, rings, and other apparatus of his trade. Henry the Juggler has been seen by tens of thousands up and down the East coast, appearing at theaters, schools, libraries, and festivals. Henry has been performing and teaching juggling for 30 years. He studied physical comedy at
RODERICK RUSSELL (Wed 26 Dec & Fri 28 Dec)
Roderick Russell is a professional sword swallower, mind reader and stage hypnotist. He performs nationally and internationally. His work has been featured on the Discovery Channel, the Travel channel, CNN, NPR, and Ripley's Believe It Or Not. When not on the road, he resides in
SAM & LENNY (Wed 26 Dec & Thu 27 Dec)
Sam & Lenny, spun off from acclaimed vaudeville company, The Wright Bros. Sam Kilbourn and Lenny Zarcone sweep up the house in a whirlwind of comedy in mime, acrobatics, juggling, music and song. Their preposterous posturing and spontaneity have delighted audiences across the country for decades.
JODY SCALISE (Sat 29 Dec & Sun 30 Dec)
Jody Scalise is a professional Mime. From The Lincoln Center Comedy Festival to ABC’s “Catch a Rainbow;" for forty years he has been making people laugh and cry with his universal skills! He has a base in dance, theatrical movement and martial arts. He is the founder of the New England Mime Festival, and winner of “Best New Work” at the International Mime and Movement Festival. Jody has performed at the Festival of American Mime along with such greats as Jacques LeCoq and Avner the Eccentric.
MICHAEL TRAUTMAN (Wed 26 Dec & Thu 27 Dec)
Variously identified as a visual comic, performance artist, new vaudevillian, mime (gasp), physical comedian, storyteller, magician, and fool, he claims only to be a clown...and not a very traditional clown at that. He has appeared in such prestigious venues as the New York International Festival of Clown Theater, Festival D’Ete in
RYUNOSUKE YAMAZUMI (Thu 27 Dec)
He is an extraordinary big ball juggler from
YO-YO SHOW (Sat 29 Dec & Sun 30 Dec)
John and Rebecca Higby bring back that nostalgic toy, the Yo-yo, reminding audiences of old favorite tricks such as Walk the Dog and Rock the Baby, then amazing them with new and bizarre tricks, such as Boingy-Boingy and Iron Whip. Yo-yos attached to bouncy balls, yo-yos with 10-foot strings, and multiple yo-yos looping while hula hooping and unicycling are just some of their finely tuned feats. High skill and deft timing to swingin' music coupled with high energy and sarcastic humor make the Yo-Yo People a favorite for every age. As seen on David Letterman, they hold a Guinness World Record, a Yo-Yo World Champion title, and have performed in over 20 countries.