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RINGMASTER REPORT MARK TROY LONERGAN WUNDERLE Creative Director Artistic Director Long before “America’s Got As Talent” and George “Little Big Burns Shots,” vaudeville once said, “If captured the you could do imagination of anything better, audiences from faster, longer, coast to coast, more often, launching the careers higher or differently of stars such as Fred than anyone else, you Astaire, Buster Keaton, could work in vaudeville.” Bob Hope, and Mickey Rooney.

Here at Smirkus, we aspire Based on the premise that a to present the best family show filled with variety would entertainment possible. We hope please the widest possible to warm your heart faster, inspire audience, vaudeville artists your imagination longer, make you shared their talents in music, giggle more often, raise your spirts dance, acrobatics, juggling, higher, and entertain your soul in magic, and comedy. Enjoying our own unique way. a vaudeville show was like enjoying the New England For over fifty years, vaudeville weather – if you didn’t like what captured the hearts and was happening, you waited imaginations a few minutes and it would of Americans from coast to coast. change. For the next fifty days, Circus Smirkus aims As an artistic cousin to to do the same circus, sharing many of throughout New the same types of acts, England and New vaudeville is a natural fit for York. We proudly a Smirkus show. Although honor the grand much has changed since tradition of mixing skill is heyday, one thing has with novelty in this one- remained the same – our love of-a-kind vaudevillian for skill, novelty, and genuine production. talent!

Welcome to our theater under the big top. Sit back, relax, and enjoy the thrills of Vaudeville! INTRODUCING THE 2018 BIG TOP TOUR TROUPERS

4th 2nd 2nd 5th 1st Year Trouper Year Trouper Year Trouper Year Trouper Year Trouper Aaron Schondorf, 17 Alexa Wang, 16 Andrew Kaefer, 15 Ariana Wunderle, 14 Asom Hayman-Jones, 16 New York, NY Jamaica Plain, MA Maplewood, NJ Rockingham, VT Glover, VT Aaron is excited to return for Alexa is a proud student Andrew is thrilled to be back People say circus isn’t a Asom is a self-taught recent his fourth year as a Smirkus of Commonwealth Circus on tour! He has trained at The sport, but an art or hobby. Circus Smirkus Camp Trouper. He trains at Circus Center! When not circusing, Circus Place, Trenton Circus Ariana says circus is her love, attendee. When this 3 sport Warehouse during the off- she can be found thinking Squad, Circus Smirkus Camp, life, and passion. She’s lived varsity athlete is not practicing season. Aside from circus, about circus, theater-ing, Circus Warehouse, and with in the circus ring for 11 years, his circus skills, he enjoys the he enjoys magic, composing dancing, or coming up with Juggling Coach Richard building up her confidence, gym, baseball, basketball, Kennison. In his spare time, strength, power, grace, and swimming, music, and music, and napping. really bad puns. Andrew is a sneaker and devotion towards circus. collecting mirrors. He is very clothing aficionado. Ariana trains at NECCA. thankful for this opportunity.

3rd 3rd 3rd 2nd 1st Year Trouper Year Trouper Year Trouper Year Trouper Year Trouper Graham Reicher, 15 Hannah Grove, 16 Ilse Bryan, 13 Isabella Majzun, 17 Isabella Marshall, 16 Piedmont, CA Blacksburg, VA Lincoln, RI St. Louis, MO Highland Park, NJ Graham taught himself to Hannah is a self-taught circus When not high-fiving people, For many years, Isabella has Isabella fell in love with hula juggle with clementines at the performer and has trained at Ilse loves to swim with trained at Circus Harmony in St hooping in second grade, and age of 8, graduating to knives Circus Smirkus Camp, Ècole mermaids, run with unicorns Louis, MO with many talented discovered circus a couple with help from Circus Smirkus Nationale de Cirque (ENC) and fly with fairies. Last year, Ilse circus artists. While she has years later. She trains at The Camp and Kinetic Arts. Summer Intensive and Aerial was the youngest competitor performed all over the world, Circus Place with Amelia When not juggling, flipping or CLT. She also is a Level 9 and a finalist in Circus Star USA. nothing compares to performing Wieger, Devon Light-Wills, clowning around, Graham is a competitive gymnast. She She is an alumnus of Circus with Circus Smirkus in our and Richard Kennison. debater, filmmaker, computer loves to play with her 4 dogs Smirkus Camp and trains at traveling tent - where hard work, Isabella also loves math, geek & maple syrup fan. and drink coffee. EAC and Arielle Extreme. fun and friends come together. dogs, plants, and ice cream.

2nd 1st 1st 1st 2nd Year Trouper Year Trouper Year Trouper Year Trouper Year Trouper Nemo Mass, 18 Ora Lin, 14 Ruby Frank, 10 Saan Popovic, 14 Saffi Watson, 16 Chicago, IL Worcester, MA Golden, CO Seattle, WA Bellevue, WA Nemo began as a competitive Ora has been doing circus for A born clown, Ruby has Saan trains at School of Saffi has been training gymnast before joining the four years and currently trains at been involved with circus all Acrobatics and New Circus contortion, handbalance, circus at age 11. He has since NECCA and Eastern Acrobatics of her life. She’s trained at Arts (SANCA) primarily in partner acro and aerials at the performed with CircEsteem, and Circus. She loves creativity, Moth Circus, Circus Smirkus contortion, acrobatics, and School of Acrobatics and New MSA & Circus Arts, Aloft, community, and storytelling Camp and in her living room. lyra. When she is not doing Circus Arts (SANCA) for 11 Wenatchee Youth Circus, Viva through circus. She likes When she isn’t in the ring, circus she loves to hang out years. She has performed with Fest and Circus Smirkus. painting, photography, hugging, she spends her time doing with her friends. Cirrus Circus, Teatro Zinzanni, Offstage, Nemo can be found improv dance, and going to musicals, and making art. She The Moisture Festival, and is with a guitar in hand. open gym to do more circus. is thrilled to be a Smirko! excited to be on tour again! INTRODUCING THE 2018 BIG TOP TOUR TROUPERS

1st 1st 3rd 3rd 1st Year Trouper Year Trouper Year Trouper Year Trouper Year Trouper Audrey Greaves, 17 Ben Miron, 16 Chase Levy, 17 Eva Lou Rhinelander, 13 Glenn Doyle, 14 Mercer Island, WA Bedford, NH Newton, MA Melrose, MA Arlington, MA Audrey has been training at Ben trains at The Flying Chase trains at Eastern Proudly bringing the fanny Glenn’s love of circus began at the School of Acrobatics and Gravity Circus and has Acrobatics and Circus and pack back into fashion, Eva S.V. DOTO in the Netherlands New Circus Arts (SANCA) for also done two sessions at previously attended Circus also sports tiaras, tutus & when, at age 8, he spied acro 6 years and performing with the Circus Smirkus Camp. Smirkus Camp. He loves to sparkles. She can spin a hula from gymnastics practice. Cirrus Circus for 3 years. Her Besides circus, Ben enjoys make movies and pancakes, hoop on her nose at least 384 Circus Nevermind, Circus favorite things to train are staying up late and baking eat ice cream, and inspire times, sometimes more! Eva Smirkus Camp, Eastern juggling and acrobatics, and trains at Sellam Circus School Acrobatics and Circus, and cookies. others to do what makes she is very excited to be a and Northeast Rhythmics to Esh Circus Arts prepared him them happy. Smirko this year! be her best under the Big Top! for this, his first Big Top Tour.

1st 1st 1st 2nd 5th Year Trouper Year Trouper Year Trouper Year Trouper Year Trouper Jacob Crow, 15 Julaine Hall, 14 Kira DiPietrantonio, 18 Laska Lèonard, 16 Lola Picayo, 17 Merrimack, NH Lake Forest Park, WA Mason, NH Montreal, Canada New York, NY After 7 years in gymnastics, Julaine has trained at SANCA Kira trains with The Flying Laska has trained at the Lola started training circus 6 Jacob was introduced to circus in Seattle since age 2. She Gravity Circus run by Jonathon Ècole Nationale de Cirque years ago at Aerial Arts NYC at a July 4th event with Flying loves pole, aerials, tumbling, Roitman, and with her juggling (ENC) in Montreal and with and is honored to be back Gravity Circus. His favorite acro, juggling & handstands. coach Richard Kennison. her parents. She loves to in the ring for her final tour. disciplines are hand balancing, She delights in performing, When not doing circus, Kira is play guitar and sing around Lola spends her free time acro and contortion. playing/writing music, eating probably watching YouTube campfires, have fun, travel, pretending to be in the NBA, When not doing circus, he healthy & studying herbs. She videos, taking photos or eating laugh and eat! Laska speaks admiring her plants, eating cheers for the Merrimack HS adores her family but can’t snacks and wearing sick chips. She’s so excited to be perfect French and English. Varsity Cheer team. wait to be a Smirko! on tour this summer! sunglasses.

1st 3rd 1st 1st 2nd Year Trouper Year Trouper Year Trouper Year Trouper Year Trouper Sam Ward, 18 Serafina Walker, 15 Soleyman Pierini, 16 Theo LeBlanc, 15 William Borges, 17 Irving, TX Greenfield, MA Deux-Montagnes, Canada South Portland, ME Baiting Hollow, NY Sam just graduated and plans on Serafina loves all things Soleyman started training at This is Theo’s first year as William started as a competitive pursuing a career in Circus. When holographic and sparkles. the Ècole Nationale de Cirque a Smirkus trouper. He loves gymnast and quickly fell in not clowning around, Sam enjoys Outside of circus, she loves (ENC) in Montreal. Thanks to all things circus. Theo has love with circus! His favorite playing with his dog, Jojo, and dancing, shopping and painting circus, he had a small role in trained at Circus Maine and disciplines are flying trapeze, causing trouble with friends. Sam her nails. Spending quality time the movie “The Walk”. Now attended Circus Smirkus straps & diabolo! He’s trained has trained with clown coaches, and doing things with her friends he trains at the École de Camp. He is thrilled to be at iFly Trapeze, Circus Dick Monday and Tiffany Riley, makes everything 1000 times Cirque Forains, Flip, takes Warehouse and Circus Smirkus performing with Circus and attended Circus Smirkus better! She trains at NECCA and private magic lessons and Camp. William is so excited to Smirkus this summer! Camp for many years. Eastern Acrobatics and Circus. keeps working as an actor! be back in the ring! Subscribe at butwhykids.org or wherever you get your podcasts.

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26 State Street, Suite 8 | Montpelier, VT 05602 What We Do Circus Smirkus is a nonprofit circus arts and education organization based in Greensboro, Vermont. Our mission is to promote the skills, culture and traditions of the traveling circus, and to inspire youth to engage in life-changing adventures in the circus arts. Since 1987, we’ve been bringing the transforming power of the circus arts to people of all ages through three principal programs: Big Top Tour Smirkus Camp Residencies

TRAVELING CIRCUS SUMMER CAMP SCHOOL RESIDENCIES The only traveling tented Set in the lush hills of our Integrating the youth circus in the U.S., Greensboro, Vermont circus arts into K-12 the award-winning campus, this overnight curriculum has been company consists of camp is for kids of all ages shown to improve some 80 people including (including adults!) who want student performance artists, tent crew and a to learn the circus arts in an and confidence. Smirkus live circus band playing an idyllic summer camp setting. Residency artists, each one original score. Performing Training under authentic a veteran circus educator, in traditional European- European-style circus tents, provide expert instruction style circus tents, the Circus Smirkus Camp hosts in juggling, diabolo, devil tour caravan requires 23 nearly 600 campers every sticks, rolla bolla, balance, support vehicles and tours summer. plate spinning and more. the Northeast annually. smirkus.org/about-big-top-tour smirkus.org/smirkus-camp smirkus.org/residencies 2018 SMIRKUS CAMP SESSIONS Have a blast and learn the circus arts at our sleepaway camp in beautiful Greensboro, Vermont!

June 8-10 Adult Camp: 21+ July 1-6 June 23 Intro To Smirkus: Session II: Age 8-16 Age 5-11 July 8-20 (one day only) Session III: Age 8-16 June 16-17 July 22-Aug 3 Smirklings: Age 6-11 Session IV: Age 12-18 June 24-29 Aug 5-17 Session I: Age 8-16 Session V: Age 13-18 CLOWN AROUND WITH US! VAUDEVILLE CREW TOUR OPERATIONS TEAM Circus Operations Head Cook & Director Concessions Purchasing CREATIVE & PRODUCTION TEAM Judy Gaeth Coordinator Assistant Circus Andrew Levy Artistic Director Wire & Rope Coach Rigging Designer & Operations Director Assistant Cooks Troy Wunderle Patrick Tobin Head Rigger Sara Wunderle Nick Pharis Cris Clark CDL Driver Max Parker Creative Director Trapeze Coach Kevin Pariag Mark Lonergan Chloe Somers Wall Rehearsal Rigging Richard Epinette Assistant Tent Boss Back Lot & Maintenance Creative Consultants Composer & Technician Kerry Kaye Nat Brown Joel Jeske Music Director Duk Winans Peter Bufano Prop Master Rob Mermin Assistant Tent Boss House Manager Choreographer Brian Redmond Peter Sheehy Pyramid Coach Jenna Raithel Cris Clark Matt Williams Assistant Costume Tent Crew Set Designer Designer Tour Administration & Straps Coach Ian Barbosa Concession Coordinator Lindsay Maruti Evans Karla Santos Robert Cipriano Rebecca Edmonson Culbert-Olds Costume Designer Lighting Technician Andy Diaz Hula Hoop Coach Julie Michael LeeAnne Brown Zachary Meeink Head Concessionaire Aerial Emery Lighting Designer Sound Engineer Noah Pierce Sarah Zacharevitz Andrew Rumery Unicycle & Partner Sara Gosses Iris Zacarias Assistant Head Samantha Setayesh Concessionaire Acrobatics Coach Sound Designer Tour Wardrobe Matt Zimmerman Cecilia Rosenbloom Nick Harden Jason Eckenroth Supervisor Seat Boss Nicole Paynich Concessionaires Juggling Coach Production Manager Noah Pierce Richard Kennison Joshua Shack Smirkus Band Samantha Jankowski Homestay Coordinator Kira Ramos Banquine Coach Stage Manager Josh McEwen – Bandleader, Dani Kehlmann Jessica Tossey Jonathon Roitman Jenna Raithel drums & percussion Head Trouper Rachel Thompson Bar Aerial & Technical Director & Seth Herz – trumpet Counselor Tour Communications Assistant Tour GM Contortion Coach Production Intern Casey Venturelli Intern Ben Scheff McKenna Bovey Rebecca Starr Trouper Counselors Jenna Danyew Clown Coach Sonya Gurwitt Jay Stewart Nick Zelle YEAR-ROUND STAFF FOUNDER & DIRECTORS

Executive Director Development Founder Jennifer Carlo Specialist & Rob Mermin Executive Assistant Circus Operations Scott Robbins Board of Directors Director Neil Saunders, President Judy Gaeth Office Manager Carole Parker, Vice President Kim Sargeant Assistant Circus Debra Ellis, Treasurer Kathryn Sarken, Secretary Operations Director Office Assistant Stew Arnold Sara Wunderle Brian Titus Josh Aviner Director of Marketing Beautification Laura Brewer Michele Levy & Communications Specialist Pam Lodish Diane Zeigler Linda Gilcris Robert Sanson Marketing Manager Joshua Wachs Residency Coaches Nancy Wright Genevieve Jim Zien Martineau Jill Fleming Nettie Lane Residency Director & Joy Powers Honorary Board Members Joshua Shack John & Lisa Hewett Camp Administrative Joni White-Hansen Director Curtis Ingham Troy Wunderle Ed Koren Allison Browne Norman Lear Summer Camp Paul Zaloom Director Julia Child (1912-2004) Marcel Marceau (1923-2007) Mary Blouin Auffert Tim Holst (1947-2009) Camp & Residency Administrative Coordinator Tiffany McCormick Vermont’s Stowe’s best Destination Sandwiches! Yarn Shop 112 Main Street CELEBRATING 50 YEARS Montpelier, VT Full Deli Menu, Grab & Go Salads, 802.229.2444 Breakfast Sandwiches. yarnvt.com Muffins, Croissants, Pastries and Pies Baked Daily. Groceries Too Coffee • Craft Beer • Wine

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Williams & Nancy Huelsberg Peggy McBride Elizabeth Bishop Will & Sally Williams Jack & Evelyn Stokvis Peter Dale & Emily Jones Ellen Gnaedinger Jacqueline & Jennifer Shank Philip Rhinelander Emma Pearson Roustabout Jaime Nelson Rebecca Walker Eve Diamond ($1 to $49) James Peale Rich Curvelo Forepaugh-Lubin Tent Please visit our website to see a full list Janet Powers & Christopher Yannoni Richard Watson Garet Mcintyre & Carolyn Frisa of our Roustabouts: Jason Schneider & Rachel Oliveri Richard Willey Genevieve & John Wolfe www.smirkus.org/giving/donors Jeffrey Sass Rick & Bonnee Majzun Harold & Adelaide Johnson Jennifer Carlo Rita Freudberg Henry Lowendorf & Susan Klein Jennifer Robillard Ronald Sencer Hugh Knox Jennifer Squires Sally Ann Rudd & Ronjon Nag Jackie & Raymond Moore Jim & Sydney Sowles Sally Hedberg James & Paula Zeitlin Jim Peters Sam & Robin Smith Jami & Kevin Spencer Joan Dexter Sandra Henry & Paul Rutz Jan & Bob McCoy This manifest acknowledges all our Joey Corcoran Sara Potter Jan Fisher wonderful friends who made our Jonathan Heaton Sarah Dwyer Jane Sprenger work possible from May 2017 to April Joseph Pacheco Scott & Karen Slater Janet Long 2018. 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The vaudeville tradition we celebrate in this year’s show is a rich heritage of inclusion and celebration of diverse americanyouthcircus.org talents and backgrounds. That’s at the heart of what aerialartsnyc.com circus is all about; we celebrate everyone. We find the joy, the talent, the spark in every kid who comes to us and YOUR INNER we help them to find that spark in AERIALST others. The world needs more circus, now and always! The Smirkos in this year’s show take the magic they learn AWAITS here — the joy, the inclusiveness, the willingness to lend a hand to those around them — and they spread that through the world, as have the thousands of Tour, Camp, and Residency participants before them. We know you will be touched by the same magic.

This is my first season under the Smirkus Big Top. I was incredibly lucky to run away with the circus last year, and I feel like I have come home. I hope to see all of you down the road at all the shows to come.

Wishing you joy and magic,

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