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VERMONT’S AWARD-WINNING TRAVELING YOUTH CIRCUS June 29 - Opening August 6 & 7 Greensboro, VT Freeport, ME Circus Barn World HQ Maine Coast Waldorf School 2 Shows: Friday 1 & 6 pm 4 Shows: Mon & Tues 1 & 6 pm Presented by The Presented by Maine Coast Circus Barn Waldorf School August 9 & 10 July 2 & 3 July 15 &16 Kennebunkport, ME Rockin’ Horse Stables Waitsfield, VT Keene, NH 4 Shows: Kenyon’s Field Cheshire Thurs & Fri 1 & 6 pm 4 Shows: Mon & Tues 1 & 6 pm Fairgrounds Presented by Kennebunkport Presented by Waitsfield 4 Shows: Consolidated Schools Children’s Center Sun & Mon 1 & 6 pm Presented by July 6 & 7 Monadnock Essex Junction, VT Waldorf School Champlain Valley Exposition July 18 &19 4 Shows: Fri & Sat 12 & 6 pm St. Johnsbury, VT Presented by Champlain Green Mountain Mall August 12 & 13 Valley Expo 4 Shows: Wed & Thurs July 27, 28 & 29 1 & 6 pm Waltham, MA Wolfeboro, NH July 9 &1 0 Presented by Gore Place The Nick 4 Shows: Sun 2 & 7 pm Saratoga Springs, NY Catamount Arts 6 Shows: Fri & Sat 1 & 6 pm Sun 11 am & 4 pm Mon 1 & 6 pm Saratoga Casino Hotel Presented by All Saints Church 4 Shows: Mon & Tues 1 & 6 pm July 21 & 22 Presented by The Circus Barn Presented by Waldorf School Hanover, NH August 15, 16 & 17 of Saratoga Springs Fullington Farm Field 4 Shows: Sat 1 & 6 pm July 31 & August 1 Montpelier, VT July 12 & 13 Sun 11 am & 4 pm Northampton, MA Montpelier High School Three County Fairgrounds 6 Shows: Wed, Thurs, Fri Manchester, VT Sponsored by The Sharon Academy 4 Shows: Tues & Wed 1 & 6 pm 1 & 6 pm Manchester Parks & Presented by North Star Presented by The Circus Barn Recreation Presented by The Circus Barn 4 Shows: Thurs & Fri 1 & 6 pm August 19 - Finale Presented by Town of August 3 & 4 July 24 & 25 Greensboro, VT Manchester & Manchester Newbury, MA Marshfield, MA Circus Barn World HQ Parks & Recreation Spencer Peirce Little Farm Marshfield Fairgrounds 2 Shows: Sunday 1 & 6 pm 4 Shows: Fri 1 & 6 pm 4 Shows: Tues & Wed 1 & 7pm Presented by The Circus Barn Presented by Marshfield Sat 12:30 & 5:30 pm Education Foundation Presented by Theater in the Open Thank You For Celebrating With Us! 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.
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