Laugh Locally
Maya is the managing director of Vermont Vaudeville. She tours internationally with her stunt comedy show Her Majesty’s Secret Circus, is the founder of Neon Picnic Productions, is the artistic director of Union Station Buskerfest in Denver, and serves on the board of directors for Northeast Kingdom Arts Council and Celebration Barn Theater.
Kaethe Hostetter, five-string violin, has pursued music and design as dual careers from a young age. Recently wrapping up a ten-year stint in Ethiopia where her projects have been thriving, she is currently involved and investigating next moves as she balances her band www.qwanqwa.net and her clothing line www.wuzzawazzee.com and various other musical collaborations.
Pogo Fred holds multiple Guinness World Records for his extreme pogo stunts and is regarded as one of the best jumpers on the planet. Check out his incredible tricks and flips as he jumps 10 feet (3 meters) in the air on his next generation and 10-foot tall pogo sticks.
Fred is one of the original founders of the sport of extreme pogo and has progressed today to be one of the best jumpers in the world. He has inspired countless younger athletes and is a major driving force behind the growth of the sport. As a veteran and founder of the sport, Fred has been featured in numerous media pieces, from Jay Leno, America’s Got Talent, and notably a Nike commercial during the 2012 Olympics.
Billy Kidd has been performing on stages all over the globe. She has also been featured on numerous television shows including CW’s Masters of Illusions, Syfy’s Wizard Wars with Penn & Teller, and hosted Discovery Channels Breaking Magic series just to name a few. She recently completed a residency at Pittsburghs new theatre called Liberty Magic and Marvynns Magic Theatre in Palm Springs and is a regular at the Magic Castle in Hollywood. Billy Kidd also runs her own venue in Bath England called Krowd Keepers Magic Theatre.
PapaGyro’s serves homemade authentic Greek food, including marinated and hand stacked gyros, zucchini falafel, and plenty of vegetarian and gluten free options. They are a family business based in Cambridge, using local ingredients whenever possible.
Find them on Facebook @PapaGyros or on Instagram @PapaGyrosvt
Mike Wood was born (against his will) in St. Thomas, Ontario. He paid his way through university catching a catapulted cabbage on a spike on his head.
Mike has just returned to Canada after living for almost a decade in London, England. While living in London, Mike was a regular at plenty of tiny East London comedy rooms nobody can be expected to have heard of. He was a semifinalist in the Amused Moose UK New Comedian Of The Year, which is a big deal and you should feel bad about not having heard of it.
In the future, Mike will be trading shards of broken mirror for the physical affections of his fellow climate refugees. In the meantime, Mike plans to cram your face so full of laughter you almost forget about all the important stuff you should be doing. www.mikewood.ca
Jamie Coventry is a harmonica addict and eccentric juggler. Natasha Kaluza is The Super Duper Hula Hooper. Together they are Coventry & Kaluza! Clown school sweethearts, and graduates of both the first and second year programs of the Clown Conservatory at the San Francisco Circus Center, they’ve made audiences laugh in schools, festivals, nightclubs, variety houses, private houses, circus tents, churches, elder care facilities, on the street, and even in a castle! Credits include The New Pickle Circus, Pickle Circus School Tour, Circus Bella, Flynn Creek Circus, Circus of Sound, Sweet Can Productions, Teatro Zinzanni and more. Coventry & Kaluza won Best Comedy/Clown Act in the American Circus Festival two years in a row, and Best Duo in the Picklewater Free Circus Festival. They serve as co-artistic directors and producers of Sweet Can Productions in San Francisco. www.coventryandkaluza.com
Winner of the 2018 Who Wants to be a Vaudevillianaire with his performance on October 20th. Carpenter and painter by day, comedian by night. He is an all around Renaissance man. Gabriel lives in Craftsbury. www.gaberobertsart.com
Winners of the 2018 Who Wants to be a Vaudevillianaire contest with their ballet piece Harlequinade. They have collectively studied dance for 20 years at Moving Light Dance in Montpelier. Eva is from Middlesex and Ezra is from Calais.
They came from far and wide,
and with enormous expectations.
He wasn’t about to let them down…
“Ladies and Gentlemen, I shall now
stop the rotation of the Earth
for three full seconds!”
The one and only Dr. Professor Nonnamis is a comic genius, virtuoso vaudevillian, and all-round charmer who gives audiences an utterly joyous experience they’ll remember for a lifetime.
His latest creation is a rip-roaring revival of strong-man stunts, couples-counseling, snake-healings, and mass-hypnosis that leaves audiences dazed, beaming and in love with life once again…
“Masterfully played comedy…That secret mixture of daring, talent, and utter foolishness…”
Santa Fe Reporter
“Hilarious and enormously talented.”
TimeOut, London
“The audience sits transfixed, gleefully awaiting each new moment of mad brilliance.”
Badische Zeitung, Germany
“Absolutely expert and consistently charming!”
The New York Times