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Hilary Chaplain tours internationally with her solo show A LIFE IN HER DAY, directed by Avner Eisenberg.   Awards include Arlekin Solo Puppet Festival (Grand Prize), the XXI International Festival “Valise” (Acting Award) both in Poland, and in Havana, Cuba at Aquelarre 2006 (three Awards including the Grand Prize).  Hilary has performed in variety shows worldwide with her short comic numbers, most recently at the Palazzo Colombino Freiburg and the Kristallpalast Varieté, both in Germany. Hilary was an original cast member in Bill Irwin’s Largely/New York and appeared on Broadway and at the Delacorte Theatre in the Public Theatre production of The Tempest  directed by George C. Wolfe. She played a featured role in Forrest Gump, and a lawyer on Law and Order Criminal Intent. Hilary has been entertaining children in NYC hospitals as “Nurse Nice” of the renowned Big Apple Circus Hospital Clown Program^® (since 1987) and is a founding member of the New York Goofs, a clown ensemble. www.hilarychaplain.com

One of the world’s premiere juggling artists, Jacob has been training like a maniac for 15 years now. Juggling up to 8 balls, spinning as many 4 diabolos, flipping as many as 1 times over as much as 1 small child, Jacob keeps audiences spellbound with his intricate tricks and easygoing charm. After graduating from MIT in 2011 with a physics degree, he’s traveled around the world forgetting his education, performing for a year in Berlin, touring with a circus in Switzerland for 10 months, and learning and collaborating with the world’s greatest jugglers. As a Smirkus alum, he’s excited to bring something special back to Vermont!
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