Roderick Russell is a professional sword swallower, mind reader, stage hypnotist and speaker. He performs nationally and internationally and his work has been featured by many media, including such notables as the Discovery Channel, the Travel Channel, CNN, NPR, and Ripley’s Believe It Or Not. When not on the road, he resides in beautiful Burlington, VT. roderickrussell.com
Winter Tour Success!
The Vermont Vaudeville 2014 Winter Tour is over. Catch us next on May 9th & 10th at the Hardwick Town House in Hardwick, Vermont.
Featured in the Brattleboro Reformer
“BRATTLEBORO — Winter storm warning: After four years of stirring up crowds in and around the Hardwick area, Vermont Vaudeville has busted loose and is headed our way.
As part of its first statewide tour, this troupe, which combines the old-school, traveling Vaudeville circuit entertainment with new and cutting-edge talents, tricks and techniques, is coming to two local venues this week…”
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Rave Reviews from the Road
Vermont Vaudeville had a fantastic weekend of shows in Middlebury and Bennington!
“A thoroughly winning show chock full of talent and skill. Charming and hilarious, Vermont Vaudeville will warm the cockles of even the coldest heart. “
–Town Hall Theater, Middlebury
“Vermont Vaudeville is an inventive, hilarious evening of fun for the whole family. These talented performers put a delightful new spin on a nearly extinct theatrical form.”
– Oldcastle Theatre Company, Bennington
Our Winter Tour is ROCKING!
As of February 1, over 700 people have seen us on tour & all three of our completed shows have sold out.
“Hilarious”
– The Barton Chronicle
“Intelligent… original… engaging… awe-inspiring.”
– The Hardwick Gazette
“My cheeks hurt from laughing so hard!”
– -Multiple Fans
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Winter Tour Featured in Seven Days
By Pamela Polston
Based in Hardwick, Vermont Vaudeville makes the most of its rural residence. On its website, a stylized logo is adorned with a cow, a classic cupola’d town hall, an NEK sign, a snowflake, a thermometer indicating a very low temp, and a jagged mountain skyline. But the troupe’s devotion to place doesn’t end with art. Justin Lander and Rose Friedman — partners in life as well as onstage, and alums of the Bread and Puppet Theater — sit on the board of the Hardwick Town House, where they have performed for the past five years and have contributed to venue upgrades. “We now have lights and a soundboard,” Lander notes with satisfaction.
Full article: http://www.7dvt.com/2014vermont-vaudeville-launches-statewide-tour
We’re going on TOUR!
This winter, Vermont Vaudeville is touring our unique brand of cutting-edge variety entertainment all over the Green Mountain State. This production will deliver a feeling that other entertainment just can’t match, combining the spectacle of acrobatics and juggling, the energy of live music, and the spontaneity of crowd interaction. This tour is supported in part by an award from the Vermont Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Winter Tour Sponsored by VPR
We are pleased to announce that Vermont Public Radio is a media sponsor for our 2014 Winter Tour! Listen for Vermont Vaudeville announcements on air in early February.