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VARIETY ACTS

Photo by Ryan Maxwell Photography

The Byrd Family Band (2019)
Available for tour: Live and Virtual Performances
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The Byrd Family Band has been touring the US vaudeville circuit for the last 2 years. Live music, baby bird.

PRODUCTION HISTORY (USA):
Clowns Without Borders Fundraiser (Mt. Rainier, Maryland) - 2019
Maryland Institute College of Art (Baltimore, Maryland) - 2019
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PRODUCTION HISTORY (INTERNATIONAL):
The C.A.O.S. Dolly Wiggler Cabaret (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) - 2019

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photo by Michael Kintzbranch

Escapology (2012 - 2018)
Available for tour!

Alexander Unbound is a 5th generation escapologist. He has toured the globe performing death-defying displays of danger and daring. Unbound holds 5 Guinness World Records, including the 1997 record for fastest lock picked and the the much controversial 2003 record for highest suspended straight jacket attempt.  

PRODUCTION HISTORY:
Clown Cabaret (Washington, D.C.) - 2012
Submersive Productions Midway (Baltimore, Maryland) - 2019
Clowns Without Borders Fundraiser (Mt. Rainier, Maryland) - 2019

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Off the Record (2013)
Retired puppet show.
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Off the Record is a toy theater show created for Baltimore's Black Cherry Puppet Theater. It was inspired by the Smithsonian Folkways live recordings of Bill Monroe and Doc Watson from 1963-1980.

PRODUCTION HISTORY:
Black Cherry Puppet Theater (Baltimore, Maryland) - 2013
Greenbelt Arts Center (Greenbelt, Maryland) - 2013

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Photo by Silly Human Tricks

Benvenuto (2012)
​Retired puppet show.
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Benvenuto is a puppet show about a hungry fish's encounter with a human swimmer. The character of "Benvenuto" was inspired by the sketches of a pipe-smoking fish drawn by Olmsted's great-grandfather, Fred Zimmermann.

PRODUCTION HISTORY:
Clown Cabaret (Washington, D.C.) - 2012