Red Tie Variety Shows

Expect a range of comedy variety entertainment including vaudeville gentleman juggling, slapstick, music, ring juggling, slacklining, boomerangs, lassos, and more depending on space. Chose a theater show or let’s talk to customize a show to fit your theme and space. All shows are suitable for ages 4 to 104!

Show description: Ill advised comedy feats of derring-do! Ted performs a fast paced comedy show. Manipulating balls, multiple other objects, as well as the audience is all part of the fun.

Ted has been performing since 1995. He brings energy, audience engagement and object manipulation artistry to every show. Since 2019 Ted has been a featured performer at the Pittsburgh Fringe Festival, the Rochester Fringe Festival, the Tucson Fringe Festival as well as the Fluggleburgh Juggling Festival. He has opened for the Penfield Players and Polite Ink Improv’s benefit show for the Willow Center for Domestic Violence at Rochester’s Little Theater. In addition to that Ted has teamed up with Howie Hypnotize and Magical John to perform the Variety Mind Trip Show. Over the pandemic he performed at Rochester’s JCC for their Lag BaOmer fest, outdoors of course, and delivered virtual workshops via ZOOM on juggling and making indoor boomerangs. A highlight was when he was asked to pre-record a show by the Latrobe, PA Chamber of Commerce for their National Banana Spilt Celebration.

Ted has performed shows in Vermont, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Hawaii, New York as well as in all of the Rochester Fringe Festivals from 2011 to 2024 and the Pittsburgh (2019-21 Virtually) and Ithaca Fringe Festivals.

He is an award winning juggling (5 Ball Endurance & Best Trick at the Cornell Big Red Juggling Festival) and award winnning performing from both the Tucson Fringe Festival (Best Magic/Circus/Variety Show) and the Ithaca Fringe Festival (Andrew D. Dixon Award), and that makes Ted the perfect choice for your event.

Often mistaken for a magician he employs a wide variety of physical skills including juggling, ball spinning, slack lining, balancing, vaudeville gentleman juggling skills and sometimes even a magic trick or two! When not performing he delivers unforgettable and entertaining Keynote presentations and Leadership Development Programs.

A simple white wash for lighting will work well. A 15 foot wide by 9 foot deep stage at the minimum. I can provide my own sound support as long as there is access to an electrical outlet within 20 feet. A ceiling height of 16 feet or more is preferable.